# Contentful vs Cosmic

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Contentful

| Attribute | Contentful | Cosmic |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 80.5 (59% (medium)) | 60.4 (54% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Contentful is a headless CMS and digital experience platform enabling teams to create and deliver personalized content at scale, with AI-powered automation, visual content assembly, and comprehensive workflow capabilities. It is indexed under CMS Software.","source":"https://www.contentful.com","question":"What is Contentful?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Contentful offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $0 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.contentful.com","question":"Is Contentful free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Contentful. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.contentful.com","question":"What platforms does Contentful support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Contentful, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.contentful.com","question":"Can Contentful be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and ISO 27001 for Contentful. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Contentful not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.contentful.com/security","question":"What security certifications does Contentful have?","confidence":0.7}]` | `[{"answer":"A headless CMS platform enabling content teams to publish independently, with support for multiple sites and languages plus built-in AI agents to automate content workflows. It is indexed under Headless CMS.","source":"https://www.cosmicjs.com/blog/claude-sonnet-5-benchmarks-pricing-developers","question":"What is Cosmic?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Cosmic offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.cosmicjs.com/blog/claude-sonnet-5-benchmarks-pricing-developers","question":"Is Cosmic free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Cosmic supports the web, macOS, iOS and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.cosmicjs.com/blog/claude-sonnet-5-benchmarks-pricing-developers","question":"What platforms does Cosmic support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Cosmic, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.cosmicjs.com/blog/claude-sonnet-5-benchmarks-pricing-developers","question":"Can Cosmic be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 4 integrations for Cosmic, including Slack, GitHub, WhatsApp and Telegram. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.cosmicjs.com/blog/claude-sonnet-5-benchmarks-pricing-developers","question":"What does Cosmic integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Cosmic. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Cosmic not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.cosmicjs.com/security","question":"What security certifications does Cosmic have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Cosmic is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://www.cosmicjs.com/blog/claude-sonnet-5-benchmarks-pricing-developers","question":"Where is Cosmic available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | Contentful is a headless CMS and digital experience platform enabling teams to create and deliver personalized content at scale, with AI-powered automation, visual content assembly, and comprehensive workflow capabilities. | A headless CMS platform enabling content teams to publish independently, with support for multiple sites and languages plus built-in AI agents to automate content workflows. |
| features.capabilities | `{"cms_type":"headless","free_tier":true,"multisite":true,"open_source":false,"headless_api":true,"localization":true,"self_hostable":false,"visual_builder":true,"managed_hosting":true,"content_workflow":true,"plugin_ecosystem":"Marketplace with apps and integrations to extend platform","structured_content":true}` | `{"pricing_model":"freemium","deployment_model":"cloud_managed_saas","rest_api_delivery":true,"webhooks_event_triggers":true,"graphql_api_native_delivery":false,"real_time_visual_preview_editor":true,"multi_language_localization_i18n":true,"nextjs_gatsby_native_framework_support":true,"visual_content_modeling_schema_builder":true,"granular_role_based_access_control_rbac":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 14 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Slack","native":true,"category":"messaging","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"GitHub","native":true,"category":"code","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"WhatsApp","native":true,"category":"messaging","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Telegram","native":true,"category":"messaging","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Vercel","native":true,"category":"deployment","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Netlify","native":true,"category":"deployment","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Cloudflare","native":true,"category":"deployment","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Render","native":true,"category":"deployment","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Kinsta","native":true,"category":"deployment","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Algolia","native":true,"category":"search","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Stripe","native":true,"category":"payments","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Claude","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Cursor","native":true,"category":"development","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Google Sheets","native":true,"category":"productivity","direction":"bidirectional"}]` |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free forever","features":["2 Roles (Admin, Editor)","2 Custom Locales","100K/month API calls (no overages)","50 GB/month asset bandwidth CDN (no overages)","50 MB max asset upload size","Structured content","Content tags","Links/reference fields","Visual modeler","Taxonomy","Localization","Reference view","Rich text editor","Markdown editor","Image editor","Scheduled publishing","Validation","Content versioning","Community support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"roles":"2","locales":"2","api_calls":"100K/month","asset_bandwidth":"50 GB/month","asset_upload_size":"50 MB"}},{"free":false,"name":"Lite","summary":"Free base; additional spaces $850/month","features":["3 Roles (Admin, Editor, Author)","3 Custom Locales","1M/month API calls with paid overages allowed","100 GB/month asset bandwidth CDN with paid overages allowed","1000 MB max asset upload size","All Free features","Multi-space orchestration","Custom external references","Roles and permissions","ISO 27001 certified","API token management","Single Sign-On (SSO)","Teams","Custom roles and permissions","Tag-based permissions","User Management API","Environment governance","SCIM provisioning via IdP","Custom domain","Embargoed assets","Static webhook IPs","Security reporting","PCI DSS compliance","Encryption in transit and at rest","24/7 infrastructure monitoring","Medium-density infrastructure","Advanced caching","Standard technical support","Professional Services offerings","Infosec and legal review"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"roles":"3","locales":"3","api_calls":"1M/month","asset_bandwidth":"100 GB/month","asset_upload_size":"1000 MB"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing; contact sales","features":["All Lite features","Custom roles and locales","Custom API calls with paid overages","Custom asset bandwidth with paid overages","AI Actions with included quotas","Contentful Personalization compatible","Contentful Studio compatible","Dedicated infrastructure","Multi-region delivery infrastructure","EU data residency","Prioritized support with guaranteed response time SLAs","Dedicated Customer Success Manager","Professional Services offerings","Infosec and legal review"],"contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"roles":"Custom","locales":"Custom","api_calls":"Custom with paid overages","asset_bandwidth":"Custom with paid overages","asset_upload_size":"1000 MB"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"Additional Lite Space","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":850,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Free tier available. Lite plan free base with $850/month per additional space. Enterprise with custom pricing.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.contentful.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-01T14:20:15.593Z","startingPrice":{"amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free forever, no card required","features":["2 team members","1,000 Objects","300k in/out AI tokens","1 agent, 1 workflow"],"minSeats":2,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Forever free plan","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"agents":"1","objects":"1,000","ai_tokens":"300k in/out/mo","workflows":"1","team_members":"2"}},{"free":false,"name":"Builder","summary":"$99/mo or $1,069/year (10% savings)","features":["3 team members","2 Buckets","5,000 Objects","500k in/out AI tokens","3 agents, 3 workflows"],"minSeats":3,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For small teams and growing projects","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"agents":"3","buckets":"2","objects":"5,000","ai_tokens":"500k in/out/mo","workflows":"3","team_members":"3"}},{"free":false,"name":"Team","summary":"$299/mo or $3,229/year (10% savings)","features":["5 team members","3 Buckets","20,000 Objects","1M in/out AI tokens","10 agents, 10 workflows"],"minSeats":5,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":299,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For teams collaborating on content","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"agents":"10","buckets":"3","objects":"20,000","ai_tokens":"1M in/out/mo","workflows":"10","team_members":"5"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"$499/mo or $5,389/year (10% savings)","features":["25 agents, 25 workflows"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":499,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"agents":"25","workflows":"25"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Starting $999/mo, custom pricing available","features":["SAML single sign-on","99.95% uptime SLA","Automatic Backups included","50 workflows"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":999,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Critical scale, security and support","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"workflows":"50"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"Extra team member","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"member","amount":29,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Extra Bucket","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"bucket","amount":29,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Object capacity (per 10k pack)","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"pack","amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Webhooks","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Localization","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Revision History","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Automatic Backups","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Bundle (all 4 features)","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":199,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"AI token top-up","components":[{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"tokens"},"kind":"metered","amount":9.5,"currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Free tier. Plans $99–$499/mo, annual billing saves 10%. Metered overages for usage beyond limits.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.cosmicjs.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-10-06T08:32:42.606Z","freeTrialDays":30,"startingPrice":{"amount":99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | high |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":99,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.95 |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.trust_center | - | https://www.cosmicjs.com/security |

## Capabilities (Headless CMS)

| Capability | Contentful | Cosmic |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | - | Cloud managed saas |
| Graphql API native delivery | - | ✗ |
| Rest API delivery | - | ✓ |
| Visual content modeling schema builder | - | ✓ |
| Real time visual preview editor | - | ✓ |
| Multi language localization i18n | - | ✓ |
| Webhooks event triggers | - | ✓ |
| Granular role based access control RBAC | - | ✓ |
| Nextjs gatsby native framework support | - | ✓ |
| Shopify bigcommerce ecommerce integration | - | - |
| SOC2 type ii | - | - |
| ISO 27001 | - | - |
| Pricing model | - | Freemium |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-20T15:55:53.191Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*