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Comparison

KeystoneJS vs Prismic

On the evidence we track, Prismic leads this comparison with a composite score of 75/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

KeystoneJS full profile →Prismic full profile →
Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.
KeystoneJS63
★Prismic75
Score
vioscaleAI score
KeystoneJS63 / 100medium · 61%
Prismic75 / 100high · 75%
Pricing
Free tier
KeystoneJS✓
Prismic✓
Model
KeystoneJSopen_source
Prismicfreemium
Price level
KeystoneJSfree
Prismiclow
Starting price
KeystoneJS–
Prismic$10
Transparent
KeystoneJS✓
Prismic✓
Integrations
Count
KeystoneJS4
Prismic12
Security
Iso27001
KeystoneJS–
Prismic✓
Pci
KeystoneJS–
Prismic✓
Scorecard
KeystoneJS5.2
Prismic–
Soc2
KeystoneJS–
Prismic✓
Reliability
Status page
KeystoneJS–
Prismic✓
Adoption
Github stars
KeystoneJS9,974
Prismic–
Activity
Commits last 30d
KeystoneJS100
Prismic–
Release
Cadence days
KeystoneJS13
Prismic–
History
KeystoneJS20 items
Prismic–
License
Spdx
KeystoneJSMIT
Prismic–
Language
Primary
KeystoneJSTypeScript
Prismic–
Market
Availability
KeystoneJS–
PrismicAvailable worldwide
Content
Faq
KeystoneJS6 items
Prismic7 items

Capabilities

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

Core
CMS type
KeystoneJSHeadless / API-first
PrismicHeadless / API-first
Licensing
Open-source
KeystoneJS✓
Prismic✗
Deployment
Self-hostable
KeystoneJS✓
Prismic✗
Managed / cloud hosting offered
KeystoneJS✓
Prismic✓
Delivery
Headless API (REST/GraphQL)
KeystoneJS✓
Prismic✓
Content
Structured content modelling
KeystoneJS✓
Prismic✓
Localisation / i18n
KeystoneJS-
Prismic✓
Content workflow / approvals
KeystoneJS✓
Prismic✓
Editing
Visual / no-code page builder
KeystoneJS✓
Prismic✓
Extensibility
Plugin / app ecosystem size
KeystoneJSCustom field types and extensible architecture
PrismicAI agents via MCP, framework SDKs, community-maintained integrations
Scale
Multi-site / multi-tenant
KeystoneJS-
Prismic✓
Workflow
Git-based / code-first workflow
KeystoneJS✓
Prismic✓
Pricing
Free / open tier
KeystoneJS✓
Prismic✓

What each one is

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

KeystoneJS

A headless CMS for developers that provides a GraphQL API and management UI for content and data. Developers define a schema and get a powerful backend without boilerplate or bootstrapping.

Independently observed

Prismic

Leader

Headless CMS designed for teams to build websites with visual page builder and AI-powered content creation. Developers create reusable page sections (Slices) once, while marketers independently assemble and publish pages without coding.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

KeystoneJS

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

Prismic

Leader
from $10/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free to $675/month, with custom Enterprise pricing. Free tier available.

  • FreeFree
    • Visual Page Builder
    • Unlimited documents
    • Unlimited types
    • Unlimited assets
    • Image optimization and processing
    • +2 more
  • Starter$10/month
    • Everything in Free
    • Paid overages allowed up to 500 GB at $0.30/GB
  • Small$25/month
    • Everything in Starter
    • 4 locales
  • Medium$150/month
    • Everything in Small
    • 25 users
    • 5 million API calls a month
    • 500 GB of built-in CDN bandwidth
    • Paid overages allowed up to 1 TB at $0.30/GB
    • +2 more
  • Platinum$675/month
    • Everything in Medium
    • Unlimited users
    • 10 million API calls a month
    • 1 TB of built-in CDN bandwidth
    • Paid overages allowed up to 5 TB at $0.25/GB
    • +2 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything in Platinum
    • Custom usage quotas
    • 2 development environments
    • Backups
    • Custom roles
    • +6 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
KeystoneJS✓
Prismic✓
CLI
KeystoneJS✓
Prismic✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
KeystoneJS✓
Prismic✓
Self-hosted
KeystoneJS✓
Prismic✗

Integrations

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

KeystoneJS

4 total
  • Cloudinary
  • Prisma
  • Apollo Client
  • OpenTelemetry
Independently observed

Prismic

Leader
14 total
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
  • Next.js
  • Nuxt
  • SvelteKit
  • Astro
  • Vercel
  • Cursor
  • React
  • Vue
  • PHP
  • Ruby
  • imgix
  • Slack
Independently observed
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KeystoneJS or Prismic: which one depends on you

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