Comparison

Decap CMS vs Keystatic

No leader: the top candidate Decap CMS has only 0.23 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Decap CMS full profile →Keystatic full profile →

Machine formatsJSON Markdown GraphQLor send Accept: application/json

Decap CMS43

Keystatic35

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Decap CMS	Keystatic
Vioscale score	43 / 100low · 23%updating	35 / 100low · 17%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	-
Modelpricing.model	open_source	-
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	10	6
Security
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	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40keystatic%2Fcore&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	10	10
Github starsadoption.github_stars	19,318	2,319
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	9	32
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	8	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	JavaScript	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in EU · HQ SI	-

Score

Vioscale score

Decap CMS43 / 100low · 23%updating

Keystatic35 / 100low · 17%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Decap CMS✓

Keystatic–

Model

Decap CMSopen_source

Keystatic–

Price level

Decap CMSfree

Keystatic–

Transparent

Decap CMS✓

Keystatic–

Integrations

Count

Decap CMS10

Keystatic6

Security

Vulnerabilities

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

KeystaticCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40keystatic%2Fcore&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Adoption

Dependent repos

Decap CMS10

Keystatic10

Github stars

Decap CMS19,318

Keystatic2,319

Activity

Commits last 30d

Decap CMS9

Keystatic32

Release

Cadence days

Decap CMS8

Keystatic–

History

Decap CMS20 items

Keystatic–

License

Spdx

Decap CMSMIT

KeystaticMIT

Language

Primary

Decap CMSJavaScript

KeystaticTypeScript

Market

Availability

Decap CMSAvailable worldwide · Popular in EU · HQ SI

Keystatic–

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Headless CMS
Capability	Decap CMS	Keystatic
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

Decap CMS-

Keystatic-

Graphql API native delivery

Decap CMS-

Keystatic-

Rest API delivery

Decap CMS-

Keystatic-

Visual content modeling schema builder

Decap CMS-

Keystatic-

Real time visual preview editor

Decap CMS-

Keystatic-

Multi language localization i18n

Decap CMS-

Keystatic-

Webhooks event triggers

Decap CMS-

Keystatic-

Granular role based access control RBAC

Decap CMS-

Keystatic-

Nextjs gatsby native framework support

Decap CMS-

Keystatic-

Shopify bigcommerce ecommerce integration

Decap CMS-

Keystatic-

SOC2 type ii

Decap CMS-

Keystatic-

ISO 27001

Decap CMS-

Keystatic-

Pricing model

Decap CMS-

Keystatic-

What each one is

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

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

Keystatic

A content management system that lets non-developers edit Markdown, JSON, and YAML files stored in your codebase or GitHub repository through a web interface, without requiring a database or disrupting your existing development 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.

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 ↗

Keystatic

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Decap CMS	Keystatic
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Decap CMS✓

Keystatic✓

CLI

Decap CMS✓

Keystatic✓

Deployment

Self-hosted

Decap CMS✓

Keystatic✓

Integrations

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

In common (2)

GitHub
Next.js

Decap CMS

12 total - 10 not shared

GitLab
Gitea
Bitbucket
Azure
Git Gateway (Netlify)
Cloudinary
Uploadcare
Hugo
Gatsby
Jekyll

Independently observed

Keystatic

6 total - 4 not shared

Astro
Remix
Markdoc
MDX

Independently observed

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