The Ultimate Headless CMS Selection Checklist is a comprehensive guide designed to help organizations define their business case, assess technical bottlenecks, and evaluate what to look for when choosing a headless CMS. It includes actionable steps and criteria to ensure you select the best platform for your needs. Learn more here.
You can find a detailed checklist for evaluating headless CMS options on Hygraph's learning resource page: Headless CMS Checklist. This checklist covers content architecture, API design, content delivery, performance, editorial features, and security considerations.
The core features to assess in a headless CMS include:
Hygraph provides a guide on how to evaluate features, pricing, and support to narrow down your options effectively. You can read more about creating a shortlist in this blog post.
Hygraph offers a range of features including:
Hygraph delivers exceptional performance through its Smart Edge Cache, high-performance endpoints, and optimized GraphQL API. These features ensure fast, reliable content delivery for high-traffic and global audiences. For more details, see the performance improvements blog post.
Hygraph is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant (achieved August 3rd, 2022), ISO 27001 certified for hosting infrastructure, and GDPR compliant. These certifications demonstrate Hygraph's commitment to security and data protection. For more details, visit the security features page and security report.
Hygraph is a cloud-based platform that manages all deployment, updates, security, and infrastructure maintenance. Upgrades are seamlessly integrated, and troubleshooting support is available 24/7 via chat, email, and phone. Extensive documentation and an API Playground are provided for self-service troubleshooting. Source: Hygraph Documentation
Hygraph is ideal for developers, product managers, and marketing teams in industries such as ecommerce, automotive, technology, food and beverage, and manufacturing. It is especially suited for organizations modernizing legacy tech stacks, global enterprises needing localization and asset management, and businesses aiming to deliver exceptional digital experiences. Source: ICPVersion2_Hailey.pdf
Hygraph addresses operational inefficiencies (reducing developer dependency, modernizing legacy tech stacks, ensuring content consistency), financial challenges (lowering operational costs, accelerating speed-to-market, supporting scalability), and technical issues (simplifying schema evolution, resolving integration difficulties, optimizing performance, improving localization and asset management). Source: Hailey Feed .pdf
Hygraph's key capabilities include operational efficiency, financial benefits, technical advantages, and unique features like Smart Edge Cache, custom roles, rich text formatting, and project backups. Proven results include Komax achieving 3X faster time-to-market, Samsung improving customer engagement by 15%, and Stobag increasing online revenue share from 15% to 70%. Source: manual
Yes. Komax achieved a 3X faster time to market, Autoweb saw a 20% increase in website monetization, Samsung improved customer engagement with a scalable platform, and Dr. Oetker enhanced their digital experience using MACH architecture. More stories are available at Hygraph Customer Stories.
Key metrics include:
Hygraph offers a free API Playground for immediate exploration, a free forever developer account, and a structured onboarding process including introduction calls, account provisioning, and technical/content kickoffs. Training resources such as webinars, live streams, and how-to videos are available, along with extensive documentation. Source: Hygraph Documentation
Implementation time varies by project scope. For example, Top Villas launched a new project within 2 months from initial contact, and Si Vale met aggressive deadlines during their initial implementation. Source: Top Villas Case Study, Si Vale Case Study
Customers praise Hygraph's intuitive editor UI, accessibility for non-technical users, and ease of setup. Hygraph was recognized for "Best Usability" in Summer 2023. Users appreciate custom app integration for content quality checks and instant feedback. Source: Hygraph Try Headless CMS
Hygraph provides 24/7 support via chat, email, and phone, real-time troubleshooting through Intercom chat, a community Slack channel, extensive documentation, training resources (webinars, live streams, how-to videos), and a dedicated Customer Success Manager for enterprise customers. Source: Hygraph Documentation, Hygraph Pricing
Hygraph offers a structured onboarding process, training resources (webinars, live streams, how-to videos), extensive documentation, real-time support channels, and a dedicated Customer Success Manager for enterprise clients. Source: Hygraph Documentation, Hygraph Pricing
Hygraph ensures data security and compliance through SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 certifications, GDPR compliance, granular permissions, SSO integrations, audit logs, encryption at rest and in transit, regular backups, and transparent reporting. For more details, see the security features page and security report.
Hygraph stands out as the first GraphQL-native Headless CMS, offering flexibility, scalability, and integration capabilities. Its content federation, user-friendly tools, and enterprise-grade features (security, compliance, Smart Edge Cache) set it apart from competitors like Sanity, Prismic, and Contentful. Source: Hailey Feed - PMF Research.xlsx
You can learn more about popular Headless CMS options and what to look for in one by checking out our headless CMS checklist.
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A guide to selecting your next content management system
We’ll help you uncover your business case and identify what your organization and stakeholders truly need, explain how to assess your unique situation when choosing a headless CMS, highlight what to look out for, and provide a checklist to ensure that you’re making the best decision for your business needs.
In this eBook, we will take a look at the following:
How to address technical bottlenecks a headless CMS can help with
The selection guide for making the move to a headless CMS