6 Best Headless CMS for React & Next.js in 2026
A comparison of six headless CMS platforms for React and Next.js projects in 2026: Prismic, Sanity, Contentful, Payload CMS, Strapi, and DatoCMS. Each platform is evaluated on TypeScript support, Next.js App Router compatibility, SDK quality, pricing, and React Server Component support. Prismic leads for visual page building, Sanity for customizable editing, Contentful for enterprise, Payload for full-stack Next.js integration, Strapi for self-hosted open-source, and DatoCMS for TypeScript-first GraphQL teams. The post also covers how React Server Components have changed CMS SDK requirements and provides a checklist for evaluating any CMS SDK.
