How I Replaced WordPress, Shopify, and Mailchimp with Cloudflare Workers
The $300/month problem
As a freelancer, I was paying:
- WordPress hosting: €20/month
- Security plugin: €15/month
- Shopify: €79/month + 2% transaction fees
- Mailchimp: €50/month
- Calendly: €12/month
- Total: ~€176/month + transaction cuts
Plus the hidden costs: updates, backups, security patches, plugin conflicts, slow loading times...
The revelation
What if a CMS didn't need:
- ❌ A database
- ❌ An origin server
- ❌ Plugins
- ❌ Security patches
What if everything ran on the edge — closer to users than a traditional server could ever be?
Meet AI on Edge
A flat-file CMS built entirely on Cloudflare:
Architecture (no, really — zero servers)
- 7 microservices on Cloudflare Workers
- Flat files on Cloudflare R2 (S3-compatible object storage)
- KV for caching and configuration
- Durable Objects for real-time features
- Zero databases. Zero origin servers.
Why this matters
Traditional CMS:
User → CDN → Origin Server → Database → Response
↑_________↑
Cache miss = slow
AI on Edge:
User → Edge Worker → R2 File → Response
↑
Every request is an edge hit
No cache misses. No cold starts. No database queries. Ever.
Performance comparison
| Platform | TTFB | Full Load | CWV Pass |
|---|---|---|---|
| WordPress | 100-800ms | 1.5-6s | 38% |
| Shopify | 80-300ms | 1.5-3s | Moderate |
| AI on Edge | ~50ms | ~0.3s | 100% |
AI, but useful
Not just "AI for marketing":
- AI Content — Generate posts, pages, products from a chat message
- AI Assistant — Site-aware chat with persistent memory and 20+ personas
- AI Agent — Drafts content, monitors traffic, replies to comments autonomously
- AI Translation — Content, subtitles, emails in 10+ languages
- AI SEO — Auto-generated sitemaps, OG images, structured data
- AI Moderation — 4 strictness levels for comments
Everything included
No plugins. No integrations. Just features:
- ✅ CMS & blog
- ✅ E-commerce (Stripe, zero platform fees)
- ✅ Email newsletters & campaigns
- ✅ Calendar & booking
- ✅ CRM with lead scoring
- ✅ Community hub & comments
- ✅ Video/audio streaming
- ✅ Multi-language
- ✅ Custom domains & SSL
- ✅ GDPR compliance
Pricing
- Starter: €19/month
- Professional: €39/month (unlimited everything)
- Zero transaction fees. You keep 100%.
Compare to:
- WordPress + plugins: €50-100+/month
- Shopify: €79/month + 2% fees
- Webflow: €36/month (CMS only)
Beta access
Currently in beta. 50% off with code BETATEST26.
Built solo over 2 years. Ask me anything about edge architecture, flat-file CMSs, or why I believe databases are a mistake for content.