# Best cloud-based headless CMS solutions? Here’s what I found on G2

<p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Hi </p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">I’m currently helping a few product and web teams move away from legacy CMS setups toward fully cloud-based, API-first content platforms. Performance, flexibility, and scaling without a lot of overhead are the main drivers. To get a clearer picture, I pulled <strong>G2 data for the</strong><a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/categories/headless-cms"><strong> </strong></a><a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/categories/headless-cms"><strong>Headless CMS category</strong></a> to see which tools consistently come out on top for cloud-first needs.</p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Sharing this here so it helps anyone evaluating options—and I’d love to hear what’s worked (or hasn’t) for you.</p><strong>Top headless CMS tools (by G2 Score)</strong><ul>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/sanity/reviews">Sanity</a>: Best for teams that want a cloud-native CMS with real-time collaboration and highly customizable content models.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/hygraph/reviews">Hygraph</a>: Best for teams that want GraphQL-first content APIs for modern cloud apps.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/storyblok/reviews">Storyblok</a>: Best for teams that want cloud headless CMS flexibility with a strong visual editing experience.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/prismic/reviews">Prismic</a>: Best for teams that want a straightforward headless CMS for component-based pages and fast publishing.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/umbraco/reviews">Umbraco</a>: Best for teams that want a flexible CMS foundation while moving toward a more decoupled setup.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/contentstack/reviews">Contentstack</a>: Best for teams that want an enterprise-ready headless CMS for cloud content operations at scale.</li>
</ul><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Anyone using any of these tools primarily as a cloud headless CMS? Any other tool to include? What’s been your experience?</p>

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## Comments
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&lt;p&gt;When you say “cloud-based,” do you mean fully vendor-hosted, or just API-first with flexible hosting options? &lt;/p&gt;

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