Sitepins

What Sitepins is

Sitepins describes itself as "an open source, Git-based headless CMS designed for static site generators like Astro, Next.js, Hugo, and more." Its homepage headline calls it an "open source content editor for static and vibe-coded sites": you connect a Git repository and editors get a visual interface over the real files, so nobody has to touch code to change a heading. It is for developers and agencies who build sites on static generators and for the non-developers who update them. The footer gives a Dhaka, Bangladesh address, and the homepage says "Join 2000+ users managing websites with Sitepins," a claim by the company.

What you build and how

Sitepins does not generate a site. You bring a static site, and Sitepins becomes the editing layer on top of its Git repository.

Connecting and the data layer. The homepage walks through "Connect. Edit. Ship." You connect a Git repository once, and "Sitepins automatically detects your content structure." There is no database: "Content is markdown in your repo. Nothing to host, back up, or pay for." Your team edits Markdown, MDX, JSON, YAML and more "through a clean visual editor. No code required." The comparison page also lists a visual schema editor inside the CMS, so you can adjust content field types and settings without editing a config file. Supported Git providers on that page are GitHub on all plans and GitLab on the Team plan.

The editor. The page describes "a clean WYSIWYG over your real files. Write, preview, publish." The editing feature list covers visual editing, Markdown and code, a sandbox live preview so you can "see your changes instantly" without rebuilding the site, and a "Draft now, publish later" mode in which a half-finished post is saved and "goes live only when you say so." Media is handled by dragging, dropping and reusing images inside the CMS. Shortcodes and other dynamic components can be managed in the editor. The SEO tools let you edit slugs, check a search preview and get recommendations while you write. The page also says "Publish from your phone," with the full editor working on mobile, and the comparison table describes the interface as mobile and tablet optimized.

Version control. Every save is a Git commit: "tracked and reversible," in the page's words, so "you'll always know who changed what." The company's own blog post lists version rollback and restore among its features. Because the history is Git history, a site owner who already reviews pull requests or uses CI keeps that workflow.

Collaboration and permissions. The comparison page lists collaborative editing, where multiple users edit at the same time, invitations by email that do not require a Git account, and custom roles with permission levels such as Owner, Admin and Editor. That page contrasts this with a competitor that has no role-based access control.

AI. An AI Assistant lets you "plug in your own API key (OpenAI, Gemini, Claude, Grok) to generate or rewrite contents inside the editor." The comparison table calls this Bring Your Own Key, so model costs go through your own account and the pages do not describe any Sitepins-side token meter.

Languages. The editor interface is offered natively in 12 languages: en, zh, ja, de, fr, es, pt, ru, ko, id, vi and bn.

Publishing and hosting. The comparison page lists one-click Vercel deployment and compatibility with any Git-connected CI/CD platform. A blog post on the company's site says Sitepins works with Astro, Hugo, Next.js, 11ty and SvelteKit. The homepage also lists a "100+ Templates" page and a Showcase page in its navigation. For self-hosting, the FAQ says: "If you'd rather run it yourself, Sitepins is open source and you can self-host the whole stack with Docker Compose." Otherwise Sitepins Cloud "runs in your browser," and you only connect your repository.

Migration. The comparison page offers help moving from WordPress, Contentful, Sanity or another platform "with zero downtime," available to users on the Team plan or the Lifetime deal.

What visitors experience. Whatever your static site generator produces. The company says the content is static files with no CMS server in the request path, and describes content security as "no database to hack."

The evidence from the pages

Open source. The comparison page states "Sitepins itself is open source (AGPL-3.0), so you can self-host the CMS too," and the homepage banner reads "Sitepins CMS is now open source!" with a link to an announcement. It says there is "no vendor lock-in" because content sits in your own repo.

Pricing. The pages give these figures for Sitepins, and they come from different pages, so confirm them against the live pricing page. The comparison table lists a Free plan, described as "Free forever, with limitations (Hobby plan)," and a free trial of 7 days with no card required. It lists a "$199 one-time lifetime" option. The company's Decap alternatives blog post gives the pricing as a free plan, a premium plan starting at $12/month or $10/month on an annual plan, and "always free for NGOs and charities." The prices of $10/mo per team with 3 users included and $5/mo per extra user on the same page belong to the competing Keystatic Cloud, not to Sitepins. The pages do not list the limits of the Hobby plan.

Social proof. The homepage shows developer testimonials from people titled Developer Team Lead, Chief Technical Officer, Developer and Tech Blogger, and Freelance Developer. One says: "I can finally focus on more complex tasks rather than just changing a heading or triggering a rebuild."

Not stated. The pages name no compliance certification, no hosting region and no uptime figure.

Who it suits and who it does not

Sitepins suits a developer or agency that ships static sites on Astro, Next.js or Hugo and wants a client or colleague to edit content without learning Git. It also suits teams that prefer content in version control and an open source license they can self-host. A personal blog or documentation site fits, since the homepage section for personal sites speaks of a blog that lives in your repo.

It is a narrower fit if you want a site builder: there is no layout canvas, no built-in store or form builder, and no database for application data. Your site's design stays in code. The 12 native languages cover the editor interface, so check how multilingual content works for your generator. A team that wants free hosting and unlimited use should read the plan details first, because the free plan carries limitations the pages do not spell out.