# Headless CMS vs Traditional CMS: Choosing the Right CMS

DevFeed: [Headless CMS vs Traditional CMS: Choosing the Right CMS](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/headless-cms-vs-traditional-cms-choosing-the-right-cms-28418.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://banes.dev/headless-cms-vs-traditional-cms-choosing-the-right-cms/>)

Author: admin

Published: 2024-05-02T10:26:30Z

Content type: comparison

Language: en

Sources: [Posts on Chris Banes](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/posts-on-chris-banes.md>)

Topics: [Content Management System](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cms.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [Back end](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/backend.md>), [Front end](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/frontend.md>), [Scalability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/scalability.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>)

Tags: [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/architecture.md>), [cms](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cms.md>), [core](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/core.md>), [front-end](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/front-end.md>), [scalability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/scalability.md>), [uncategorized](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/uncategorized.md>)

## AI overview

This article compares headless and traditional CMS architectures for developers. It explains that a headless CMS separates back-end content management from front-end presentation and uses an API to deliver content to different platforms and devices, discussing flexibility and scalability as potential advantages.

## Source excerpt

Have you ever stopped to think about how the websites you visit deliver content so seamlessly across different devices? Believe it or not, a hidden thing behind this smooth experience is often a Content management System (CMS). But the world of CMS is evolving, and a headless approach is taking center stage. Did you know [...]