--- title: dotCMS | Visual Headless CMS for Compliance-led Enterprises description: Discover dotCMS, the leading headless CMS built for multi-site management. Empower your teams with flexible content modeling, omnichannel delivery, and enterprise scalability. url: https://www.dotcms.com/ api-catalog: https://new-dotcms-com.vercel.app/.well-known/api-catalog --- # dotCMS | Visual Headless CMS for Compliance-led Enterprises ## The compliance-led CMS to run all your websites. **Govern every change. Put AI to work safely.** A headless platform where business teams publish visually, and developers build anything from your main site to your intranet, using any front-end framework. [Talk to Sales about Talk to Sales](https://www.dotcms.com/demo-request)Trusted by banks, hospitals, governments, manufacturers, and other regulated enterprises.![Estes logo](/dA/ee043beb3f/logo/Estes_Express_Lines_logo.png?language_id=1/1024maxw/16q&w=1024&language_id=1)![Telus logo](/dA/c09614483e/logo/telus.png?language_id=1/1024maxw/16q&w=1024&language_id=1)![Southern Phone logo](/dA/b1cf7b1e31/logo/SouthernPhone_border_0.png?language_id=1/1024maxw/16q&w=1024&language_id=1)![Arc health logo](/dA/648419f12f/logo/ARC.svg?language_id=1/100q&w=1024&language_id=1)![BNP Paribas logo](/dA/cd76c1f28e/logo/BNP_Paribas.png?language_id=1/1024maxw/16q&w=1024&language_id=1)![Ctt logo](/dA/c0429a4ddc/logo/ctt.svg?language_id=1/100q&w=1024&language_id=1)![UHN logo](/dA/c7c88c02aa/logo/uhn-logo-with-michener.png?language_id=1/1024maxw/16q&w=1024&language_id=1)![Estes logo](/dA/ee043beb3f/logo/Estes_Express_Lines_logo.png?language_id=1/1024maxw/16q&w=1024&language_id=1)![Telus logo](/dA/c09614483e/logo/telus.png?language_id=1/1024maxw/16q&w=1024&language_id=1)![Southern Phone logo](/dA/b1cf7b1e31/logo/SouthernPhone_border_0.png?language_id=1/1024maxw/16q&w=1024&language_id=1)![Arc health logo](/dA/648419f12f/logo/ARC.svg?language_id=1/100q&w=1024&language_id=1)![BNP Paribas logo](/dA/cd76c1f28e/logo/BNP_Paribas.png?language_id=1/1024maxw/16q&w=1024&language_id=1)![Ctt logo](/dA/c0429a4ddc/logo/ctt.svg?language_id=1/100q&w=1024&language_id=1)![UHN logo](/dA/c7c88c02aa/logo/uhn-logo-with-michener.png?language_id=1/1024maxw/16q&w=1024&language_id=1) Take a Virtual Tour of dotCMS demo.dotcms.com![Demo preview](/dA/2a507c93eccce4de06a983f22d8826f0/75q/1024maxw/50q?w=1024&language_id=1)Explore Live DemoGovernance by design ## Governance is the architecture. dotCMS enforces governance at the platform level. Granular access, approval workflows, audit trails, version history, rollback, and independent certifications give compliance-led teams the control they need to move faster. ### Access Control who can view, create, review, approve, and publish through granular roles, permissions, SSO, and MFA. ### Accountability Maintain a complete audit trail showing who changed what and when. ### Version Control Compare versions, require approval before publishing, and roll back changes when needed. ### Proof Meet security and AI governance requirements with ISO 27001, ISO 42001, SOC 2 Type II, and TX-RAMP. ## EXPLORE Your Use Case ### Built around the way **your** ### **industry works** See how dotCMS fits the workflows, experiences, and operational realities of your sector. 500+ websites dotCMS powers over 500 websites for one of the nation's largest healthcare providers. HIPAA-Ready ### Healthcare Manage 60+ hospital sites with fewer bottlenecks and more control. [Learn more](/demo-request/healthcare) ## EXPLORE THE PLATFORM ### One governed platform for every **site, team, and AI agent.** From visual authoring to global delivery, dotCMS brings every site and content operation under one set of roles, workflows, permissions, and audit trails. Deploy on-prem, in your cloud, or in ours. BuildDeployManageOptimize ### Build Give developers the freedom to use their preferred front-end frameworks while content teams create, preview, and manage experiences visually. - Universal Visual Editor — build and preview content in context - Headless delivery — deliver through REST and GraphQL APIs to any framework or channel - Reusable content — reuse structured content, components, and templates across sites and brands ### Deploy Meet infrastructure, security, and data-residency requirements without locking your content strategy into one deployment model. - Flexible deployment — deploy on-prem, in your cloud, or in ours - One platform — run websites, portals, intranets, and applications from one platform - Long-term flexibility — change deployment models as your infrastructure and compliance strategy evolves ### Manage Enforce roles, permissions, approvals, audit trails, and version history across every site and every person or AI agent acting on your content. - Approval workflows — create multi-step workflows aligned with your publishing policies - Auditability — track who changed what and when through audit trails and version history - Control and recovery — compare, review, approve, and roll back changes across the portfolio ### Optimize Use analytics, testing, and personalization to improve performance without bypassing the workflows and controls protecting your content. - Analytics — measure engagement by content, site, audience, and channel - Testing and personalization — improve experiences within the same governed platform - Content performance — identify high-performing content and reuse it across the digital portfolio ![Build illustration](/dA/21099e56b0a3bad0f8d18ff06bca560e/640maxw/22q?w=640&language_id=1)![Deploy illustration](/dA/0dee9dd894b4df33c5863b7d3fcbc1a0/640maxw/22q?w=640&language_id=1)![Manage illustration](/dA/44f08ea65a712a84bf88aebfb49af269/640maxw/22q?w=640&language_id=1)![Optimize illustration](/dA/f50a9871250763d72dc6750be40af924/640maxw/22q?w=640&language_id=1)Build Give developers the freedom to use their preferred front-end frameworks while content teams create, preview, and manage experiences visually. ![Build illustration](/dA/21099e56b0a3bad0f8d18ff06bca560e/640maxw/22q?w=640&language_id=1)Deploy Meet infrastructure, security, and data-residency requirements without locking your content strategy into one deployment model. ![Deploy illustration](/dA/0dee9dd894b4df33c5863b7d3fcbc1a0/640maxw/22q?w=640&language_id=1)Manage Enforce roles, permissions, approvals, audit trails, and version history across every site and every person or AI agent acting on your content. ![Manage illustration](/dA/44f08ea65a712a84bf88aebfb49af269/640maxw/22q?w=640&language_id=1)Optimize Use analytics, testing, and personalization to improve performance without bypassing the workflows and controls protecting your content. ![Optimize illustration](/dA/f50a9871250763d72dc6750be40af924/640maxw/22q?w=640&language_id=1)AI inside your guardrails ## Put AI to work within your existing controls AI agents operate in dotCMS as actors with assigned roles, permissions, workflows, and audit trails. They draft multi-step work, but the approval process still determines what reaches production and every action remains traceable and reversible. ### Your approved environment Use approved models and cloud providers while keeping AI activity inside your established governance model. ### Same audit trail Keep AI-assisted actions visible, attributable, reviewable, and reversible. ### Same workflows When a role requires human approval before publishing, the agent follows that requirement too. ### Same roles Assign an agent a dotCMS role and limit its actions through the permissions associated with that role. [Explore the dotCMS MCP server about Explore the dotCMS MCP server](https://www.dotcms.com/product/dotcms-mcp) ### Your Path to**Enterprise CMS** Whether you are validating the architecture, exploring a focused use case, planning a migration, or preparing for implementation, choose the path that matches your evaluation process. ### Try dotCMS before you commit. Business Source License is free for non-production use. [Get Started](https://www.dotcms.com/bsl) ### Explore dotCMS through an intranet or focused use case. Enterprise grade CMS for intranets and portals. [Learn More](https://www.dotcms.com/solutions/intranet-portal) ### Validate the APIs and architecture. REST and GraphQL APIs, SDKs, and integration guides for developers. [View Docs](https://dev.dotcms.com/) ### Plan your CMS migration. Structured migration from assessment to go-live. [Talk to Sales](https://www.dotcms.com/demo-center) ### Find an implementation partner. Certified implementation partners to help plan, build, and launch. [Find Partners](https://www.dotcms.com/partners)Developers & ITMarketing & CommunicationsGovernance & Compliance ## ## CMS developers**actually enjoy** Ship modern front ends with headless APIs - while dotCMS handles multi-site scale, governance, and enterprise deployment needs. ### Headless-First APIs REST and GraphQL for any front end and any channel. ### Framework Agnostic React, Next.js, Angular, Vue - bring your stack. ### Git-Friendly Workflows CI/CD-ready workflows for predictable releases. ### Multi-Site Architecture Run many sites from one platform with shared models and controls. ### CLI + SDKs Local dev tools, scaffolding, and automation for faster builds. ### Content Modeling Structured content types with relationships for reuse at scale. [View Documentation](https://dev.dotcms.com)[Explore SDKs](https://www.dotcms.com/developers/sdks) ## ## Take back control of**your content** Create, approve, and publish updates visually - with workflows and permissions that keep compliance-led teams safe. ### Universal Visual Editor Edit in-context on real pages without breaking headless delivery. ### Visual Page Building Drag-and-drop components with real-time preview. ### Multi-Channel Delivery Publish once across sites, portals, and experiences. ### Approval Workflows Multi-step reviews for legal, brand, and compliance teams. ### Personalization Target content by audience, location, or behavior. ### Experiments + Testing A/B test content and iterate with confidence. [See Marketing Solutions](https://www.dotcms.com/product/marketer)[Interactive Demo](https://www.dotcms.com/tour) ## ## Prove **who changed what** Enforce access, accountability, approval, and recovery requirements across every site and every action. ### Audit Trails + Version History Know who changed what, when, and why. ### Approval Before Publishing Prevent content from going live until required reviews are complete. ### Governance Controls Granular permissions and role-based publishing. ### Governed AI Apply the same roles, permissions, workflows, and auditability to AI-assisted work. ### Operational Reliability Scale across high-volume environments. ### Flexible Deployment Cloud, on-premise, or Cloud Anywhere based on policy. [Security & Compliance](https://www.dotcms.com/product/security-compliance)[Talk to Sales](https://www.dotcms.com/demo-center)![Developers & IT](/dA/06386f437f/asset/dotcms-homepage-persona-developer.jpeg?language_id=1/1024maxw/50q&w=1024&language_id=1)![Marketing & Communications](/dA/37f8c31147/asset/dotcms-homepage-persona-marketer.jpeg?language_id=1/1024maxw/50q&w=1024&language_id=1)![Governance & Compliance](/dA/4fd86a44b0/asset/dotcms-homepage-persona-business.jpeg?language_id=1/1024maxw/50q&w=1024&language_id=1)// Quick start with dotCMSimport { createDotCMSClient } from '@dotcms/client' export const client = createDotCMSClient({...}) const content = await client.getContent()Content Workflow1DraftMarketing2ReviewLegal3ApproveBrand4PublishAutoEnterprise Dashboard47Sites Managed12.4KContent Items2.3hAvg. Publish Time99.8%Compliance Rate