Squidex/squidex

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Squidex is an open-source (MIT) headless CMS and content management hub built with ASP.NET Core and CQRS, exposing content and assets through REST (OpenAPI) and GraphQL APIs. It ships with a management UI for editors, workflows, versioning, localization, asset management, and can be self-hosted via Docker/Kubernetes or used as a cloud service.

Use cases

• manage content for websites and mobile apps via an API
• self-host a headless CMS with GraphQL and REST endpoints
• centralize content for multiple apps and publish everywhere
• manage digital assets with folders, tagging, and metadata
• implement editorial approval workflows and content versioning
• serve localized multilingual content to frontend applications
• automate publishing to social platforms via rules and webhooks

When to choose

• you need an API-first CMS that lets you build any frontend
• you want a self-hosted, MIT-licensed alternative to Contentful or Strapi
• you need workflows, versioning, audit logs, and localization out of the box
• your stack is .NET or you want MongoDB/PostgreSQL/MySQL/SQL Server support
• you need GraphQL with subscriptions and real-time updates

When to avoid

• you need a traditional CMS with built-in page rendering and themes
• you want a lightweight Node/PHP CMS with a large plugin marketplace
• your team cannot operate .NET infrastructure or a separate database
• you only need a simple blog with server-side templating

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api-framework http-server graphql search-engine file-upload workflow-automation webhook auth self-hosted cms web-development apis self-hosted backend windows cloud self-hosted dotnet headless-cms content-management cqrs asp-net-core mongodb postgresql mysql sqlserver oidc asset-management localization content-versioning rest-api openapi docker kubernetes linux web-server

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