A component-based CMS framework, server-rendered or headless
No ratings yet# Gemfile
gem "alchemy_cms"Alchemy CMS vs Spina CMS
Both replace Contentful and WordPress. Spina CMS is the better-known of the two (2,300 stars), while Alchemy CMS covers a narrower slice of the same job.
Spina CMS
Better knownA clean, distraction-free CMS mounted into an existing Rails app
No ratings yet# Gemfile
gem "spina"What Alchemy CMS does
Alchemy models pages as compositions of typed elements, which makes it the closest thing in Rails to a structured headless CMS you happen to own. Elements and ingredients: a content model you define in YAML A page tree with nesting and languages A JSON API, so it can be headless when you need it to be Role-based editing permissions The admin is at /admin , configurable through Alchemy.admin path .
Read the full Alchemy CMS listing →
Why you might pick it
- Its licence is BSD-3-Clause, which may matter more than the feature list.
What Spina CMS does
Spina is a CMS with a deliberately quiet editing interface, built as a Rails engine. Page structures you define, with typed content parts Multiple themes and multiple languages Media library An editor interface that non-developers do not need training for The admin lives at /admin and the front end is rendered by your own views.
Read the full Spina CMS listing →
Why you might pick it
- It has substantially more adoption — 2,300 stars against 905.
- Its licence is MIT, which may matter more than the feature list.
Side by side
Rows where the two differ are marked.
| Alchemy CMS | Spina CMS | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Content | Content |
| Replaces | Contentful, WordPress | Contentful, WordPress |
| License (differs) | BSD-3-Clause | MIT |
| GitHub stars (differs) | 905 | 2300 |
| Gem (differs) | alchemy_cms | spina |
| Mounts at | /admin | /admin |
| Member rating | — | — |
What each one gets off your invoice
Both replace
Only Alchemy CMS
Nothing unique here.
Only Spina CMS
Nothing unique here.
Questions
- What is the difference between Alchemy CMS and Spina CMS?
- Both replace Contentful and WordPress. Spina CMS is the better-known of the two (2,300 stars), while Alchemy CMS covers a narrower slice of the same job.
- Can I mount both Alchemy CMS and Spina CMS in the same Rails app?
- Technically yes — engines mount at different paths — but they overlap, so running both usually means two sets of tables doing one job. Pick one.
- Do Alchemy CMS and Spina CMS replace the same SaaS product?
- Both are listed as replacements for Contentful and WordPress.