Contentful vs dotCMS
Contentful
contentful.com
dotCMS
dotcms.comSide by side
| Figure | Contentful | dotCMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $300/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 6 |
| Spec score · Digital Experience - Enterprise Software | 8.0 (#7) | 8.5 (#3) |
| Spec score · CMS Tools | 8.0 (#19) | 8.5 (#7) |
| Spec score · Headless CMS | 7.8 (#25) | 8.5 (#12) |
| API types | both | both |
| Asset transformations | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Headquarters | Berlin, Germany | Beaverton, Oregon, United States |
| Content localization | Yes | Yes |
| Content preview | Yes | Yes |
| Role permissions | custom | custom |
| Webhooks | Yes | Yes |
Plans
dotCMS
- StarterPriced on request
- ProfessionalPriced on request
- BusinessPriced on request
- EnterprisePriced on request
- Free (BSL)Free
- Free (BSL)Free
In their own words
Contentful
Contentful is a web-based content platform with free and paid plans. It supports content localization, custom role permissions, webhooks, content preview, asset transformations, and both listed API types. The Free plan costs nothing, billed at $0 forever, and allows 10 users, 2 roles, 2 locales, 100K API calls per month, 50 GB per month of CDN bandwidth, and 1 Starter Space. Lite costs $300 a month, billed at $300 per month, with 20 users, 3 roles, 3 locales, 1M API calls per month, 100 GB per month of CDN bandwidth, and 1 Starter Space. Contentful was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.