Comparison

Contentful vs Umbraco

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.

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Contentful81
Umbraco53
Score
vioscaleAI score
Contentful81 / 100medium · 59%
Umbraco53 / 100medium · 56%
Pricing
Free tier
Contentful
Umbraco
Model
Contentfulcommercial
Umbracocommercial
Price level
Contentfulfree
Umbracomid
Starting price
Contentful
Umbraco€45
Transparent
Contentful
Umbraco
Integrations
Count
Contentful
Umbraco1
Security
Certifications
Contentful
UmbracoISO 27001
Disclosure policy
Contentful
Umbraco
Gdpr
Contentful
Umbraco
Iso27001
Contentful
Umbraco
Pci
Contentful
Umbraco
Soc2
Contentful
Umbraco
Trust center
Reliability
Status page
Contentful
Umbraco
Content
Faq
Contentful5 items
Umbraco7 items

Capabilities

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

Core
CMS type
ContentfulHeadless / API-first
UmbracoHeadless / API-first
Licensing
Open-source
Contentful
Umbraco
Deployment
Self-hostable
Contentful
Umbraco
Managed / cloud hosting offered
Contentful
Umbraco
Delivery
Headless API (REST/GraphQL)
Contentful
Umbraco
Content
Structured content modelling
Contentful
Umbraco
Localisation / i18n
Contentful
Umbraco
Content workflow / approvals
Contentful
Umbraco
Editing
Visual / no-code page builder
Contentful
Umbraco
Extensibility
Plugin / app ecosystem size
ContentfulMarketplace with apps and integrations to extend platform
UmbracoUmbraco Marketplace with community and official add-ons including Forms, Commerc
Scale
Multi-site / multi-tenant
Contentful
Umbraco
Workflow
Git-based / code-first workflow
Contentful-
Umbraco
Pricing
Free / open tier
Contentful
Umbraco

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

Umbraco

An open-source .NET content management system providing complete control over content, design, and integrations through headless APIs and webhooks, with support for both traditional and decoupled deployments designed for flexibility and AI-driven workflows.

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 ↗

Umbraco

from €45/moSubscription

From €45/month. Subscription-based cloud hosting with add-on options for performance enhancements.

  • Starter€45/month
    • Managed SQL database
    • Website & Delivery API SLA
    • TLS certificates
    • Cloudflare CDN
    • One live environment
  • Standard-
    • CPU priority
    • Standard prioritized database performance
    • Dedicated resources option
  • Professional-
    • Premium database performance
    • Load Balancing available
    • Dedicated resources option
  • Enterprise-
    • Premium database performance
    • Load Balancing available
    • Dedicated resources option
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Contentful
Umbraco
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Contentful
Umbraco
Self-hosted
Contentful
Umbraco

Integrations

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

Contentful

Leader

Not documented yet.

Umbraco

8 total
  • Cloudflare
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Umbraco Forms
  • Umbraco Commerce
  • Umbraco Workflow
  • Umbraco Engage
  • Umbraco UI Builder
  • Umbraco Deploy
Independently observed
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