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Comparison

KeystoneJS vs Storyblok

No clear leader: Storyblok (65.0) and KeystoneJS (62.6) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

KeystoneJS full profile →Storyblok full profile →
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KeystoneJS63
Storyblok65
Score
vioscaleAI score
KeystoneJS63 / 100medium · 61%
Storyblok65 / 100medium · 74%
Pricing
Free tier
KeystoneJS✓
Storyblok✓
Model
KeystoneJSopen_source
Storyblokfreemium
Price level
KeystoneJSfree
Storyblokhigh
Starting price
KeystoneJS–
Storyblok$99
Transparent
KeystoneJS✓
Storyblok✓
Integrations
Count
KeystoneJS4
Storyblok6
Security
Certifications
KeystoneJS–
StoryblokISO 27001
Gdpr
KeystoneJS–
Storyblok✓
Iso27001
KeystoneJS–
Storyblok✓
Scorecard
KeystoneJS5.2
Storyblok–
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
KeystoneJS–
Storyblok99.9
Status page
KeystoneJS–
Storyblok✓
Adoption
Github stars
KeystoneJS9,974
Storyblok–
Activity
Commits last 30d
KeystoneJS100
Storyblok–
Release
Cadence days
KeystoneJS13
Storyblok–
History
KeystoneJS20 items
Storyblok–
License
Spdx
KeystoneJSMIT
Storyblok–
Language
Primary
KeystoneJSTypeScript
Storyblok–
Market
Availability
KeystoneJS–
StoryblokAvailable worldwide
Content
Faq
KeystoneJS6 items
Storyblok7 items

Capabilities

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

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

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

Storyblok

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.

KeystoneJS

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

Storyblok

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
KeystoneJS✓
Storyblok✓
CLI
KeystoneJS✓
Storyblok✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
KeystoneJS✓
Storyblok✓
Self-hosted
KeystoneJS✓
Storyblok✗

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Cloudinary

KeystoneJS

4 total - 3 not shared
  • Prisma
  • Apollo Client
  • OpenTelemetry
Independently observed

Storyblok

11 total - 10 not shared
  • Shopify
  • Slack
  • AWS
  • Netlify
  • Vercel
  • GitHub
  • Bigcommerce
  • Salesforce Commerce Cloud
  • OpenAI
  • Gemini
Independently observed
Still deciding?

KeystoneJS or Storyblok: which one depends on you

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