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Comparison

Hygraph vs TinaCMS

On the evidence we track, TinaCMS 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.

Hygraph full profile →TinaCMS full profile →
Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.
Hygraph54
★TinaCMS65
Score
vioscaleAI score
Hygraph54 / 100medium · 71%
TinaCMS65 / 100medium · 55%
Pricing
Free tier
Hygraph✓
TinaCMS✓
Model
Hygraphfreemium
TinaCMSfreemium
Price level
Hygraphlow
TinaCMSmid
Starting price
Hygraph–
TinaCMS$24
Transparent
Hygraph✗
TinaCMS✓
Integrations
Count
Hygraph4
TinaCMS20
Security
Certifications
HygraphSOC 2 Type 1
TinaCMS–
Disclosure policy
Hygraph–
TinaCMS✓
Gdpr
Hygraph✓
TinaCMS–
Iso27001
Hygraph✓
TinaCMS–
Soc2
Hygraph✓
TinaCMS✓
Trust center
Reliability
Status page
Hygraph✓
TinaCMS–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Hygraph6 items
TinaCMS6 items

Capabilities

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

Core
CMS type
HygraphHeadless / API-first
TinaCMSHeadless / API-first
Licensing
Open-source
Hygraph✗
TinaCMS✓
Deployment
Self-hostable
Hygraph✗
TinaCMS✓
Managed / cloud hosting offered
Hygraph✓
TinaCMS✓
Delivery
Headless API (REST/GraphQL)
Hygraph✓
TinaCMS✓
Content
Structured content modelling
Hygraph✓
TinaCMS✓
Localisation / i18n
Hygraph✓
TinaCMS✓
Content workflow / approvals
Hygraph✓
TinaCMS✓
Editing
Visual / no-code page builder
Hygraph-
TinaCMS✓
Extensibility
Plugin / app ecosystem size
Hygraph-
TinaCMSCustomizable input components and form fields; extensible schema validation
Scale
Multi-site / multi-tenant
Hygraph✓
TinaCMS✓
Workflow
Git-based / code-first workflow
Hygraph✓
TinaCMS✓
Pricing
Free / open tier
Hygraph✓
TinaCMS✓

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

TinaCMS

Leader

An open-source headless CMS that stores content as Markdown in your Git repository and provides a visual editor for managing and editing content, enabling both developers and non-technical editors to collaborate.

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 ↗

TinaCMS

Leader
from $24/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $24/project/month. Free tier available.

  • FreeFree
    • 2 users
    • 2 roles
    • Community support
  • Team$24/mo
    • 1 Project
    • 3 Users
    • 2 Roles
    • Team Support
    • Up to 10 Users
  • Team Plus$41/mo
    • 5 Users
    • Up to 20 Users
    • Editorial Workflow
    • AI Features (Coming Soon)
  • Business$249/mo
    • 20 Users
    • 3 Roles (Beta)
    • Business Support
    • No User Limit
    • API (Beta)
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom Users
    • Custom Roles
    • Enterprise Support
    • GitHub Enterprise Support
    • SSO
    • +1 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✓
TinaCMS✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Hygraph✓
TinaCMS✓
Self-hosted
Hygraph✗
TinaCMS✓

Integrations

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

In common (4)
  • Netlify
  • Gatsby
  • Vercel
  • Next.js

Hygraph

7 total - 3 not shared
  • React
  • Vue Storefront
  • Slack
Independently observed

TinaCMS

Leader
26 total - 21 not shared
  • Astro
  • Hugo
  • Jekyll
  • Remix
  • 11ty
  • SvelteKit
  • WordPress
  • Docusaurus
  • GitHub
  • GitHub Pages
  • Cloudflare Pages
  • Cloudflare Workers
  • Alibaba Cloud
  • AWS S3
  • Cloudinary
  • Digital Ocean Spaces
  • Vercel KV
  • MongoDB
  • Auth.js
  • Clerk
  • TinaCloud
Independently observed
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