Comparison

Contentful vs Squidex

On the evidence we track, Contentful leads this comparison with a composite score of 81/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.
★Contentful81
Squidex56
Score
vioscaleAI score
Contentful81 / 100medium · 59%updating
Squidex56 / 100medium · 54%
Pricing
Free tier
Contentful✓
Squidex✓
Model
Contentfulcommercial
Squidexfreemium
Price level
Contentfulfree
Squidexlow
Starting price
Contentful–
Squidex€0.20
Transparent
Contentful✓
Squidex✓
Integrations
Count
Contentful–
Squidex13
Security
Disclosure policy
Contentful✓
Squidex–
Gdpr
Contentful–
Squidex✓
Iso27001
Contentful✓
Squidex–
Pci
Contentful✓
Squidex–
Soc2
Contentful✓
Squidex–
Trust center
Contentful–
Reliability
Status page
Contentful✓
Squidex–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Contentful–
Squidex0
Github stars
Contentful–
Squidex2,508
Activity
Commits last 30d
Contentful–
Squidex13
Release
Cadence days
Contentful–
Squidex44
History
Contentful–
Squidex20 items
License
Spdx
Contentful–
SquidexMIT
Language
Primary
Contentful–
SquidexC#
Market
Availability
Contentful–
Content
Faq
Contentful5 items
Squidex7 items

Capabilities

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

Capabilities
Deployment model
Contentful-
SquidexSelf hosted open source
Graphql API native delivery
Contentful-
Squidex✓
Rest API delivery
Contentful-
Squidex✓
Visual content modeling schema builder
Contentful-
Squidex✓
Real time visual preview editor
Contentful-
Squidex-
Multi language localization i18n
Contentful-
Squidex✓
Webhooks event triggers
Contentful-
Squidex✓
Granular role based access control RBAC
Contentful-
Squidex✓
Nextjs gatsby native framework support
Contentful-
Squidex-
Shopify bigcommerce ecommerce integration
Contentful-
Squidex-
SOC2 type ii
Contentful-
Squidex-
ISO 27001
Contentful-
Squidex-
Pricing model
Contentful-
SquidexFreemium

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

Squidex

A headless CMS that provides content management through modern APIs rather than a traditional UI, supporting REST and GraphQL endpoints. It can be deployed on-premises, in the cloud, or via Docker with customizable workflows and multi-language support.

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 verify ↗

Squidex

from €0.20/API callsHybridFree tier

Free plan with 20,000 API calls/month; additional calls at €0.20 per 1,000 calls

  • FreeFree
  • Basic€0.20 per 1000 API calls
  • Professional€0.20 per 1000 API calls
  • Business€0.20 per 1000 API calls
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Contentful✓
Squidex✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Contentful✓
Squidex✓
Self-hosted
Contentful✗
Squidex✓
On-premise
Contentful✗
Squidex✓
Hybrid
Contentful✗
Squidex✓

Integrations

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

Contentful

Leader

Not documented yet.

Squidex

14 total
  • Kafka
  • RabbitMQ
  • Azure Queue
  • Medium
  • Google Maps
  • FTP
  • Azure Storage
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • SQL Server
  • FerretDB
  • CosmosDB
  • DocumentDB
  • Twitter
Independently observed
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