MODX vs Webflow CMS
MODX
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webflow.comSide by side
| Figure | MODX | Webflow CMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $36/mo | $15/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 8 | 5 |
| Spec score · Content Management Systems | 9.1 (#8) | 9.2 (#4) |
| Spec score · Web Content Management Software | 8.8 (#5) | 8.4 (#9) |
| Content modeling | MODX supports blogs, landing pages, catalogs, forms, PDFs, dynamically generated CSV downloads, and custom input fields. | CMS Collections are groups of CMS items that share a common template or layout, such as blog posts or office locations. |
| Custom content types | Yes | Yes |
| Custom user roles | Yes | Yes |
| Editorial workflows | Yes | Yes |
| Founded | 2004 | 2013 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | MODX can integrate with services that support an API through JavaScript snippets, MODX Extras, or Zapier, whose MODX Extra provides access to over 500 applications. | Webflow’s integrations library includes categories such as analytics, CRM, ecommerce, forms, localization, maps, payment processing, search, and social media. |
| Media library | Yes | Yes |
| Multilingual content | Yes | Yes |
| Platform type | hybrid | Webflow describes its CMS as a visual-first, composable CMS and a hybrid CMS. |
| SEO tools | Yes | Webflow provides metadata, alt text, structured content, clean code, SEO, and AEO tools. |
| Paid from | 90 | 25 |
| Support | MODX offers free community support and commercial support from the team that created and maintains MODX CMS. | Webflow lists the Help Center, Support Portal, and Webflow University, while its Team plan includes priority support. |
Plans
MODX
- Pro Site Core$90 a month
- Pro Site Plus$145 a month
- Pro Site Max$225 a month
- FreeFree
- Base$36 a month
- Pro$91 a month
- Business$320 a month
- Enterprise$4,000 a month
Webflow CMS
- StarterFree
- Basic$15 a month
- Premium$25 a month
- Team$2,500 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
MODX
MODX is a content management system and application framework for building custom digital experiences. It can model blogs, landing pages, catalogs, forms, PDFs, CSV downloads, and custom input fields. Reusable Templates, Chunks, Snippets, and Plugins render pages or add functionality and logic. Editorial workflows, custom roles, multilingual content, SEO tools, media libraries, and attribute-based access controls support publishing and content management. Community-made Extras extend it with integrations for areas such as e-commerce, maps, menus, OAuth, social, and SEO. Connections to API-enabled services can use JavaScript snippets, Extras, or Zapier, whose MODX Extra connects to over 500 applications. MODX is available as self-hosted software, through an API, and on the web. The self-hosted Free plan costs nothing. Managed MODX Cloud plans begin at $36 a month billed annually; other listed plans include self-hosted and managed options, with different storage, support, and hosting features. MODX was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
Webflow CMS
Webflow CMS is a hosted content management system for building dynamic websites and editing content on a visual canvas. Teams can see changes rendered in real time, organize items into Collections that share a template, and use draft previews, publishing controls, comments, and on-canvas editing. SEO tools cover metadata and alt text, and Webflow supports localized site experiences. Its headless CMS APIs serve content in and out of Webflow and connect external tools. The browser-based service includes a media library, custom content types, and user roles. The free Starter plan includes a Webflow.io domain, limited CMS, 2 static pages, 1 GB bandwidth, and 50 form submissions. Paid plans start at $25 a month billed yearly; the Premium plan supports 20,000 CMS items and 40 Collections. Webflow supports the last three major versions of Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari, but not Internet Explorer. Code export can include HTML and CSS, while dynamic CMS items and pages cannot be exported.