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title: "Leiho vs Decap CMS: headless CMS comparison"
description: "Open-source, Git-based CMS (formerly Netlify CMS) that edits files in your repository for static sites. Leiho takes another route: your content stays in WordPress, and editors click the real page of your own front end to change it."
url: https://leiho.dev/compare/decap-cms
lang: en
updated: 2026-11-04
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# Leiho vs Decap CMS

Open-source, Git-based CMS (formerly Netlify CMS) that edits files in your repository for static sites. Leiho takes another route: your content stays in WordPress, and editors click the real page of your own front end to change it.

|  | Leiho | Decap CMS |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hosting | Your own WordPress, on any PHP host. Your front end stays wherever it is. | Self-hosted (a single-page admin app in your site; you bring auth/backend); paid Decap Turbo add-on offers hosted auth. |
| Open source | Yes, GPL-2.0-or-later (plugin and bridge). | MIT. |
| Pricing | Free. No seats, no usage limits. | Free: yes (MIT). Paid: Decap Turbo extension (price not confirmed). |
| Visual editing | Yes: editors click text and images on the real front end, inside wp-admin, and it updates as they type. | No on-site editing: the editor shows a live preview pane next to the form fields. |
| Content model | Leiho Collections (schema builder or leiho.schema.json), or your existing ACF fields. | Code (config.yml collections). |
| AI | Writing with your brand context on every text field, through WordPress’s own AI connectors (WordPress 7.0+). | None notable. |
| MCP server | Yes, through the official WordPress MCP Adapter: agents read content and write drafts only. | No official MCP server found. |
| Localization | Built in, field by field: one entry holds every language, fields are translatable or shared, and AI or agents (MCP) translate what is missing. | Yes, side-by-side multi-language authoring via i18n config. |
| SEO and AI search | Built in: each collection maps its fields to schema.org, description and FAQ. Leiho serves JSON-LD, llms.txt and every page as Markdown, in every language. | Git-based, writes Markdown files. No built-in SEO widget; JSON-LD, llms.txt and Markdown serving are handled by the static site generator. |

Checked on 5 November 2026 from each vendor’s site. Prices and plans change: follow the sources below.

- Content stored as files in Git with commits as history.
- No database or server required.
- Works with most static site generators.

- Editors edit the real front end, inside wp-admin: they click a heading on the page and type.
- Editors keep WordPress: their login, roles, media library and plugins.
- Publishing follows your deployment, from a build hook to GitHub Actions or a self-hosted Coolify.

### Choose Decap CMS if…

Small static sites whose developers want a free, Git-based editing UI with no backend.

### Choose Leiho if…

Your team or your clients already know WordPress, you want them to edit the real page of a Next.js, Astro, Nuxt or SvelteKit site, and you’d rather not pay per seat or move content to a vendor’s cloud.

## Can I move from Decap CMS to Leiho?

There is no automatic importer from Decap CMS. Leiho entries are WordPress posts, so content can be brought in with WordPress import tools or a script using Leiho’s PHP API. Your front-end components usually stay the same: only the data source and the annotations change.

## Do I need WordPress?

Yes. Leiho is a WordPress plugin: WordPress stores the content and runs the back office. Any PHP host works, and your front end stays separate.

Sources: [decapcms.org](https://decapcms.org/) · [decapcms.org/docs/i18n](https://decapcms.org/docs/i18n/) · [decapcms.org/docs/widgets](https://www.decapcms.org/docs/widgets). Something out of date? [Tell us](https://github.com/pixelersagency/leiho/issues/new?title=Comparison%20update).

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## Edit the real site.

Free and open source. Try it on a real WordPress, in your browser.

- [Try it in your browser](https://leiho.dev/try)
- [View on GitHub](https://github.com/pixelersagency/leiho)