Custom CMS vs Git-backed publishing: when to build versus adopt
Building a custom admin panel for every project is flexible but costly. Acrosite offers a focused, ready-made publishing workflow — Posts, Pages, and Custom Content Types with review, scheduling, Client Reviewers, and Publish Logs — so you can adopt instead of build.
May fit teams that need a fully bespoke admin panel and can maintain it over time.
May fit teams that want a ready-made publishing workflow without building and maintaining a CMS.
The right choice depends on whether you need full custom control or a focused, ready-made workflow.
Custom CMS and Acrosite, compared
Approaches differ by team and setup — verify current specifics against each tool's documentation.
This is a high-level workflow comparison. The right fit depends on your website setup, team workflow, and publishing requirements.
What changes in the workflow?
- 01You design and build an admin panel for the project.
- 02You implement review, scheduling, and publishing yourself.
- 03You maintain and extend it over time.
- 01The team creates Posts, Pages, and Custom Content Types.
- 02Writers and editors work without GitHub access.
- 03Client Reviewers can review their assigned content.
- 04Approved content can be scheduled.
- 05Acrosite commits to GitHub and records Publish Logs.
When should you choose which?
Publishing operations, built in
Review workflow
Move content through review and approval before publishing.
Scheduled publishing
Schedule approved content with date, time, and timezone.
GitHub publishing
Acrosite commits content to your connected repository.
Publish Logs
See trigger results and recovery context for each publish.
Client Reviewers
Clients review assigned content without GitHub access.
Posts, Pages & Custom Content Types
Model the content you publish across projects.
Custom Fields
Add the fields each content type needs.
Team Members
Give your team publishing roles without repository access.
Common questions
Building and maintaining a custom admin panel per project is costly. Acrosite offers a focused, ready-made publishing workflow instead.
Acrosite supports Posts, Pages, and Custom Content Types with Custom Fields, which covers many publishing needs without custom development.
Yes. Client Reviewers can review and approve assigned content without needing access to the repository.
If you have fully bespoke requirements that a focused tool can't cover, building a custom CMS may fit better.
Try a simpler Git-backed publishing workflow.
Registration is coming soon. Contact us to talk through your publishing workflow, or read the docs to see how Acrosite works.