Why Vard

The developer's CMS.
Finally.

Existing tools force you to choose: developer control or client simplicity. Vard gives you both — a schema-driven SDK for developers and a polished dashboard for clients.

Sound familiar?

The problems we solve.

Client calls you for every content change

Vard gives clients a dashboard to edit exactly what you've allowed — text, images, collections. You define the boundaries once.

Static content with no real source of truth

Your schema lives in TypeScript alongside your code. It's versioned, typed, and synced to the dashboard on every deploy.

Sanity and Prismic are powerful but complex to set up

Vard is purpose-built for the agency use case: define a schema, deploy once, hand clients a dashboard. No custom studio config, no self-hosted backend.

Content editors can break your layout

You decide exactly what clients can touch. Clients can't add arbitrary HTML or change layouts unless you allow it.

Feature Comparison

How we stack up.

FeatureVardContentfulSanityPrismic
Code-first developer workflow
Build and version-control your site with a real SDK — no GUI required
TypeScript schema with type safety
Define content types in code, get full IDE autocomplete and runtime defaults
Client content dashboard
Non-technical clients can edit content without touching code
Zero redeploy for content changes
Client edits go live instantly without triggering a new build
Developer sets content boundaries
Developers define exactly what clients can and cannot edit
Schema as source of truth
Content types defined in code, not scattered across a GUI
Works with any framework
Bring your own stack — React, Vue, Svelte, or plain HTML
Git-based deployments
Deploy from your own Git repository with full CI/CD control
Granular role-based permissions
Owner, developer, member, viewer — down to individual fields
Predictable monthly pricing
Flat pricing with no per-seat surprises or usage traps
Supported
Partial / limited
Not supported

Ready to hand clients the keys?

Start for free. Define your schema, deploy your site, and let clients edit content without calling you.