# Sveltia CMS

7 Hacker News commenters recommended Sveltia CMS and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free git-based CMS for static sites with a mobile-friendly editing interface, which some users prefer over Decap and Pages CMS.

## Why people recommend it

- Git-based editing for static sites (3 comments): "moving to Sveltia as my CMS (Astro markdown blog), after exploring multiple other options" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47304962)) "I just built my own photo blog on Hugo with SveltiaCMS" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47909899)) "for that a git-based CMS like Sveltia is really nice" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47135361))
- Mobile-friendly editing (2 comments): "Static website use headless CMS to give a more pleasant and mobile-friendly UI." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47646819)) "it works well for writing on my phone" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47746533))
- Preferred over other CMS options (2 comments): "moving to Sveltia as my CMS (Astro markdown blog), after exploring multiple other options" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47304962)) "in my experience is much better than NetlifyCMS/Decap or PagesCMS" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47737142))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [WordPress](https://hackerapproved.com/p/wordpress.md): 194 recommend
- [Drupal](https://hackerapproved.com/p/drupal.md): 30 recommend
- [Sparktype](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sparktype.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Sveltia CMS", https://hackerapproved.com/p/sveltia-cms/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).