Complete guide to migrating your GraphCMS website to SolidStart. Leave GraphCMS's requires graphql knowledge behind and get solidjs fine-grained reactivity. Free migration tool included.
You can migrate from GraphCMS to SolidStart for free using LeaveWP. Enter your site URL, choose SolidStart as the destination, and download your content — posts, pages, and media — in minutes. No API keys, passwords, or CLI tools required. Difficulty: Medium. Estimated time: 20-40 minutes.
GraphQL-native headless CMS (now Hygraph). Teams building GraphQL-first applications with federated data needs, but these limitations push teams toward modern alternatives.
Requires GraphQL knowledge — no REST API option
This is the most common reason teams migrate away from GraphCMS. SolidStart eliminates this issue entirely.
Free tier is restricted — paid plans start at $199/month
With SolidStart, solidjs fine-grained reactivity — updates dom without virtual dom diffing.
Rebranded to Hygraph which caused community confusion
Modern architectures like SolidStart are designed to avoid this from the ground up.
Smaller ecosystem than Contentful or Strapi
After migrating, you'll no longer need to worry about this — SolidStart takes a fundamentally different approach.
Full-stack framework for SolidJS with fine-grained reactivity. Built with JavaScript/TypeScript (SolidJS), it's performance-focused developers who want react-like syntax without virtual dom overhead.
SolidJS fine-grained reactivity — updates DOM without virtual DOM diffing
Top benchmark performance — often faster than Svelte
JSX syntax makes it approachable for React developers
File-based routing with SSR and SSG support
SolidStart is open-source and free to use. You own your code and data with no vendor lock-in. Deploy to any host that supports JavaScript/TypeScript, or use managed platforms like Vercel and Netlify for zero-config deployments.
Side-by-side comparison based on real platform characteristics
| Metric | GraphCMS | SolidStart |
|---|---|---|
| Ease of Use | ⭐⭐⭐ 3/5 | ⭐⭐⭐ 3/5 |
| Performance | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 |
| Flexibility | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5 | ⭐⭐⭐ 3/5 |
| Cost | ⭐⭐ 2/5 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 |
| Scalability | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5 | ⭐⭐⭐ 3/5 |
| Ecosystem | ⭐⭐ 2/5 | ⭐ 1/5 |
| Language | API-based (GraphQL-first) | JavaScript/TypeScript (SolidJS) |
| Pricing | Free / $199+/month | Free (open-source) |
| Open Source | No | Yes |
Ratings are based on publicly available data, documentation, and community consensus as of 2026. Individual experience may vary.
A detailed breakdown of how your GraphCMS content maps to SolidStart
What may need manual attention
Custom server-side logic, third-party integrations, and platform-specific plugins will need equivalent solutions in SolidStart. The core content (text, images, metadata) transfers cleanly.
Migrate your content in three simple steps
Enter your GraphCMS site URL — LeaveWP connects automatically.
Select SolidStart as destination and choose content options.
Download your migrated content or preview it in your browser.
Migrating from GraphCMS to SolidStart makes the most sense if you're experiencing requires graphql knowledge — no rest api option or outgrowing GraphCMS's architecture. SolidStart is best for performance-focused developers who want react-like syntax without virtual dom overhead.
You should migrate if: your GraphCMS site is slow, your hosting costs are climbing, you need developer flexibility, or you want to adopt a modern JAMstack architecture.
You might want to stay if: your GraphCMS site benefits from graphql-native — built from the ground up for graphql and you don't have JavaScript/TypeScript developers on your team.
The migration itself is straightforward with LeaveWP — enter your GraphCMS URL, select SolidStart, and download your content. The more important question is whether SolidStart's architecture fits your team's skills and your project's long-term needs.
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