Comparison

Squidex vs Storyblok

On the evidence we track, Storyblok 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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Squidex56
★Storyblok65
Score
vioscaleAI score
Squidex56 / 100medium · 54%
Storyblok65 / 100medium · 74%
Pricing
Free tier
Squidex✓
Storyblok✓
Model
Squidexfreemium
Storyblokfreemium
Price level
Squidexlow
Storyblokhigh
Starting price
Squidex€0.20
Storyblok$99
Transparent
Squidex✓
Storyblok✓
Integrations
Count
Squidex13
Storyblok6
Reliability
Sla pct
Squidex–
Storyblok99.9
Status page
Squidex–
Storyblok✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Squidex0
Storyblok–
Github stars
Squidex2,508
Storyblok–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Squidex13
Storyblok–
Release
Cadence days
Squidex44
Storyblok–
History
Squidex20 items
Storyblok–
License
Spdx
SquidexMIT
Storyblok–
Language
Primary
SquidexC#
Storyblok–
Market
Content
Faq
Squidex7 items
Storyblok7 items

Capabilities

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

Capabilities
Deployment model
SquidexSelf hosted open source
StoryblokCloud managed saas
Graphql API native delivery
Squidex✓
Storyblok✓
Rest API delivery
Squidex✓
Storyblok✓
Visual content modeling schema builder
Squidex✓
Storyblok✓
Real time visual preview editor
Squidex-
Storyblok✓
Multi language localization i18n
Squidex✓
Storyblok✓
Webhooks event triggers
Squidex✓
Storyblok✓
Granular role based access control RBAC
Squidex✓
Storyblok✓
Nextjs gatsby native framework support
Squidex-
Storyblok✓
Shopify bigcommerce ecommerce integration
Squidex-
Storyblok✓
SOC2 type ii
Squidex-
Storyblok-
ISO 27001
Squidex-
Storyblok✓
Pricing model
SquidexFreemium
StoryblokFreemium

What each one is

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

Squidex

A headless CMS that provides content management through modern APIs rather than a traditional UI, supporting REST and GraphQL endpoints. It can be deployed on-premises, in the cloud, or via Docker with customizable workflows and multi-language support.

Independently observed

Storyblok

Leader

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.

Squidex

from €0.20/API callsHybridFree tier

Free plan with 20,000 API calls/month; additional calls at €0.20 per 1,000 calls

  • FreeFree
  • Basic€0.20 per 1000 API calls
  • Professional€0.20 per 1000 API calls
  • Business€0.20 per 1000 API calls
as of verify ↗

Storyblok

Leader
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
Squidex✓
Storyblok✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Squidex✓
Storyblok✓
Self-hosted
Squidex✓
Storyblok✗
On-premise
Squidex✓
Storyblok✗
Hybrid
Squidex✓
Storyblok✗

Integrations

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

Squidex

14 total
  • Kafka
  • RabbitMQ
  • Azure Queue
  • Medium
  • Google Maps
  • FTP
  • Azure Storage
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • SQL Server
  • FerretDB
  • CosmosDB
  • DocumentDB
  • Twitter
Independently observed

Storyblok

Leader
11 total
  • Shopify
  • Slack
  • AWS
  • Netlify
  • Vercel
  • GitHub
  • Bigcommerce
  • Cloudinary
  • Salesforce Commerce Cloud
  • OpenAI
  • Gemini
Independently observed
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