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Comparison

TinaCMS vs WordPress

On the evidence we track, TinaCMS 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.

TinaCMS full profile →WordPress full profile →
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★TinaCMS65
WordPress52
Score
vioscaleAI score
TinaCMS65 / 100medium · 55%
WordPress52 / 100medium · 60%
Pricing
Free tier
TinaCMS✓
WordPress✓
Model
TinaCMSfreemium
WordPressopen_source
Price level
TinaCMSmid
WordPressfree
Starting price
TinaCMS$24
WordPress–
Transparent
TinaCMS✓
WordPress–
Integrations
Count
TinaCMS20
WordPress6
Security
Disclosure policy
TinaCMS✓
WordPress✓
Gdpr
TinaCMS–
WordPress✓
Scorecard
TinaCMS–
WordPress3.5
Soc2
TinaCMS✓
WordPress–
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
TinaCMS–
WordPress✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
TinaCMS–
WordPress24
Github stars
TinaCMS–
WordPress21,471
Activity
Commits last 30d
TinaCMS–
WordPress100
Language
Primary
TinaCMS–
WordPressPHP
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
TinaCMS6 items
WordPress5 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

TinaCMS

Leader

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

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.

TinaCMS

Leader
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 ↗

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
TinaCMS✓
WordPress✓
iOS
TinaCMS✗
WordPress✓
Android
TinaCMS✗
WordPress✓
CLI
TinaCMS✗
WordPress✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
TinaCMS✓
WordPress✓
Self-hosted
TinaCMS✓
WordPress✓

Integrations

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

TinaCMS

Leader
26 total
  • Astro
  • Next.js
  • Hugo
  • Gatsby
  • Jekyll
  • Remix
  • 11ty
  • SvelteKit
  • WordPress
  • Docusaurus
  • GitHub
  • Vercel
  • Netlify
  • GitHub Pages
  • Cloudflare Pages
  • Cloudflare Workers
  • Alibaba Cloud
  • AWS S3
  • Cloudinary
  • Digital Ocean Spaces
  • Vercel KV
  • MongoDB
  • Auth.js
  • Clerk
  • +2 more
Independently observed

WordPress

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