GraphCMS
Web and SaaS
headless cms
SHOW HN2018
How HN took it
5 positive, 14 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 14 critical, out of 33 comments about the project. Thread score -0.22.
Pricing: 0 for, 6 againstIdea: 1 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Looking forward to the new version and its features
From 2 comments
Can't wait to use the new version! I've been looking forward to a lot of the new features.
carterkwon on HN+1, very much looking forward to that Show HN.
neeksHN on HN
Headless CMS approach gives frontend freedom
From 1 comment
Nothing is wrong with plain old HTML. Going headless gives you frontend freedom. It means integrating your content on any platform you like: web, mobile, smartwatch, fridges and…
mlukaszczyk on HN
Objections
No self-hosting option; SaaS lock-in and hosting dependency risk
From 3 comments
>> Can I host GraphCMS on my own servers? >> Please talk to sales to discuss deployment options. This is not an answer. Talk to sales? I don't mind paying for support. I'm not a…
ericfrederich on HNThe scary thing to me is if a service like this stops, I have an angry client and a lot of work. Headless CMS's are a delight to work with though.
les on HNYes, I'd be interested if I could self-host. As others mentioned, having this externally hosted introduces another potential point of failure.
everdev on HN
Unclear what the product does from the landing page
From 1 comment
I reviewed the site. I still have no idea what GraphCMS does.
intrasight on HN
Focus on GraphQL rather than the product itself
From 1 comment
Graphql is not a product pitch. I don't care. Even your product page just shows an editor that looks like a WordPress article. Why do I need graphql to pull an article from a…
weego on HN
Requests
Allow self-hosting or open source the CMS
From 3 comments
It'd be rather refreshing if one of the headless CMS PaaS solutions could follow an open model similar to WordPress/Gitlab
neeksHN on HN>> Can I host GraphCMS on my own servers? >> Please talk to sales to discuss deployment options. This is not an answer. Talk to sales? I don't mind paying for support. I'm not a…
ericfrederich on HN+1 Very interested in self hosting. Especially to meet data residency and locality requirements for a few projects that I have.
j45 on HN
Open source the content management interface
From 1 comment
Hey! I'm one of the co-founders of GraphCMS. We will soon start open sourcing our content management interface, so users have the opportunity to customize the CMS UI to their…
mlukaszczyk on HN
Compare with Contentful
From 1 comment
Can you compare pros/cons to Contentful?
tcc8 on HN
Questions
Can it be self-hosted?
From 1 comment
>> Can I host GraphCMS on my own servers? >> Please talk to sales to discuss deployment options. This is not an answer. Talk to sales? I don't mind paying for support. I'm not a…
ericfrederich on HN
Does it support subscriptions or live updates?
From 1 comment
How are you currently handling subscriptions or live updates/polling?
sbr464 on HN
Can schema be defined via API and synced?
From 1 comment
Looks great, excited to try it out. Just skimming through the Documentation, is there any way to specify the Schema through an API? My use case that I want to define my schema…
shazzy on HN
Alternatives named
Contentful
From 2 comments
Exactly. Or drastically changes their pricing model (see: Contentful). I understand the benefits of all of these individual services, but I also miss the days of the only service…
jonheller on HNCan you compare pros/cons to Contentful?
tcc8 on HN
Directus
From 1 comment
See Directus https://getdirectus.com
geekjock on HN
Squidex
From 1 comment
Squidex is MIT license and has reasonable pricing for their cloud offering, also has graphQL support and more feature rich.
arpinum on HN
Strapi
From 1 comment
There are lots out there, but the terminology is not consistent so it's hard to identify them. Perhaps one of these would serve your needs: https://strapi.io https://getcockpit.com
jordanlev on HN
Craft CMS
From 1 comment
Craft CMS is designed for deployment on your own servers. It does not offer a hosted version as yet, but has just as strong a headless mode with full graphql support with craftql.
578493025678493 on HN