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React Bricks vs Vault CMS

React Bricks offers visual editing with a React component focus, not Obsidian-based editing.

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What it is
React Bricks:React Bricks is a headless CMS that lets developers build React components as visual content blocks for editors to edit without breaking design systems.
Vault CMS:Vault CMS is an open-source headless CMS that lets you use Obsidian as the content editor for Astro sites.
Best for
React Bricks:Visual editing of React-based sites
Vault CMS:Obsidian-driven content for Astro
Who it’s for
React Bricks:React developers and content editors who need visual editing within a design system
Vault CMS:Developers building Astro websites who want a markdown-based editing experience.
Pricing
React Bricks:Freemium
Vault CMS:Open source
Plans
React Bricks:Free $0 · Professional $179 per month per month
Vault CMS:—
Open source
React Bricks:—
Vault CMS:Yes, 374 GitHub stars
Works with
React Bricks:React, Next.js, Remix, Gatsby, Astro, Visual Studio Code
Vault CMS:Obsidian, Astro
DevHunt upvotes
React Bricks:29
Vault CMS:1
Launched on DevHunt
React Bricks:Jan 2023
Vault CMS:Jul 2026

React Bricks features

  • Custom bricks in React. Create reusable content blocks as React components with TypeScript.
  • Inline visual editor. Editors compose pages visually using the same components developers built.
  • AI content generation. AI can generate full pages or text fields that respect your design system.
  • Real-time collaboration. Multiple editors can work together with presence and change history.
  • Multi-environment support. Separate staging, production and dev environments for safe publishing.
  • Built-in SEO & DAM. Manage assets, edit metadata and schema.org fields directly in the CMS.

Vault CMS features

  • One-click install. Run pnpm create vault-cms in an Astro project to scaffold the CMS.
  • Auto theme detection. Detects any Astro theme and maps content types and frontmatter automatically.
  • Preconfigured plugins. Includes hotkeys and settings optimized for Astro workflows.
  • CMS-like homepage. Provides a homepage view inside Obsidian using Obsidian Bases.
  • Instant publish option. Optional Git plugin enables instant publishing of changes.

Based on each tool's website and DevHunt data. Details may change; check the official sites.