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Headless CMS with hybrid architecture

Freedom for marketing, flexibility for developers with our composable CMS 

Headless CMS is a hot topic for modern digital teams seeking enterprise content management software. While pure headless architecture offers enormous flexibility, it can introduce heavy development effort and long deployment times. CoreMedia solves this with a Hybrid Headless CMS that sits in the sweet spot between a full-stack CMS and a headless CMS.


You get instant, out-of-the-box power, plus an open, composable foundation that lets developers innovate quickly - without slowing down marketers.

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Hybrid headless CMS architecture

Get the instant impact of a full-stack CMS alongside the freedom of headless CMS delivery. Our hybrid headless architecture is open, API-first, and designed to evolve with you. Developers can tailor the platform and create the bespoke experiences your enterprise needs.

  1. The best of full-stack and headless with our hybrid headless CMS architecture: 
    Get the instant impact of a full-stack CMS alongside the freedom of headless CMS delivery. Our hybrid headless architecture is open, API-first, and designed to evolve with you. Developers can tailor the platform and create the bespoke experiences your enterprise needs.
  2. Out-of-the-box customization
    CoreMedia provides 150+ pre-built connectors to third-party systems—CRM, commerce, PIM, translation, AI, and more. Combined with our flexible, composable architecture, your team can integrate favorite tools and data sources into one omnichannel hub inside Content Cloud.
  3. Cloud or on-premise flexibility
    Run CoreMedia in the cloud or on-premise with the resilience and security enterprises expect. If you plan to migrate later, our team has guided many brands on that journey—without sacrificing the control some organizations need from an on-premise footprint.

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What can a hybrid headless CMS approach do for you?

What is a headless CMS?

A headless content management system separates the back end (where content is created, stored, and managed) from the front end (the presentation layer the customer sees). Content is delivered to any channel via headless APIs. There’s no built-in front end, so developers get maximum freedom, while teams rely on APIs to power websites, apps, and devices.  CoreMedia offers the best of both worlds with our enterprise content management software.

What is hybrid headless?

CoreMedia’s hybrid headless CMS combines the flexibility of a headless model with the productivity of a traditional CMS UI (CoreMedia Studio). Marketers move fast with rich editorial tools; developers move fast with code, APIs, and integrations. It’s the best of both worlds.

Hybrid headless vs traditional CMS?

Traditional CMS platforms tightly couple front end and back end, which can slow change requests and limit omnichannel reach. Hybrid headless keeps the intuitive editing experience while decoupling delivery, so your teams can publish everywhere and adapt faster.

What are the advantages of hybrid headless CMS?

  • Out-of-the-box content management software for rapid time-to-value
  • Open, composable architecture for custom integrations and extensions
  • True omnichannel publishing across web, app, social, and emerging endpoints
  • Scales from single brand sites to complex, enterprise ecosystems

How do I migrate to hybrid headless CMS?

Switching platforms can feel daunting. CoreMedia’s migration experts and partner network help enterprises move quickly and safely. With hybrid headless, projects launch in weeks, not months, so value shows up fast.

How does the headless API work?

CoreMedia’s headless API exposes structured content to any front end. Developers assemble experiences for websites, mobile apps, in-store screens, and more, delivering consistent, real-time content everywhere

You can find out more on how our Headless API works in our documentation.

Key USPs of CoreMedia Headless CMS

Developer freedom with composable architecture

Fully accessible code plus 150+ connectors to build your perfect stack.

 
 

Fast deployment with headless CMS architecture

Out-of-the-box content management software gets teams shipping quickly.

Content everywhere, in real time

Omnichannel content in just a few clicks. Create once, publish across channels in minutes.

Future scalability with composable architecture

Ready for new channels, tools, and tech?  CoreMedia offers, fast migration on a future proof platform with the scope to integrate with any technology. We work constantly to innovate to meet our customer needs.

Benefits of hybrid headless

Build landing pages in CoreMedia Content Cloud and reuse them across channels and devices. Get full editorial control and instant previews of every experience.

Use metadata and taxonomies to automatically assemble pages (e.g., show all videos for a topic or all products for a search (with a single click.

Create once and reuse across websites, apps, email, SMS, and social. Maintain one story everywhere,without duplication.

Consistent metadata and built-in taxonomies make locating, relating, and maintaining content simple at enterprise scale.

Our content-as-a-service API lets developers deliver the right slice of content to any app or device—configured quickly and cleanly.

Headless CMS with hybrid architecture features

Flexible development

Build complex applications using your preferred languages, frameworks, and tools.

Globally scalable

There are no limits to the number of sites, applications, locations or technologies a hybrid headless architecture can handle. Build complex applications using your preferred languages, frameworks, and tools.

Future-proof

Open APIs and a composable foundation integrate current and future channels and technologies, meaning you're future-proofed with our enteprise CMS.

Secure deployment options

Hardened cloud and on-premise hosting are proven across high-volume, business-critical environments. Our trusted cms security has protected global brands for decades.

Decoupled development

Decoupled development means marketers can get on with creating front end customer experiences unhindered, while developers focus on building and optimizing back end features. 

In house control

Own your stack. Extend CoreMedia with custom integrations and unique features that fit your roadmap. Use your own preferred programming languages, frameworks, and tools to customise our CMS system.

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Digital Experience Platform

A unified toolkit for omnichannel content.

Delight customers with seamless experiences across every touchpoint. Create omnichannel campaigns at speed. Integrate commerce and pull in customer and product data from CRM and PIM systems. Hyper-personalize with advanced AI tools.

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Content management system

Compelling content management software to delight customers.

Content management is a joy when functionality just works. Publish, repurpose and localize content across your digital channels. Visualize how your content will look with instant preview across devices and campaign scenarios.

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Hybrid headless CMS

Flexible and scalable.  

The freedom to innovate with hybrid headless architecture. Fully accessible code and over 150 pre-built connectors give developers the freedom to adapt and customize our DXP to create the perfect toolkit for you. 

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CoreMedia Campaigns

Marketing campaigns made efficiently.   

Effortlessly plan, create, and manage multiple campaigns in countless formats, geographies, channels and languages. Orchestrate your content in a short period, all in one cloud-native application. 

CoreMedia Campaigns

Omnichannel Marketing Automation

Capitalize every opportunity.   

Trigger content to auto publish based on customer behaviors. Highlight channels, devices, regions and locations. Automate conversion follow-ups to keep customers moving through the buying journey in ways that work for them.

Omnichannel Marketing

Multilingual Content Marketing

Be relevant everywhere.  

Localize content across your global web estate. Custom workflows manage your translations. Update and sync market locations automatically. Highlight regional differences to be sure your content hits the mark, wherever in the world it’s published.   

Multilingual Content Marketing

Marketing Workflows

Coordinate your teams.  

Free your teams to deliver tasks instead of chasing them. Foster collaboration, reduce duplicated effort and feel free to create, safe in the knowledge that intelligent workflows ensure content is on brand, compliant and ready to go. 

Content marketing workflow

Digital Asset Management

Maximize your media.   

All your media assets in a single, secure location with our built-in digital asset management tool. Search, find and share assets across the entire organization using customized keywords that make sense to you. 

Digital Asset Management

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Dynamic Content

Smart content management

Surprise and delight customers with iconic content everywhere, all the time.

  • Preview in-context before publishing
  • Unlock the power of your teams with workflow and scheduling
  • Keep it compliant with built-in DAM
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Personalized Experiences

Personalized experiences

Nurture customers with personalized experiences at every opportunity.

  • Omnichannel customer targeting
  • Link customer data platforms to leverage audience insight
  • Integrate artificial intelligence driven hyper-personalization
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Real-time conversations

Convert visitors into buyers with conversational experiences, contextual content and a human touch.

  • Guide customers through their buying journey using video shopping, chatbot, live chat and more 
  • Manage all calls and gain insights into interactions from web to contact center
  • Prioritize contacts and let high-value users talk to real people, to maximize ROI
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Guided Selling

Inspirational commerce

Grow your business by connecting the buying journey and converting sales.

  • Built-in connectors for Salesforce, SAP, HCL, Elastic Path, Spryker and more
  • Integrate live product feeds at a global scale
  • Turn rich media into one click shoppable content 
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Elevate your digital experiences.

Choosing a DXP is a big decision, and we’re here to help. Whether you're looking for a new CMS or want to enhance your website with engagement tools to boost conversions, we'll consult you to realize your digital ambitions.

 

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