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KeystoneJS vs TinaCMS

No clear leader: TinaCMS (65.1) 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 →TinaCMS full profile →
Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.
KeystoneJS63
TinaCMS65
Score
vioscaleAI score
KeystoneJS63 / 100medium · 61%
TinaCMS65 / 100medium · 55%
Pricing
Free tier
KeystoneJS✓
TinaCMS✓
Model
KeystoneJSopen_source
TinaCMSfreemium
Price level
KeystoneJSfree
TinaCMSmid
Starting price
KeystoneJS–
TinaCMS$24
Transparent
KeystoneJS✓
TinaCMS✓
Integrations
Count
KeystoneJS4
TinaCMS20
Security
Disclosure policy
KeystoneJS–
TinaCMS✓
Scorecard
KeystoneJS5.2
TinaCMS–
Soc2
KeystoneJS–
TinaCMS✓
Trust center
KeystoneJS–
TinaCMShttps://tina.io/security
Adoption
Github stars
KeystoneJS9,974
TinaCMS–
Activity
Commits last 30d
KeystoneJS100
TinaCMS–
Release
Cadence days
KeystoneJS13
TinaCMS–
History
KeystoneJS20 items
TinaCMS–
License
Spdx
KeystoneJSMIT
TinaCMS–
Language
Primary
KeystoneJSTypeScript
TinaCMS–
Market
Availability
KeystoneJS–
TinaCMSAvailable worldwide
Content
Faq
KeystoneJS6 items
TinaCMS6 items

Capabilities

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

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

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

TinaCMS

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.

KeystoneJS

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

TinaCMS

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

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

TinaCMS

26 total - 25 not shared
  • Astro
  • Next.js
  • Hugo
  • Gatsby
  • Jekyll
  • Remix
  • 11ty
  • SvelteKit
  • WordPress
  • Docusaurus
  • GitHub
  • Vercel
  • Netlify
  • GitHub Pages
  • Cloudflare Pages
  • Cloudflare Workers
  • Alibaba Cloud
  • AWS S3
  • Digital Ocean Spaces
  • Vercel KV
  • MongoDB
  • Auth.js
  • Clerk
  • TinaCloud
  • +1 more
Independently observed
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