Contentful vs Magnolia DXP
Contentful
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| Figure | Contentful | Magnolia DXP |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $300/mo | $3,500/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 2 |
| Spec score · Digital Experience - Enterprise Software | 8.0 (#7) | 7.7 (#11) |
| Spec score · Digital Experience - Midmarket Software | 8.0 (#16) | 7.7 (#19) |
| Spec score · CMS Tools | 8.0 (#19) | 7.8 (#21) |
| Spec score · Cms No Code | 8.0 (#22) | 7.6 (#25) |
| Founded | 2013 | 1997 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Headquarters | Berlin, Germany | Basel, Switzerland |
Plans
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.
Magnolia DXP
Magnolia DXP is a digital experience platform for organizations managing content, channels, governed AI, and connected systems across multiple brands, sites, regions, and languages. Marketers get a visual WYSIWYG editor and a workspace for content, assets, and personalization. Visitor segments can use behavior, location, or device data to tailor websites, mobile apps, and portals. AI agents can find content, move through applications, generate assets and variants, and assist with workflows allowed by user permissions. DX Cloud is managed by Magnolia, while DX Core runs on customer-managed infrastructure, including on-premises or private cloud. Listed connectors include Salesforce, SAP, Segment, Algolia, commercetools, Netlify, and AWS. The platform supports headless delivery, experimentation, journey orchestration, digital assets, and experience analytics. A free plan is listed. DX Core starts at $3,500 a month; DX Cloud starts at $6,000 a month, with prices varying by deployment and service terms.