Quick facts
- CategoryHosted SaaS
- LanguageTypeScript
- PricingFreemium
- LicenseProprietary
- Created2016
- GitHub starsclosed
- Statusactive
What it is
Cosmic (formerly Cosmic JS) is a hosted headless CMS focused on quick setup and a clean API. REST and GraphQL, AI-assisted features, generous free tier. Used predominantly by smaller teams and indie projects.
Best for
- Quick MVPs where time-to-first-content-fetch is the priority
- Indie developers wanting a hosted product without Contentful pricing
When not to pick it
Skip Cosmic for editorial-heavy projects — the editing UI is fine but not designed for content-team scale.
My take
Functional, fast to start. Most teams either stay on the free tier or graduate to Sanity / Hygraph as they grow.
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If Cosmic is your pick — the next conversation is short
The 30-min call is where your CMS choice becomes a real architecture, an editorial workflow your team can adopt, and a price range you can take to your stakeholders. Describe your content estate, your team\'s muscle memory, your timeline. I tell you whether Cosmic is genuinely your fit.