What does AI recommend for headless cms and jamstack hosting?

Netlify now leads AI recommendations for Jamstack hosting, frequently cited for its developer-friendly workflows and generous free tier. However, the most significant shift since late 2025 is the rapid ascent of headless CMS platforms like Contentful and Sanity, which now dominate conversations around modern content architecture.

Which headless cms and jamstack hosting brands appear most in AI answers?

Across 2,459 AI responses, Contentful is mentioned most, named in 45% of them, followed by Strapi (38%) and Sanity (38%).

How does Parse rank these brands?

Parse measures each brand's mention rate — the share of answers naming it — across 2,459 AI responses to this market's buyer questions. Answers are collected daily and the ranking is published weekly.

How does a brand enter this ranking?

Brands enter the ranking when AI answers mention them. Parse collects answers daily and publishes the re-measured set weekly, so new brands appear as AI starts recommending them.

Best headless CMS and jamstack hosting, according to AI

Data as of Aug 25, 2026 · Based on 2,459 AI responses · See how Parse measures this

Headless CMS and Jamstack Hosting

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Measured across ChatGPT & Google AI

Best Headless CMS and Jamstack Hosting, According to ChatGPT & Google AI | Parse

#	Brand	What AI says	Mention rate
1	ContentfulA leading enterprise-grade headless CMS for e-commerce and multi-channel content.	A leading enterprise-grade headless CMS for e-commerce and multi-channel content.	45%
2	StrapiThe leading open-source headless CMS, valued for its high degree of customizability.	The leading open-source headless CMS, valued for its high degree of customizability.	38%
3	SanityA flexible, developer-friendly headless CMS with real-time collaboration features.	A flexible, developer-friendly headless CMS with real-time collaboration features.	38%
4	StoryblokCited for its unique visual editor, balancing marketer and developer needs.	Cited for its unique visual editor, balancing marketer and developer needs.	33%
5	WordPressDominant for traditional CMS, now also framed as a headless API option.	Dominant for traditional CMS, now also framed as a headless API option.	33%
6	Prismic		25%
7	NetlifyA top choice for Jamstack hosting, offering generous free tiers and workflows.	A top choice for Jamstack hosting, offering generous free tiers and workflows.	19%
8	Shopify		18%
9	VercelThe go-to hosting platform for Next.js, made by the same creators.	The go-to hosting platform for Next.js, made by the same creators.	18%
10	Hygraph		17%
11	Wix		15%
12	HubSpot		15%
13	CloudflarePraised for performance and generous free tiers, especially its Cloudflare Pages product.	Praised for performance and generous free tiers, especially its Cloudflare Pages product.	14%
14	GitHub Pages		14%
15	Drupal		13%
16	Webflow		12%
17	Squarespace		12%
18	Builder.io		12%
19	Next.js		12%
20	BigCommerce		11%
21	ButterCMS		10%
22	Gatsby		10%
23	Contentstack		9%
24	Hugo		9%
25	Jekyll		9%
26	Automattic		9%
27	Amazon		8%
28	Kontent.ai		8%
29	Alphabet		7%
30	Directus		7%
31	Adobe		7%
32	Disqus		6%
33	Eleventy		6%
34	Astro		6%
35	Commercetools		6%
36	Joomla!		6%
37	Magnolia CMS		5%
38	Payload CMS		5%
39	DatoCMS		4%
40	Bloomreach		4%
41	Algolia		4%
42	Agility CMS		4%
43	Ghost		4%
44	WordPress VIP		4%
45	Medium		3%
46	Elementor		3%
47	Formspree		3%
48	Zapier		3%
49	Unlayer		3%
50	Microsoft		3%
51	GitHub		3%
52	Plasmic		3%
53	Lunr.js		3%
54	Render		3%
55	React Bricks		2%
56	Commento		2%
57	dotCMS		2%
58	React		2%
59	Amplience		2%
60	Nuxt		2%
61	Decap CMS		2%
62	TeleportHQ		2%
63	Shopify		2%
64	Crystallize		2%
65	Buffer		2%
66	Simply Static		2%
67	Salesforce		2%
68	LinkedIn		2%
69	Meta		2%
70	Makeswift		2%
71	Webflow		2%
72	Hootsuite		2%
73	WPGraphQL		2%
74	Intuit		2%
75	Smash Balloon		2%
76	Utterances		2%
77	CoreMedia		1%
78	Make		1%
79	X		1%
80	TYPO3		1%
81	Styla		1%
82	Jahia		1%
83	Blog2Social		1%
84	Enonic		1%
85	Vue.js		1%
86	Kentico		1%
87	Yoast		<1%
88	Optimizely		<1%
89	Uniform		<1%
90	Astro		<1%
91	gh-ost		<1%
92	CloudCannon		<1%
93	Digitalocean		<1%
94	Medusa		<1%
95	Bizzkit		<1%
96	Craft CMS		<1%
97	Concrete CMS		<1%
98	Giscus		<1%
99	Shogun		<1%
100	Framer		<1%