AI Index / Open-source headless CMS

Open-source headless CMS

What AI assistants recommend when buyers ask about open-source headless cms — measured weekly across engines, published as open data.

Sample: 49 AI answers · Window: May 21, 2026Jun 18, 2026 (4-week rolling)

#ProductShareTrendEngines
1
Strapi

strapi.io

91.8%

avg pos 1.9

GEMINI 85.7%CHATGPT 85.7%CLAUDE 100%PERPLEXITY 92.9%
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2
Directus

directus.io

83.7%

avg pos 6

GEMINI 85.7%CHATGPT 71.4%CLAUDE 92.9%PERPLEXITY 85.7%
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3
Payload CMS

payloadcms.com

55.1%

avg pos 7.1

GEMINI 85.7%CHATGPT 7.1%CLAUDE 71.4%PERPLEXITY 71.4%
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4
Ghost

ghost.org

46.9%

avg pos 5.1

GEMINI 42.9%CHATGPT 85.7%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 28.6%
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5
Sanity

sanity.io

36.7%

avg pos 10.3

GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 78.6%CLAUDE 21.4%PERPLEXITY 21.4%
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6
Contentful

contentful.com

22.4%

avg pos 13.9

CHATGPT 57.1%CLAUDE 7.1%PERPLEXITY 14.3%
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7
Decap CMS

20.4%

avg pos 2.2

GEMINI 28.6%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 28.6%
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8
KeystoneJS

keystonejs.com

18.4%

avg pos 15.9

CHATGPT 42.9%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 7.1%
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9
Webiny

webiny.com

16.3%

avg pos 7.2

GEMINI 28.6%CLAUDE 7.1%PERPLEXITY 35.7%
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10
Cockpit

getcockpit.com

16.3%

avg pos 10.7

CHATGPT 28.6%PERPLEXITY 28.6%
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11
Payload

12.2%

avg pos 4.5

CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 28.6%
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12
Drupal

drupal.org

12.2%

avg pos 7.5

GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 7.1%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3%
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13
ApostropheCMS

apostrophecms.org

12.2%

avg pos 9.3

GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 21.4%
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14
Netlify CMS

netlifycms.org

12.2%

avg pos 13.7

CHATGPT 35.7%CLAUDE 7.1%
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15
PostgreSQL

10.2%

avg pos 10.8

GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%
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16
Next.js

nextjs.org

10.2%

avg pos 15

GEMINI 14.3%PERPLEXITY 28.6%
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17
Storyblok

10.2%

avg pos 20

CHATGPT 7.1%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3%
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18
DigitalOcean

digitalocean.com

10.2%

avg pos 23.5

GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%
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19
dotCMS

dotcms.com

8.2%

avg pos 4.5

GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 7.1%
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20
Tina

tina.io

8.2%

avg pos 5.3

GEMINI 42.9%CLAUDE 7.1%
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21
AWS SNS

aws.amazon.com

8.2%

avg pos 23.5

GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 7.1%
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22
Wagtail

wagtail.org

6.1%

avg pos 5.3

GEMINI 42.9%
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23
Docker

docker.com

6.1%

avg pos 9

GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 7.1%CLAUDE 7.1%
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24
MongoDB Atlas

mongodb.com

6.1%

avg pos 12

CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 7.1%
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25
MySQL

6.1%

avg pos 16

GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%
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26
Netlify

netlify.com

6.1%

avg pos 17.7

CHATGPT 21.4%
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27
Prismic

prismic.io

6.1%

avg pos 31

CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 7.1%
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28
Hygraph

hygraph.com

6.1%

CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 7.1%
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29
Nuxt

nuxt.com

6.1%

GEMINI 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3%
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30
Sveltia CMS

sveltia.com

4.1%

avg pos 2

GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 7.1%
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31
Node.js

4.1%

avg pos 6.5

CHATGPT 14.3%
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32
Manifest

4.1%

avg pos 7.5

GEMINI 28.6%
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33
Astro

astro.build

4.1%

avg pos 15

PERPLEXITY 14.3%
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34
Grav

getgrav.org

4.1%

avg pos 17

CHATGPT 14.3%
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35
Hugo

4.1%

avg pos 22

CHATGPT 7.1%PERPLEXITY 7.1%
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36
Linode

linode.com

4.1%

avg pos 23

GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 7.1%
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37
NGINX

4.1%

avg pos 25.5

GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 7.1%
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38
Grav CMS

2%

avg pos 2

PERPLEXITY 7.1%
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39
Kirby CMS

2%

avg pos 3

PERPLEXITY 7.1%
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40
Gato GraphQL

2%

avg pos 4

PERPLEXITY 7.1%
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41
Enonic XP

enonic.com

2%

avg pos 8

GEMINI 14.3%
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42
Flextype

flextype.org

2%

avg pos 9

GEMINI 14.3%
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43
Graphweaver

2%

avg pos 10

GEMINI 14.3%
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44
GraphiQL

2%

avg pos 11

CHATGPT 7.1%
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45
Postman

postman.com

2%

avg pos 11

CHATGPT 7.1%
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46
Umbraco

umbraco.com

2%

avg pos 15

CHATGPT 7.1%
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47
Docker Compose

2%

avg pos 17

PERPLEXITY 7.1%
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48
ButterCMS

buttercms.com

2%

avg pos 19

CHATGPT 7.1%
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49
Gatsby

gatsbyjs.com

2%

avg pos 22

CHATGPT 7.1%
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50
Apigee

cloud.google.com

2%

avg pos 26

GEMINI 14.3%
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51
Hetzner

hetzner.com

2%

avg pos 26

GEMINI 14.3%
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52
Caddy

2%

avg pos 39

GEMINI 14.3%
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53
Certbot

certbot.eff.org

2%

avg pos 40

GEMINI 14.3%
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54
Let's Encrypt

letsencrypt.org

2%

avg pos 40

GEMINI 14.3%
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55
MinIO

min.io

2%

avg pos 43

GEMINI 14.3%
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56
Assembly

joinassembly.com

2%

CLAUDE 7.1%
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57
Brightspot

brightspot.com

2%

CLAUDE 7.1%
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58
Caisy

caisy.io

2%

CLAUDE 7.1%
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59
Contentstack

contentstack.com

2%

CLAUDE 7.1%
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60
DatoCMS

datocms.com

2%

CHATGPT 7.1%
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61
Keystone

2%

PERPLEXITY 7.1%
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62
Kontent.ai

kontent.ai

2%

CLAUDE 7.1%
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63
Laravel

laravel.com

2%

PERPLEXITY 7.1%
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64
Medusa

2%

CLAUDE 7.1%
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65
Pimcore

pimcore.com

2%

CHATGPT 7.1%
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66
Railway

railway.app

2%

CLAUDE 7.1%
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67
Render

render.com

2%

CLAUDE 7.1%
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68
SQLite

2%

CLAUDE 7.1%
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69
Squidex

2%

PERPLEXITY 7.1%
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70
TYPO3

2%

CLAUDE 7.1%
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71
Tiki Wiki

tiki.org

2%

CHATGPT 7.1%
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72
Tipe

tipe.io

2%

CHATGPT 7.1%
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73
WP VIP

wpvip.com

2%

CLAUDE 7.1%
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74
WebMD Ignite

2%

CLAUDE 7.1%
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