The modern alternative to headless WordPress.
WordPress runs much of the web, but going headless means bolting a REST layer onto a PHP monolith and a wall of plugins. Tangen is a code-first, type-safe backend built for the way you ship today.
Where Tangen is different
Schema in code, not click-ops
Content types in WordPress live in the database or a plugin like ACF. In Tangen your schema is TypeScript you review, diff, and push per environment.
TypeScript, not PHP
Tangen is TypeScript from schema to SDK, on Bun and Elysia. No PHP runtime and no theme layer to fight when you go headless.
Security without plugin roulette
Most WordPress breaches trace back to plugins. Tangen ships auth, RBAC, and an audit trail in core, so your attack surface is not a marketplace.
Localization that is built in
Multilingual WordPress means WPML or Polylang. Tangen localizes per field into real columns, with blocks and media too, out of the box.
AI that is native
Tangen ships an MCP server and RAG. Agents read and write content through scoped tools, with no plugin stack to assemble.
Environments and version control
Config and schema move through development, staging, and production as code. There is no database export to promote a change.
Where WordPress may be the better fit.
We would rather you pick the right tool than oversell ours. Reach for WordPress when:
You want a massive plugin and theme ecosystem and to assemble a site without writing code.
You need a fully managed, no-ops host with one-click installs.
Your team never touches a repository.
Build on Tangen in the private beta.
Define a content type, push it, and query it from anywhere, with your own AI agent doing the rest. Request access and we will get you set up.