Comparison

Contentful vs Decap CMS

On the evidence we track, Contentful leads this comparison with a composite score of 85/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Contentful full profile →Decap CMS full profile →

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★Contentful85

Decap CMS43

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	ContentfulLeader	Decap CMS
Vioscale score	85 / 100medium · 59%	43 / 100low · 23%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	10
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	-
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=decap-cms-widget-text&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	10
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	19,318
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	9
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	8
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	JavaScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in EU · HQ SI

Score

Vioscale score

Contentful85 / 100medium · 59%

Decap CMS43 / 100low · 23%

Pricing

Free tier

Contentful✓

Decap CMS✓

Model

Contentfulcommercial

Decap CMSopen_source

Price level

Contentfulfree

Decap CMSfree

Transparent

Contentful✓

Decap CMS✓

Integrations

Count

Contentful–

Decap CMS10

Security

Disclosure policy

Contentful✓

Decap CMS–

Iso27001

Contentful✓

Decap CMS–

Pci

Contentful✓

Decap CMS–

Soc2

Contentful✓

Decap CMS–

Vulnerabilities

Contentful–

Decap CMSCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=decap-cms-widget-text&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Contentful✓

Decap CMS–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Contentful–

Decap CMS10

Github stars

Contentful–

Decap CMS19,318

Activity

Commits last 30d

Contentful–

Decap CMS9

Release

Cadence days

Contentful–

Decap CMS8

History

Contentful–

Decap CMS20 items

License

Spdx

Contentful–

Decap CMSMIT

Language

Primary

Contentful–

Decap CMSJavaScript

Market

Availability

Contentful–

Decap CMSAvailable worldwide · Popular in EU · HQ SI

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Headless CMS
Capability	Contentful	Decap CMS
Capabilities
Deployment model	-	-
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	-	-

Capabilities

Deployment model

Contentful-

Decap CMS-

Graphql API native delivery

Contentful-

Decap CMS-

Rest API delivery

Contentful-

Decap CMS-

Visual content modeling schema builder

Contentful-

Decap CMS-

Real time visual preview editor

Contentful-

Decap CMS-

Multi language localization i18n

Contentful-

Decap CMS-

Webhooks event triggers

Contentful-

Decap CMS-

Granular role based access control RBAC

Contentful-

Decap CMS-

Nextjs gatsby native framework support

Contentful-

Decap CMS-

Shopify bigcommerce ecommerce integration

Contentful-

Decap CMS-

SOC2 type ii

Contentful-

Decap CMS-

ISO 27001

Contentful-

Decap CMS-

Pricing model

Contentful-

Decap CMS-

What each one is

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

Contentful

Leader

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.

Independently observed

Decap CMS

A free, self-hosted CMS designed for static site generators and modern frontend workflows. It provides a web-based editor with structured fields and live preview, keeps content versioned in Git repositories, and supports editorial review workflows without compromising developer control.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Contentful

Leader

from $0/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free tier available. Lite plan free base with $850/month per additional space. Enterprise with custom pricing.

FreeFree
- 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
- +14 more
LiteFree base; additional spaces $850/month
- 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
- +25 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- All Lite features
- Custom roles and locales
- Custom API calls with paid overages
- Custom asset bandwidth with paid overages
- AI Actions with included quotas
- +9 more

as of 2026-08-01verify ↗

Decap CMS

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open-source core. Decap Turbo available for teams (pricing on request).

Decap CMSFree
- Web editor with real-time preview
- Editorial workflow (draft, review, publish)
- Git-native history
- Support for GitHub, GitLab, Gitea, Bitbucket, Azure
- Media library with external integrations
- +5 more
Decap TurboContact sales
- Faster CMS performance
- Centralized access control
- Role-based access and team collaboration
- Real-time editing visibility
- Secrets storage
- +1 more

as of 2026-08-19verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Contentful	Decap CMS
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Contentful✓

Decap CMS✓

CLI

Contentful✗

Decap CMS✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Contentful✓

Decap CMS✗

Self-hosted

Contentful✗

Decap CMS✓

Integrations

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

Contentful

Leader

Not documented yet.

Decap CMS

12 total

GitHub
GitLab
Gitea
Bitbucket
Azure
Git Gateway (Netlify)
Cloudinary
Uploadcare
Hugo
Next.js
Gatsby
Jekyll

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.