Compare Contentful and CrafterCMS
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (38.0% of reviews)
Enterprise (41.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Free
Contentful
Star Rating
(324)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (38.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Free Trial is available
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CrafterCMS
Star Rating
(18)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (41.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
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Contentful vs CrafterCMS
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found CrafterCMS easier to use, set up, and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of administration with Contentful.
- Reviewers felt that CrafterCMS meets the needs of their business better than Contentful.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that CrafterCMS is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of CrafterCMS over Contentful.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
CrafterCMS
CrafterCMS Community
Free
Open source license (GPL v3) with all CrafterCMS core features including:
- Best In Class Content Authoring Experience
- Developer Friendly, API-First Headless Platform
- Reusable Plugins and Public Marketplace
Free Trial
Contentful
Free Trial is available
CrafterCMS
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.4
234
9.2
11
Ease of Use
8.4
237
8.5
11
Ease of Setup
8.2
117
8.3
10
Ease of Admin
8.4
107
8.0
10
Quality of Support
8.4
191
9.5
11
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
98
9.5
10
Product Direction (% positive)
7.4
222
10.0
11
Features by Category
Content
8.3
149
|
Verified
9.1
9
7.9
147
|
Verified
9.1
9
7.9
133
|
Verified
9.6
8
7.7
116
|
Verified
9.0
7
7.9
101
|
Verified
8.5
8
8.4
92
|
Verified
9.2
8
7.8
133
|
Verified
8.1
9
7.7
138
|
Verified
9.4
8
8.2
135
|
Verified
9.1
9
Design
7.1
65
8.9
6
7.3
68
9.3
7
7.5
81
|
Verified
9.2
6
8.2
125
|
Verified
9.8
8
Platform
7.8
78
8.8
7
8.0
110
|
Verified
9.7
6
8.1
125
|
Verified
9.5
7
8.0
139
|
Verified
9.6
8
8.3
127
|
Verified
9.7
6
8.4
118
|
Verified
9.3
5
8.0
102
|
Verified
7.9
7
8.7
120
|
Verified
9.7
6
Agentic AI - Web Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
7.5
6
9.7
5
6.7
6
9.3
5
7.2
6
Not enough data
6.7
7
8.3
5
7.8
6
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
Content Management
8.3
7
9.0
7
8.1
7
8.8
7
8.8
7
9.7
6
Design & Development
8.1
6
9.3
5
8.1
6
9.3
5
7.8
6
Feature Not Available
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
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
61
|
Verified
10.0
6
|
Verified
8.6
67
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
27
Not enough data
Development
7.9
78
|
Verified
8.8
7
|
Verified
8.7
78
|
Verified
9.7
6
|
Verified
7.5
59
|
Verified
9.7
5
|
Verified
7.7
39
|
Verified
9.2
6
|
Verified
Analytics
7.5
47
|
Verified
8.6
7
|
Verified
7.9
62
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Headless CMS
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Type
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
CDN Type
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monetization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Delivery
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - OTT Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
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 CrafterCMS are categorized as Digital Experience Platforms (DXP), Headless CMS, and Web Content Management
Unique Categories
Contentful is categorized as WebOps Platforms and Personalization
CrafterCMS is categorized as OTT Platforms
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Contentful
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
CrafterCMS
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
11.8%
Computer Software
11.1%
Non-Profit Organization Management
7.2%
Financial Services
6.2%
Internet
4.9%
Other
58.8%
Information Technology and Services
11.8%
Higher Education
11.8%
Financial Services
11.8%
Telecommunications
5.9%
Sports
5.9%
Other
52.9%
Alternatives
Discussions
Is Contentful a headless CMS?
1 Comment
JF
YesRead more
What is Contentful used for?
1 Comment
D
Managing the content of the application in the cloud whether its Mobile App or Website Read more
What is Crafter delivery?
1 Comment
Official Response from CrafterCMS
Crafter Delivery (Crafter Engine) is the dynamic content delivery engine component of CrafterCMS.Read more
How Crafter CMS works?
1 Comment
MV
Check out the CrafterCMS documentation, all of it is online at: https://docs.craftercms.orgRead more
CrafterCMS has no more discussions with answers
