Alternative to Forestry

Spinal is an alternative to Forestry.io. But as it is being discontinued, it's time to move the best git-based CMS for content marketing: Spinal.

preview of Spinal posts edit screen with navigation on the left, content with a markdown toolbar in the middle and the comments panel on the right

Forestry is, just like Spinal, a Git-based CMS and started in 2016. Forestry is a solid product used by companies around the world.

But as they are moving in a new direction, the product is being discontinued (in March 2023), meaning it’s no longer in active development.

Feature-rich, but less for content marketing

Over the years Forestry has built a rich feature-set. From a solid markdown editor to a media library. Forestry ticks most of the boxes of any good CMS. But if you want more collaborative features to improve the content your team creates, you are out of luck.

Spinal vs Forestry feature comparison

Spinal is designed with SaaS teams in mind. They are looking for a product they can rely on for years to come, instead of switching to another product in development.

	Spinal	Forestry
Price	$29/month	Starts at $29/month
Set up Based on time to set up	Very easy	Easy
Collaborators Team members you can simultaneously collaborate with	Unlimited	5 (more at higher plan)
Scheduling Schedule content to be published automatically
Fine-grained Access Next to roles and permissions, give access to specific content types
Self Host
Built for SSG Built specifically for static site generators
Git-based Allows you to simply sync your content through GitHub
Rich Text Editor
Calendar view View published and scheduled content in a calendar
Outputs Markdown Outputs markdown without extra work
Edit Lock Locks content for team members to edit
Comments & Notes Collaborate on content with your team
Image Support
Version History See previous versions of content
Active Development Is the product still being developed
Compare	View pricing	View pricing

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The UI is so clean and intuitive. Pure bliss compared to other CMS' we've tried.

Is Spinal Git-based?

Yes! Just like Forestry, setting up Spinal is as simple as connecting your GitHub repo and you are good to go.
How many collaborators can I have with Spinal?

Unlimited! With Spinal’s flat pricing, you can invite your marketing team, developers and QA. Every one on your team can collaborate on your static marketing site.
Does Spinal have support for images?

Yes! Just drag/drop any image into your content or frontmatter and it gets pushed to either your GitHub repo or optionally to Cloudinary.
Does Spinal supports my favourite static site generator?

Proably! Spinal supports the most popular static site generators in the industry. See them all.
You are not suddenly going to work on another product, are you?

Ever since we privately launched in early 2022, Spinal has been growing steadily. We are just getting started.

We'll move you from Forestry to Spinal. For free!

While getting started with Spinal is as easy as connecting your GitHub repo, Spinal provides a concierge service to every new (trialing) customer. Maybe you want to go over some settings? Or get help inviting your team? All at no extra charge. Start your 5-day free trial and contact support for all the details.