# Builder.io vs KeystoneJS

| Attribute | Builder.io | KeystoneJS |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 54.4 (73% (medium)) | 58.9 (56% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 9,963 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Builder.io is a visual development platform that combines code editing, AI-assisted code generation, and design tools. Teams work collaboratively on web applications and components using visual editing, drag-and-drop design, or traditional coding, with automatic design system integration and content approval workflows. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"cms_type":"builder","free_tier":true,"open_source":true,"vcs_push_pr":true,"figma_import":true,"git_workflow":true,"headless_api":true,"delivery_mode":"multiple","pricing_model":"open-source-self-host","self_hostable":true,"visual_builder":true,"managed_hosting":true,"content_workflow":true,"plugin_ecosystem":"Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers for extensibility and custom integrations","structured_content":true,"text_prompt_generation":true,"component_design_system_mapping":true}` | `{"cms_type":"headless","free_tier":true,"open_source":true,"headless_api":true,"self_hostable":true,"visual_builder":false,"content_workflow":true,"plugin_ecosystem":"Custom field types and extensible architecture","structured_content":true}` |
| integrations.count | 10 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Supabase"},{"name":"Figma"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Anthropic"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"React"},{"name":"Vue"},{"name":"Svelte"},{"name":"Qwik"},{"name":"Zapier"}]` | `[{"name":"Cloudinary"},{"name":"Prisma"},{"name":"Apollo Client"},{"name":"OpenTelemetry"}]` |
| language.primary | - | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | - | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"free","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.builder.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T22:42:22.703Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://keystonejs.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T14:26:59.733Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | free | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | - |
| release.cadence_days | - | 14 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/releases/tag/2026-08-20","date":"2026-08-20T01:10:41Z","type":"stable","version":"2026-08-20"},{"url":"https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/releases/tag/2026-08-18","date":"2026-08-18T05:59:51Z","type":"stable","version":"2026-08-18"},{"url":"https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/releases/tag/2026-08-11","date":"2026-08-11T07:07:11Z","type":"stable","version":"2026-08-11"},{"url":"https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/releases/tag/2026-08-10","date":"2026-08-10T00:47:02Z","type":"stable","version":"2026-08-10"},{"url":"https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/releases/tag/2026-08-03","date":"2026-08-03T04:54:56Z","type":"stable","version":"2026-08-03"},{"url":"https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/releases/tag/2026-07-31","date":"2026-07-31T07:00:27Z","type":"stable","version":"2026-07-31"},{"url":"https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/releases/tag/2026-07-28","date":"2026-07-28T00:02:33Z","type":"stable","version":"2026-07-28"},{"url":"https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/releases/tag/2026-07-21","date":"2026-07-21T04:06:31Z","type":"stable","version":"2026-07-21"},{"url":"https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/releases/tag/2026-07-01","date":"2026-07-01T02:01:17Z","type":"stable","version":"2026-07-01"},{"url":"https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/releases/tag/2026-03-19","date":"2026-03-20T00:04:21Z","type":"stable","version":"2026-03-19"},{"url":"https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/releases/tag/2025-05-06","date":"2025-05-05T23:28:38Z","type":"stable","version":"2025-05-06"},{"url":"https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/releases/tag/2025-05-05","date":"2025-05-05T03:38:19Z","type":"stable","version":"2025-05-05"},{"url":"https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/releases/tag/2025-02-24","date":"2025-02-24T02:39:57Z","type":"stable","version":"2025-02-24"},{"url":"https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/releases/tag/2024-11-07","date":"2024-11-07T03:43:43Z","type":"stable","version":"2024-11-07"},{"url":"https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/releases/tag/2024-08-28","date":"2024-08-28T11:48:04Z","type":"stable","version":"2024-08-28"},{"url":"https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/releases/tag/2024-08-09","date":"2024-08-09T02:23:08Z","type":"stable","version":"2024-08-09"},{"url":"https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/releases/tag/2024-04-30","date":"2024-04-30T06:08:38Z","type":"stable","version":"2024-04-30"},{"url":"https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/releases/tag/2024-04-16","date":"2024-04-16T01:47:15Z","type":"stable","version":"2024-04-16"},{"url":"https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/releases/tag/2024-04-02","date":"2024-04-02T01:56:33Z","type":"stable","version":"2024-04-02"},{"url":"https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/releases/tag/2024-02-07","date":"2024-02-07T03:09:11Z","type":"stable","version":"2024-02-07"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 5.3 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |

## Capabilities (CMS Software)

| Capability | Builder.io | KeystoneJS |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| CMS type | Hosted website builder | Headless / API-first |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Open-source | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Self-hostable | ✓ | ✓ |
| Managed / cloud hosting offered | ✓ | - |
| **Delivery** |  |  |
| Headless API (REST/GraphQL) | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Content** |  |  |
| Structured content modelling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Localisation / i18n | - | - |
| Content workflow / approvals | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Editing** |  |  |
| Visual / no-code page builder | ✓ | ✗ |
| **Extensibility** |  |  |
| Plugin / app ecosystem size | Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers for extensibility and custom integrations | Custom field types and extensible architecture |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Multi-site / multi-tenant | - | - |
| **Workflow** |  |  |
| Git-based / code-first workflow | ✓ | - |
| **Pricing** |  |  |
| Free / open tier | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:03:25.236Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*
