What is a headless CMS and why should I use one?

A headless CMS is a content system that separates the backend (where content is created) from the frontend (where it's displayed). This allows you to build any kind of digital experience—website, app, eCommerce—using modern frameworks and structured content. It's faster, more flexible, and more scalable than traditional CMS platforms.

How does a headless CMS improve SEO?

Headless CMSs are typically paired with frontend frameworks that enable static generation or edge rendering. This leads to faster load times and better Core Web Vitals. Plus, you get complete control over metadata, schema markup, and structured content, all critical for SEO.

What CMS platforms are headless?

Popular headless CMS platforms include Sanity, Contentful, Storyblok, Strapi, Prismic, Ghost, Directus, and Payload. Each has different strengths: Sanity excels at real-time collaboration, Contentful at enterprise scale, Storyblok at visual editing, and Strapi at customisation. We help you choose based on your specific needs, not vendor relationships.

How is a headless CMS different from WordPress?

WordPress is a traditional CMS where content management and website presentation are coupled together. A headless CMS separates these concerns—you manage content in one system and display it through APIs on any frontend. This means faster performance, better security, unlimited design freedom, and the ability to publish content to multiple channels (web, mobile, apps) from one source.

Can I migrate to a headless CMS?

Yes, we specialise in migrations from WordPress, Drupal, and other traditional CMSs to headless platforms. The process involves content auditing, schema design, data migration, frontend development, and team training. Most migrations take 6–12 weeks depending on content volume and complexity. We ensure zero downtime and provide fallback strategies throughout the process.

What are the disadvantages of a headless CMS?

Headless CMSs require more upfront development work and technical expertise compared to traditional platforms. Content editors lose WYSIWYG preview capabilities (though modern headless CMSs offer live preview features). There's also increased complexity in managing separate frontend and backend systems. However, for most growing businesses, the benefits of performance, flexibility, and scalability far outweigh these considerations.

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Headless CMS unlocks the freedom to deliver content anywhere: websites, apps or eCommerce. We help you break free from outdated platforms and build flexible, fast, scalable, and future-ready content systems.

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What is a headless CMS?

Content decoupled. Performance unlocked.

A headless CMS is a content management system that separates the backend from the frontend.

Instead of tying your content to a fixed template or frontend theme, headless systems deliver content via APIs, so it can be used anywhere. This decoupled architecture gives teams true flexibility: developers can build with modern frameworks like Next.js and content editors can manage structured content in a user-friendly interface like Sanity.

Omnichannel-ready

Manage one source of truth for content—deploy it to any device, in any format. Your content works seamlessly across web, mobile, IoT devices, and future platforms you haven't even thought of yet.

Frontend freedom

Developers choose the best tech stack without CMS limitations. Build lightning-fast sites with Next.js without being locked into outdated templating systems.

Performance-first architecture

Pair with Jamstack and CDNs for lightning-fast load times and Core Web Vitals compliance. We've seen 60-80% performance improvements in client migrations from traditional CMSs.

Structured content modelling

Define exactly what your content should look like—scalable, flexible, and clean. No more wrestling with WYSIWYG editors or fighting with inflexible content structures.

Stronger security

Decoupled systems mean fewer plugins and reduced attack surface. Your content API operates separately from your presentation layer, minimizing security vulnerabilities and potential breach points.

Enhanced scalibility

Easier scaling with separated concerns. Your content API can handle traffic spikes while your presentation layer stays fast and reliable, allowing independent optimization of each system component.

Headless vs Traditional CMS

Contrasts and features

The fundamental difference comes down to freedom and future-proofing. Traditional CMSs lock you into their templating systems, forcing compromises between design ambition and technical reality. Headless CMSs give developers complete control over the frontend experience while providing content teams with powerful, structured editing tools. This separation means faster sites, unlimited design possibilities, and the ability to publish content anywhere.

Our CMS Frameworks

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Sanity

Real-time collaboration with structured content. Perfect for teams who need flexible content models and live previews

Contentful

Enterprise-grade with powerful APIs. Ideal for large-scale, multi-language content operations.

Storyblok

Visual editor with component-based content. Great for marketing teams who want drag-and-drop flexibility.

Strapi

Open-source and highly customisable. Best for teams with specific workflow requirements.

Prismic

Slice-based content with strong developer tools. Solid choice for content-heavy sites.

Sitecore

Enterprise CMS with powerful personalization features. We help teams migrate away from its complexity to more flexible headless solutions.

Our headless CMS delivery approach

End-to-end implementation that delivers

We've helped startups and global brands alike make the switch to headless. Our process ensures your new CMS is technically sound, built for performance, and usable by every team member.

Strategy and discovery -> Content modelling -> CMS configuration -> Frontend integration -> Training and optimisation -> Support

Why choose us?

Your strategic partner for scalable content infrastructure

Expertise across platforms: We build with Sanity, Contentful, and more. We'll help you choose the right one based on your goals, not vendor incentives.

Fast, future-ready frontends: We build on the Jamstack: modern frameworks, static site generation, and edge caching. That means better UX, SEO, and long-term maintainability.

Integrated, collaborative delivery: We work shoulder-to-shoulder with your product team, marketers, and engineers: from discovery to deployment.

Built for growth: From MVPs to multi-language, multi-region platforms, we design your CMS architecture with long-term scale in mind.

Ecosystem-aware builds: CRM? CDP? eCommerce? Personalisation engine? We ensure that your CMS integrates beautifully with your full tech stack.

Testimonials

Why clients trust us

Daljit Cheema

Kelly Brown

Craig Dewart

Ben Spray

James Ramowski

Mattia Fosci

Eric Yang

Phil Randall

Matt Grattage

Joe

Jono brings passion and creativity to website development projects, which is a breath of fresh air. His company has helped us to develop our website from an MVP to a multi-faceted marketing platform with events, blogs, and webinar pages.

Daljit Cheema

CEO at Pharmaseal

Jono and his team are absolute rockstars. They blend technical savvy with practical business sense. They are in lock-step with our website goals and have really made our website come to life.

Kelly Brown

Head of Corporate Marketing at Tray

Jono and the Roboto team have been fantastic to work with. They have consistently taken my business goals and budget constraints into consideration when working on our projects. Their ability to understand our needs and translate them into effective web solutions has been impressive. Jono's excellent communication and collaboration skills have made the development process smooth and efficient.

Craig Dewart

Founder at My Content Pal

Awesome developer! Fully recommended, if you ever need a web design or development project in Nottingham. We've worked with him to expand the functionality on the We Are Marketable website, as well as collaborated on a couple of our projects. We'd absolutely recommend him, and we're looking forwards to collaborating in the future.

Ben Spray

Founder at We Are Marketable

Jono & the Roboto team were incredible to work with. He got us out of a sticky situation with hosting and migrated our WordPress website over to a fast new Sanity one. Since the move, we haven't had to touch maintenance, and I can easily update the site with new reviews.

James Ramowski

Owner at 1st Call Immigration Services

Jono worked with us to develop the UI of our web and phone app and did an excellent job. We asked him to help us with a complex project, and he found a solution to all the challenges we faced. He was quick, reliable and very responsive. Recommended

Mattia Fosci

Founder at Yoop

My best experience with a consulting/contracting company. The results were delivered faster than expected and with top quality. Jono ensured I understood the process and suggested a great approach. Both execution and communication were flawless.

Eric Yang

CEO at Topaz Labs

I've worked closely with Jono at Roboto Studio, The Next.js & Sanity Experts on several design and build web projects through my experience with them. Jono's expertise and attention to detail have greatly contributed to the success of these projects. Their team's proficiency in Next.js and Sanity CMS has enabled us to create highly functional and visually appealing websites.

Phil Randall

CEO at Userfy

We've worked with the Roboto Studio team & they've turned around a lightning-fast set of pages quickly and the frontend for the Mojo Mortgages frotnend flow. I couldn't be happier.

Matt Grattage

Product Owner at Mojo Mortgages

I can't recommend Roboto Studio enough. Jono's knowledge, approach to work, and communication skills are simply unparalleled. His in-depth understanding of Next.js and Sanity streamlined and elevated our web development processes, producing exceptional results that would have likely been unachievable elsewhere.

Joe

Founder at Swotly

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Headless CMS

Headless CMS unlocks the freedom to deliver content anywhere: websites, apps or eCommerce. We help you break free from outdated platforms and build flexible, fast, scalable, and future-ready content systems.

We know what you are searching for

Headless CMS? We build the best

Content decoupled. Performance unlocked.

A headless CMS is a content management system that separates the backend from the frontend.

Contrasts and features

Our CMS Frameworks

End-to-end implementation that delivers

We've helped startups and global brands alike make the switch to headless. Our process ensures your new CMS is technically sound, built for performance, and usable by every team member.

Your strategic partner for scalable content infrastructure

Why clients trust us

Daljit Cheema

Kelly Brown

Craig Dewart

Ben Spray

James Ramowski

Mattia Fosci

Eric Yang

Phil Randall

Matt Grattage

Joe

Thinking about building with Headless?

You probably have a host of questions. Let's answer some of them

Our featured case studies

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Tabby.ai

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