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Compare Butter CMS and DatoCMS 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (63.9% of reviews)
Small-Business (70.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial Per Month
Free
Butter CMS
Star Rating
(206)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (63.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansDatoCMS
Star Rating
(48)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (70.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 2 pricing plansButter CMS vs DatoCMS
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Butter CMS easier to use, set up, and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of administration with DatoCMS.
- Reviewers felt that Butter CMS meets the needs of their business better than DatoCMS.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Butter CMS is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Butter CMS over DatoCMS.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Butter CMS
Free
Free Trial
Per Month
For freelancers and devs launching fast on small projects or MVPs
- Unlimited users
- 50 blogs
- Unlimited Components & Collections
DatoCMS
Developer
Free
For evaluation and personal projects.
- 1 additional collaborator
- 300 records
- 200 MB storage
Free Trial
Butter CMS
Free Trial is available
DatoCMS
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
154
8.8
39
Ease of Use
9.2
153
9.0
40
Ease of Setup
9.1
96
9.0
34
Ease of Admin
9.1
87
9.4
33
Quality of Support
9.6
146
9.2
37
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.6
85
9.4
30
Product Direction (% positive)
9.1
139
8.7
35
Features by Category
Content
9.1
57
Not enough data
8.7
56
Not enough data
8.2
50
Not enough data
7.6
41
Not enough data
8.8
40
Not enough data
8.3
47
Not enough data
8.2
55
Not enough data
7.4
56
Not enough data
8.6
55
Not enough data
Design
8.3
47
Not enough data
8.0
49
Not enough data
8.2
46
Not enough data
8.6
54
Not enough data
Platform
8.0
45
Not enough data
8.5
51
Not enough data
8.3
52
Not enough data
8.6
51
Not enough data
8.4
44
Not enough data
7.9
39
Not enough data
7.6
38
Not enough data
8.9
52
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Web Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
Content Management
9.7
5
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
Design & Development
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Digital Experience Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Publishing
8.9
48
|
Verified
9.1
23
8.0
38
|
Verified
9.3
23
6.5
23
7.5
14
Development
8.0
59
|
Verified
9.2
26
8.7
51
|
Verified
9.4
24
7.8
42
|
Verified
8.9
21
7.1
25
8.0
17
Analytics
7.8
42
8.7
15
8.5
48
9.3
21
Agentic AI - Headless CMS
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Butter CMS and DatoCMS are categorized as Headless CMS
Unique Categories
Butter CMS is categorized as Web Content Management and Digital Experience Platforms (DXP)
DatoCMS has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Butter CMS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
DatoCMS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
11.4%
Information Technology and Services
9.9%
Financial Services
7.4%
Retail
5.0%
Internet
5.0%
Other
61.4%
Marketing and Advertising
12.8%
Financial Services
12.8%
Computer Software
10.6%
Leisure, Travel & Tourism
6.4%
Design
6.4%
Other
51.1%
Discussions
What is butter CMS?
1 Comment
JL
ButterCMS is your content backend. An API-first headless CMS platform that marketers + developers love.
Here's a quick overview:...Read more
How does a headless CMS work?
1 Comment
AM
A headless CMS is a content management system that provides a way to author content (our UI/Dashboard), but instead of having your content tightly coupled to...Read more
What is Prismic?
1 Comment
AM
A headless CMS is a content management system that provides a way to author content (our UI/Dashboard), but instead of having your content tightly coupled to...Read more
DatoCMS has no discussions with answers
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