Comparison

Hygraph vs Umbraco

On the evidence we track, Umbraco 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.

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Hygraph52

★Umbraco65

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Hygraph	UmbracoLeader
Vioscale score	52 / 100medium · 71%updating	65 / 100medium · 55%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	mid
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	3	8
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	✓
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in DK, GB, US, AU, NL · HQ DK

Score

Vioscale score

Hygraph52 / 100medium · 71%updating

Umbraco65 / 100medium · 55%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Hygraph✓

Umbraco✓

Model

Hygraphfreemium

Umbracofreemium

Price level

Hygraphlow

Umbracomid

Transparent

Hygraph✗

Umbraco✓

Integrations

Count

Hygraph3

Umbraco8

Security

Disclosure policy

Hygraph–

Umbraco✓

Gdpr

Hygraph✓

Umbraco✓

Iso27001

Hygraph✓

Umbraco✓

Soc2

Hygraph✓

Umbraco–

Reliability

Status page

Hygraph✓

Umbraco–

Market

Availability

Hygraph–

UmbracoAvailable worldwide · Popular in DK, GB, US, AU, NL · HQ DK

Capabilities

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

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

Core

CMS type

HygraphHeadless / API-first

UmbracoHeadless / API-first

Licensing

Open-source

Hygraph-

Umbraco✓

Deployment

Self-hostable

Hygraph-

Umbraco✓

Managed / cloud hosting offered

Hygraph✓

Umbraco✓

Delivery

Headless API (REST/GraphQL)

Hygraph✓

Umbraco✓

Content

Structured content modelling

Hygraph✓

Umbraco✓

Localisation / i18n

Hygraph✓

Umbraco✓

Content workflow / approvals

Hygraph✓

Umbraco✓

Editing

Visual / no-code page builder

Hygraph-

Umbraco✓

Extensibility

Plugin / app ecosystem size

Hygraph-

UmbracoUmbraco Marketplace with community and official add-ons including Forms, Commerc

Scale

Multi-site / multi-tenant

Hygraph✓

Umbraco-

Workflow

Git-based / code-first workflow

Hygraph-

Umbraco✓

Pricing

Free / open tier

Hygraph✓

Umbraco✓

What each one is

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

Hygraph

Headless CMS designed for enterprise teams to model, govern, and deliver relational content across multiple digital channels and systems. Provides centralized content governance with distributed publishing capabilities via GraphQL APIs.

Independently observed

Umbraco

Leader

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.

Hygraph

HybridFree tier30-day trial

Free tier available; enterprise plans by quote

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

Umbraco

Leader

from €45/moHybridFree tier

Free open-source tier; managed cloud hosting from €45/month

FreeFree
- Content Authoring
- Media Management
- User Management
- Multilingual setup
- Design & markup control
- +3 more
Starter€45/month
- Microsoft Azure Cloud Hosting
- 5 hosting regions
- Automatic security updates
- Configurable security features
- Cloudflare CDN
- +1 more
Standard€280/month (Most Popular)
- Website & Delivery API SLA
- Multiple environments
- Expanded hosting features
- Prioritized hosting resources
- Increased usage limits
Professional€730/month
- Full Support in Business Hours
- Dedicated resources available
- Advanced hosting features
- Premium prioritized hosting resources
- Increased usage limits
EnterpriseContact sales
- Customized 24/7 support
- Expanded SLA
- Dedicated CSM
- Architectural Advising & Code Review
- Custom usage limits

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Hygraph	Umbraco
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✗	✓
HybridDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Hygraph✓

Umbraco✓

CLI

Hygraph✗

Umbraco✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Hygraph✓

Umbraco✓

Self-hosted

Hygraph✗

Umbraco✓

On-premise

Hygraph✗

Umbraco✓

Hybrid

Hygraph✗

Umbraco✓

Integrations

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

Hygraph

3 total

Netlify
Gatsby
Vercel

Independently observed

Umbraco

Leader

8 total

Cloudflare
Microsoft Azure
Umbraco Forms
Umbraco Commerce
Umbraco Workflow
Umbraco Engage
Umbraco UI Builder
Umbraco Deploy

Independently observed

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