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Comparison

ButterCMS vs Storyblok

No clear leader: Storyblok (65.0) and ButterCMS (63.3) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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ButterCMS63
Storyblok65
Score
vioscaleAI score
ButterCMS63 / 100medium · 52%
Storyblok65 / 100medium · 74%
Pricing
Free tier
ButterCMS✓
Storyblok✓
Model
ButterCMSfreemium
Storyblokfreemium
Price level
ButterCMShigh
Storyblokhigh
Starting price
ButterCMS$71
Storyblok$99
Transparent
ButterCMS✓
Storyblok✓
Integrations
Count
ButterCMS2
Storyblok6
Security
Certifications
Gdpr
ButterCMS–
Storyblok✓
Iso27001
ButterCMS✓
Storyblok✓
Soc2
ButterCMS✓
Storyblok–
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
ButterCMS–
Storyblok99.9
Status page
ButterCMS–
Storyblok✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
ButterCMS5 items
Storyblok7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for headless cms. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Deployment model
ButterCMSCloud managed saas
StoryblokCloud managed saas
Graphql API native delivery
ButterCMS-
Storyblok✓
Rest API delivery
ButterCMS✓
Storyblok✓
Visual content modeling schema builder
ButterCMS✓
Storyblok✓
Real time visual preview editor
ButterCMS✓
Storyblok✓
Multi language localization i18n
ButterCMS✓
Storyblok✓
Webhooks event triggers
ButterCMS✓
Storyblok✓
Granular role based access control RBAC
ButterCMS✓
Storyblok✓
Nextjs gatsby native framework support
ButterCMS✓
Storyblok✓
Shopify bigcommerce ecommerce integration
ButterCMS✓
Storyblok✓
SOC2 type ii
ButterCMS✓
Storyblok-
ISO 27001
ButterCMS✓
Storyblok✓
Pricing model
ButterCMSFreemium
StoryblokFreemium

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

ButterCMS

A backend service for managing and delivering content via REST APIs without any built-in user interface. It enables developers and content teams to work independently on content creation and integration.

Independently observed

Storyblok

A cloud-based content management system that helps enterprises organize, manage, and deliver structured content across multiple channels with a visual editor for teams and APIs for developers.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

ButterCMS

from $71/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

From $71/month for Basic plan. Free tier available.

  • FreeFree
    • Visual editing
    • Live preview
    • SEO metadata
    • AI Assistant
    • API Explorer
    • +2 more
  • Basic$71/month (or $63.90/month with annual billing)
    • Image editing
    • Unlimited users
    • Unlimited components
  • Advanced$224/month (or $201.60/month with annual billing)
    • All Basic tier features
  • Professional$359/month (or $323.05/month with annual billing)
    • Write API (up to 5K calls/month)
    • Multi environment
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom API calls
    • Custom roles
    • Write API
    • Custom webhooks
    • Workflows
    • +4 more
as of verify ↗

Storyblok

from $99/mofreemiumFree tier45-day trial

Free Starter plan. From $99/month for Growth. Annual billing available with one month free.

  • StarterFree
    • 1 space
    • 100GB traffic/month
    • 100k API requests/month
  • Growth$99/mo
    • 400GB traffic/month
    • 1M API requests/month
    • 97% uptime SLA
    • Shopify integrations
    • Slack integration
  • Growth Plus$349/mo
    • 1TB traffic/month
    • 4M API requests/month
    • 99.9% uptime SLA
  • Premium & EliteContact sales
    • All features from self-service plans
    • Native A/B Testing
    • Multi-Space Content Distribution (Elite)
    • Custom Roles & Workflows
    • Language-specific Workflows
    • +5 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
ButterCMS✓
Storyblok✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
ButterCMS✓
Storyblok✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (2)
  • Shopify
  • BigCommerce

ButterCMS

2 total - 0 not shared
  • Shopify
  • BigCommerce
Independently observed

Storyblok

11 total - 9 not shared
  • Slack
  • AWS
  • Netlify
  • Vercel
  • GitHub
  • Cloudinary
  • Salesforce Commerce Cloud
  • OpenAI
  • Gemini
Independently observed
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