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Compare Contentful and Craft CMS 
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (37.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (53.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
$199 per site
Contentful
Star Rating
(321)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (37.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansCraft CMS
Star Rating
(48)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (53.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$199 per site
Browse all 3 pricing plansContentful vs Craft CMS
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Contentful easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with Craft CMS overall.
- Reviewers felt that Craft CMS meets the needs of their business better than Contentful.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Contentful is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Contentful over Craft CMS.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
Contentful
Free Trial is available
Craft CMS
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.4
233
8.6
38
Ease of Use
8.4
236
8.2
39
Ease of Setup
8.2
116
7.2
15
Ease of Admin
8.4
107
8.3
16
Quality of Support
8.4
190
8.2
25
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
98
9.0
12
Product Direction (% positive)
7.4
221
7.2
37
Features by Category
Content
8.3
147
|
Verified
8.7
28
|
Verified
7.9
145
|
Verified
8.5
26
|
Verified
7.9
132
|
Verified
8.3
23
|
Verified
7.7
114
|
Verified
6.9
23
|
Verified
7.9
100
|
Verified
7.2
23
|
Verified
8.4
90
|
Verified
8.4
23
7.8
132
|
Verified
8.2
28
|
Verified
7.7
137
|
Verified
7.9
24
|
Verified
8.2
133
|
Verified
8.0
23
|
Verified
Design
7.1
64
6.6
16
|
Verified
7.3
67
7.0
18
7.5
80
|
Verified
7.8
18
8.2
124
|
Verified
8.5
24
|
Verified
Platform
7.7
77
7.8
21
7.9
108
|
Verified
7.7
23
|
Verified
8.1
124
|
Verified
7.7
25
|
Verified
8.0
137
|
Verified
7.6
24
|
Verified
8.3
125
|
Verified
7.8
22
|
Verified
8.3
117
|
Verified
7.8
15
|
Verified
8.0
101
|
Verified
7.8
18
|
Verified
8.7
119
|
Verified
7.5
19
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Web Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
7.6
7
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
7.6
7
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
Content Management
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
Design & Development
8.1
7
Not enough data
7.1
7
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Digital Experience Platforms
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
Functionality
8.8
13
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
Management
9.2
13
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
Support
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.0
13
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
Publishing
8.1
60
|
Verified
7.3
5
|
Verified
8.6
66
|
Verified
8.7
5
|
Verified
7.5
27
Not enough data
Development
7.9
77
|
Verified
8.3
5
|
Verified
8.6
77
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
59
|
Verified
8.3
5
7.7
39
|
Verified
8.6
6
|
Verified
Analytics
7.5
47
|
Verified
9.2
6
7.8
61
|
Verified
8.7
5
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Headless CMS
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Personalization
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Contentful and Craft CMS are categorized as Headless CMS and Web Content Management
Unique Categories
Contentful is categorized as WebOps Platforms, Digital Experience Platforms (DXP), and Personalization
Craft CMS has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Contentful
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Craft CMS
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
Information Technology and Services
12.1%
Computer Software
11.1%
Non-Profit Organization Management
7.2%
Financial Services
5.9%
Internet
4.9%
Other
58.7%
Marketing and Advertising
17.8%
Internet
15.6%
Non-Profit Organization Management
8.9%
Real Estate
4.4%
Leisure, Travel & Tourism
4.4%
Other
48.9%
Discussions
Can you do dynamic input validation on dropdowns?
1 Comment
GH
You can do dynamic validation on anything, but it would require that you wrap the open source contentful field editors with your own javascript validation...Read more
What is Craft CMS used for?
1 Comment
CG
Craft CMS is a content management system (CMS) used to create and manage digital experiences, primarily websites an platforms.
Usecases are: Custom...Read more
Is CMS Open Source craft?
1 Comment
CG
Craft CMS is not fully open source, but it is based on open-source technologies and is distributed under its own license. This means:
The source code is...Read more
Is Craft CMS any good?
1 Comment
CG
Whether Craft CMS is "good" depends largely on your specific needs and priorities. Here's a breakdown of its strengths and...Read more
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