Comparison

Hygraph vs Storyblok

On the evidence we track, Storyblok leads this comparison with a composite score of 65/100. 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.
Hygraph54
★Storyblok65
Score
vioscaleAI score
Hygraph54 / 100medium · 71%
Storyblok65 / 100medium · 74%
Pricing
Free tier
Hygraph✓
Storyblok✓
Model
Hygraphfreemium
Storyblokfreemium
Price level
Hygraphlow
Storyblokhigh
Starting price
Hygraph–
Storyblok$99
Transparent
Hygraph✗
Storyblok✓
Integrations
Count
Hygraph4
Storyblok6
Security
Certifications
StoryblokISO 27001
Gdpr
Hygraph✓
Storyblok✓
Iso27001
Hygraph✓
Storyblok✓
Soc2
Hygraph✓
Storyblok–
Reliability
Sla pct
Hygraph–
Storyblok99.9
Status page
Hygraph✓
Storyblok✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Hygraph6 items
Storyblok7 items

Capabilities

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

Core
CMS type
HygraphHeadless / API-first
StoryblokHeadless / API-first
Licensing
Open-source
Hygraph✗
Storyblok✗
Deployment
Self-hostable
Hygraph✗
Storyblok✗
Managed / cloud hosting offered
Hygraph✓
Storyblok✓
Delivery
Headless API (REST/GraphQL)
Hygraph✓
Storyblok✓
Content
Structured content modelling
Hygraph✓
Storyblok✓
Localisation / i18n
Hygraph✓
Storyblok✓
Content workflow / approvals
Hygraph✓
Storyblok✓
Editing
Visual / no-code page builder
Hygraph-
Storyblok✓
Extensibility
Plugin / app ecosystem size
Hygraph-
StoryblokField, Tool, and Space plugins for extending the core editor
Scale
Multi-site / multi-tenant
Hygraph✓
Storyblok✓
Workflow
Git-based / code-first workflow
Hygraph✓
Storyblok✓
Pricing
Free / open tier
Hygraph✓
Storyblok✓

What each one is

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

Hygraph

A headless content management system using GraphQL APIs to deliver structured content to websites, apps, portals, and AI systems, with support for multi-region publishing and granular content governance.

Independently observed

Storyblok

Leader

A cloud-based content management system that helps enterprises organize, manage, and deliver structured content across multiple channels with a visual editor for teams and APIs for developers.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Hygraph

freemiumFree tier

Freemium pricing model with scalable tiers for individuals, growing teams, and enterprise applications

as of verify ↗

Storyblok

Leader
from $99/mofreemiumFree tier45-day trial

Free Starter plan. From $99/month for Growth. Annual billing available with one month free.

  • StarterFree
    • 1 space
    • 100GB traffic/month
    • 100k API requests/month
  • Growth$99/mo
    • 400GB traffic/month
    • 1M API requests/month
    • 97% uptime SLA
    • Shopify integrations
    • Slack integration
  • Growth Plus$349/mo
    • 1TB traffic/month
    • 4M API requests/month
    • 99.9% uptime SLA
  • Premium & EliteContact sales
    • All features from self-service plans
    • Native A/B Testing
    • Multi-Space Content Distribution (Elite)
    • Custom Roles & Workflows
    • Language-specific Workflows
    • +5 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Hygraph✓
Storyblok✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Hygraph✓
Storyblok✓

Integrations

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

In common (3)
  • Netlify
  • Vercel
  • Slack

Hygraph

7 total - 4 not shared
  • Gatsby
  • Next.js
  • React
  • Vue Storefront
Independently observed

Storyblok

Leader
11 total - 8 not shared
  • Shopify
  • AWS
  • GitHub
  • Bigcommerce
  • Cloudinary
  • Salesforce Commerce Cloud
  • OpenAI
  • Gemini
Independently observed
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