GitCMS and Splitleaf agree on most of what matters. Your site is files. Its history is Git. You bring your own AI. They differ on one thing: where the design of a page is made, and by whom.
GitCMS comes from wyom labs. It is a dashboard in the browser, on top of a code repository. A coding agent such as Claude Code, Codex or Cursor builds the site in a framework like Astro or Next.js. GitCMS then gives clients, teammates and agents one place to edit the content in its Markdown, MDX, JSON and YAML files. Your host builds and deploys each change.
Where the design happens
In GitCMS, the layout of a page is code. The dashboard edits what is in the content files: text, images, fields, posts. To move a section or change a style, you ask a developer or a coding agent. GitCMS helps with that hand-off: a client pins feedback on the live page, and each pin becomes a prompt your coding agent can pick up.
In Splitleaf, the page itself is in the Designer. You, or a client you invite, can move a section, change a style or add a page on the canvas. The agent works on the same files, and every change it makes is staged for you to keep or undo.
What you need around it
GitCMS works with the stack you already have: a Git repository, a framework that builds from files, and a host that runs the build, such as Vercel, Netlify or Cloudflare. There is nothing to migrate. That is a strength if the stack is already there, and a list of things to keep up to date if it is not.
Splitleaf needs the app and a static host. It publishes plain HTML and CSS, with no build step, and commits every publish to your own GitHub repository.
Per site or per person
GitCMS counts sites. Splitleaf counts people. Today GitCMS sells a founding license at $79 once per site, until its monthly plans launch at $15 to $29 per site a month. Splitleaf is $129 once per person, for any number of sites. For one site, the GitCMS founding license costs less. From two sites, Splitleaf does.
Feature comparison
| Capability | Splitleaf | GitCMS |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | On your Mac or Windows PC | In a browser |
| What you edit | Pages, styles, components and content | Content in Markdown, MDX, JSON and YAML files |
| Page layout | In the visual Designer | In code, by a developer or a coding agent |
| The site | A folder of HTML, CSS and Markdown | Your framework project: Astro, Next.js, Hugo and more |
| Build and hosting | No build step. Any static host | Your host builds from the repository |
| History | Git commits in your own GitHub repository | Git commits in your own repository |
| AI | Claude Code on your Claude plan, or your own key. Staged changes you review | Your own agents over MCP. Drafts a person approves |
| Works offline | Yes, with a 90-day license grace period | No |
| Price model | $129 once per person | Per site: $79 once today, then $15 to $29 a month |
| Leaving | Take the folder | Your content is already in your repository |
Pricing
What AI costs
What it costs over five years
These are list prices in USD, before tax. Neither tool hosts your site, so hosting is a separate line in both columns.
| Scenario | GitCMS, monthly plans | GitCMS, founding license | Splitleaf |
|---|---|---|---|
| One person, five sites | $4,500 | $395 | $129 + your hosting |
| Two people, one site | $1,740 | $88 | $258 + your hosting |
| Agency: five people, twenty sites | $13,740 | $1,580 + extra seats | $2,085 + your hosting |
How we counted:
- One person, five sites. GitCMS monthly: five Solo plans at $15 a month. Founding: five site licenses at $79. Splitleaf: one license.
- Two people, one site. GitCMS monthly: one Team plan at $29 a month. Founding: one site license and one extra seat at $9. Splitleaf: two licenses, with the second person as the site's free collaborator.
- Agency. GitCMS monthly: the Agency plan at $79 a month for five sites, plus fifteen more sites at $10. Founding: twenty site licenses, plus $9 for each extra seat. Splitleaf: five licenses, plus four team seats at $72 a year each.
The GitCMS monthly plans are listed as "launching soon", and the founding license is sold only until they launch. For one site, the founding license costs less than Splitleaf. It covers the content editor, not a page Designer: the layout stays in code.
The Splitleaf license includes 12 months of updates. The app you bought keeps working and publishing after that. A future major version is an optional paid upgrade.
Which one fits you
Questions
Do GitCMS and Splitleaf both keep the site in Git?
Can I change the layout of a page in GitCMS?
Which one is cheaper?
Does either tool charge for AI?
Who should choose GitCMS?
Sources
- GitCMS: product, pricing, founding license and monthly plans
- GitCMS change requests
- Splitleaf pricing
Prices are list prices in USD, read on the vendor's own page on the date above. Taxes are excluded. If a price here is out of date, tell us at contact@splitleaf.eu and we will correct it.