Comparison

KeystoneJS vs WordPress

On the evidence we track, KeystoneJS leads this comparison with a composite score of 63/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★KeystoneJS63
WordPress52
Score
vioscaleAI score
KeystoneJS63 / 100medium · 61%
WordPress52 / 100medium · 60%
Pricing
Free tier
KeystoneJS✓
WordPress✓
Model
KeystoneJSopen_source
WordPressopen_source
Price level
KeystoneJSfree
WordPressfree
Transparent
KeystoneJS✓
WordPress–
Integrations
Count
KeystoneJS4
WordPress6
Security
Disclosure policy
KeystoneJS–
WordPress✓
Gdpr
KeystoneJS–
WordPress✓
Scorecard
KeystoneJS5.2
WordPress3.5
Trust center
Reliability
Status page
KeystoneJS–
WordPress✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
KeystoneJS–
WordPress24
Github stars
KeystoneJS9,974
WordPress21,471
Activity
Commits last 30d
KeystoneJS100
WordPress100
Release
Cadence days
KeystoneJS13
WordPress–
History
KeystoneJS20 items
WordPress–
License
Spdx
KeystoneJSMIT
WordPress–
Language
Primary
KeystoneJSTypeScript
WordPressPHP
Market
Availability
KeystoneJS–
Content
Faq
KeystoneJS6 items
WordPress5 items

Capabilities

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

Core
CMS type
KeystoneJSHeadless / API-first
WordPressTraditional / monolithic
Licensing
Open-source
KeystoneJS✓
WordPress✓
Deployment
Self-hostable
KeystoneJS✓
WordPress✓
Managed / cloud hosting offered
KeystoneJS✓
WordPress✓
Delivery
Headless API (REST/GraphQL)
KeystoneJS✓
WordPress✓
Content
Structured content modelling
KeystoneJS✓
WordPress-
Localisation / i18n
KeystoneJS-
WordPress-
Content workflow / approvals
KeystoneJS✓
WordPress-
Editing
Visual / no-code page builder
KeystoneJS✓
WordPress✓
Extensibility
Plugin / app ecosystem size
KeystoneJSCustom field types and extensible architecture
WordPressUnrivaled ecosystem of apps, integrations, and plugins installable from dashboar
Scale
Multi-site / multi-tenant
KeystoneJS-
WordPress✓
Workflow
Git-based / code-first workflow
KeystoneJS✓
WordPress✓
Pricing
Free / open tier
KeystoneJS✓
WordPress✓

What each one is

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

KeystoneJS

Leader

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

WordPress

A free, open-source platform that enables anyone to create and manage websites of any type, from blogs to full-featured businesses, using a visual block editor with no coding required. Extensible through thousands of community-built plugins and themes.

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

Leader
Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

WordPress

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
KeystoneJS✓
WordPress✓
iOS
KeystoneJS✗
WordPress✓
Android
KeystoneJS✗
WordPress✓
CLI
KeystoneJS✓
WordPress✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
KeystoneJS✓
WordPress✓
Self-hosted
KeystoneJS✓
WordPress✓

Integrations

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

KeystoneJS

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

WordPress

8 total
  • Automattic
  • GoDaddy
  • Jetpack
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Vimeo
  • Google Analytics
Independently observed
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