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Open-source headless CMS for blogging with API delivery

Zenblog removes general-CMS complexity for teams that only need a blog. Content is authored once in Zenblog and fetched at render time, with support for multiple blogs, collaborator roles, image hosting, analytics, RSS, webhooks, custom themes, and custom domains.[1][2]

Quick verdict

Zenblog is an open-source headless CMS focused on blogging. Authors write in a streamlined editor and developers deliver posts to any site through a REST API with a TypeScript client. The AGPL-3.0 codebase is self-hostable, and a managed cloud offers a free start.[1][2]

What Zenblog can do

  • Authors publish blog posts in a streamlined editor, and developers fetch the content through a REST API with a TypeScript client.[1]

  • One account can run multiple blogs and invite collaborators with distinct roles.[1]

  • Built-in image hosting, site analytics, RSS feeds, and webhooks cover the standard blog workflow without extra services.[1]

  • Custom themes and custom domains are supported on the platform.[1]

Who Zenblog fits

  • Developers adding a blog to an existing website who want API-driven content instead of a full CMS.[1]

  • Small teams running several blogs with collaborator workflows.[1]

Where Zenblog falls short

  • Zenblog is blogging-focused, so teams needing general page management or non-blog content types will outgrow it.[1]

  • No SSO, data-region, or enterprise-support offerings are documented in the official sources inspected.[1][2]

Compatibility and operations

Content is delivered over a REST API with a TypeScript client, so any stack that can make HTTP requests can consume a Zenblog blog.[1]

Teams choose between the managed Zenblog cloud with a free start and self-hosting the open-source codebase.[1][2][3]

Sources and editorial review

Source research. Reviewed on October 13, 2026. Written by Sanjib Sah. AI assisted; reviewed by a human editor.

We have not run or tested this product.

  1. Zenblog: headless CMS for blogging

    official · Observed October 10, 2026

    Official homepage describing the headless blogging CMS, REST API, TypeScript client, editor, hosted uploads, and free start.

  2. Zenblog pricing

    official · Observed October 10, 2026

    Official pricing page: free start, cancel anytime, per-organization billing.

  3. jordienr/zenblog repository

    official · Observed October 10, 2026

    Canonical open-source repository: AGPL-3.0 license, feature list, self-hosting instructions, and Supabase/Next.js/Tailwind/TypeScript stack.

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