# Decap CMS vs Kontent.ai

| Attribute | Decap CMS | Kontent.ai |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 45.5 (43% (low)) | 41.2 (59% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 9 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 10 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 19,318 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A free, self-hosted CMS designed for static site generators and modern frontend workflows. It provides a web-based editor with structured fields and live preview, keeps content versioned in Git repositories, and supports editorial review workflows without compromising developer control. It is indexed under Headless CMS.","source":"https://decapcms.org","question":"What is Decap CMS?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Decap CMS is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Paid editions are also offered: Decap Turbo, priced on request. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://decapcms.org","question":"Is Decap CMS free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Decap CMS supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://decapcms.org","question":"What platforms does Decap CMS support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Decap CMS can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://decapcms.org","question":"Can Decap CMS be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 12 integrations for Decap CMS, including GitHub, GitLab, Gitea, Bitbucket, Azure, Git Gateway (Netlify), Cloudinary and Uploadcare, plus 4 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://decapcms.org","question":"What does Decap CMS integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Decap CMS is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/decaporg/decap-cms","question":"Is Decap CMS open source?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Decap CMS is available worldwide. Its primary market is the EU. The vendor is headquartered in Slovenia.","source":"https://decapcms.org","question":"Where is Decap CMS available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"A cloud-based CMS enabling content teams to publish faster with API-first flexibility while maintaining governance across large-scale content operations. It is indexed under Headless CMS.","source":"https://kontent.ai/pricing/fup/","question":"What is Kontent.ai?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Kontent.ai is sold across 3 plans: Developer, Scale and Enterprise. We have not confirmed a published price for every tier. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://kontent.ai/pricing/fup/","question":"How much does Kontent.ai cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Kontent.ai. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://kontent.ai/pricing/fup/","question":"What platforms does Kontent.ai support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Kontent.ai, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://kontent.ai/pricing/fup/","question":"Can Kontent.ai be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 4 integrations for Kontent.ai, including Algolia, Asana, Google Analytics and Figma. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://kontent.ai/pricing/fup/","question":"What does Kontent.ai integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Kontent.ai. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Kontent.ai not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://kontent.ai/trust-and-governance/","question":"What security certifications does Kontent.ai have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Kontent.ai is available in the United States, Canada and Australia.","source":"https://kontent.ai/pricing/fup/","question":"Where is Kontent.ai available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A free, self-hosted CMS designed for static site generators and modern frontend workflows. It provides a web-based editor with structured fields and live preview, keeps content versioned in Git repositories, and supports editorial review workflows without compromising developer control. | A cloud-based CMS enabling content teams to publish faster with API-first flexibility while maintaining governance across large-scale content operations. |
| features.capabilities | - | `{"iso_27001":true,"soc2_type_ii":true,"pricing_model":"api_bandwidth_usage","deployment_model":"cloud_managed_saas","rest_api_delivery":true,"real_time_visual_preview_editor":true,"multi_language_localization_i18n":true,"nextjs_gatsby_native_framework_support":true,"visual_content_modeling_schema_builder":true}` |
| integrations.count | 10 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Gitea"},{"name":"Bitbucket"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"Git Gateway (Netlify)"},{"name":"Cloudinary"},{"name":"Uploadcare"},{"name":"Hugo"},{"name":"Next.js"},{"name":"Gatsby"},{"name":"Jekyll"}]` | `[{"name":"Algolia","native":true,"category":"search","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Asana","native":true,"category":"project_management","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Google Analytics","native":true,"category":"analytics","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Figma","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"}]` |
| language.primary | JavaScript | - |
| license.spdx | MIT | - |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"SI","primaryMarkets":["EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":["US","CA","AU"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Decap CMS","summary":"Free and open-source, self-hosted","features":["Web editor with real-time preview","Editorial workflow (draft, review, publish)","Git-native history","Support for GitHub, GitLab, Gitea, Bitbucket, Azure","Media library with external integrations","Localization and i18n","Slug generation and custom paths","YAML configuration","Instant preview templates","Local development with decap-server"]},{"free":false,"name":"Decap Turbo","summary":"Premium extension for team workflows and support","features":["Faster CMS performance","Centralized access control","Role-based access and team collaboration","Real-time editing visibility","Secrets storage","Priority support"],"contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free and open-source core. Decap Turbo available for teams (pricing on request).","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://decapcms.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T21:11:07.110Z"}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Developer","summary":"Developer Plan","commitment":"monthly","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"storage":"10 GB","api_calls":"200,000/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Scale","summary":"Scale Plan","commitment":"monthly","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"storage":"1 TB","api_calls":"1,000,000/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Enterprise Plan — custom pricing","description":"Custom limits and SLAs","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Developer and Scale plans with usage-based limits; Enterprise custom pricing","sourceUrl":"https://kontent.ai/pricing/fup/","retrievedAt":"2026-09-08T13:39:25.494Z","billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | open_source | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | unknown |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| release.cadence_days | 8 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/decaporg/decap-cms/releases/tag/decap-cms%403.15.1","date":"2026-07-24T06:38:07Z","type":"stable","version":"decap-cms@3.15.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/decaporg/decap-cms/releases/tag/decap-cms%403.15.0","date":"2026-07-23T07:42:22Z","type":"stable","version":"decap-cms@3.15.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/decaporg/decap-cms/releases/tag/decap-cms%403.14.1","date":"2026-06-15T09:07:09Z","type":"stable","version":"decap-cms@3.14.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/decaporg/decap-cms/releases/tag/decap-cms%403.14.0","date":"2026-06-08T08:50:18Z","type":"stable","version":"decap-cms@3.14.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/decaporg/decap-cms/releases/tag/decap-cms%403.13.0","date":"2026-06-01T08:54:02Z","type":"stable","version":"decap-cms@3.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/decaporg/decap-cms/releases/tag/decap-cms%403.12.2","date":"2026-04-17T06:51:47Z","type":"stable","version":"decap-cms@3.12.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/decaporg/decap-cms/releases/tag/decap-cms%403.12.1","date":"2026-04-16T13:51:09Z","type":"stable","version":"decap-cms@3.12.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/decaporg/decap-cms/releases/tag/decap-cms%403.12.0","date":"2026-04-16T09:22:58Z","type":"stable","version":"decap-cms@3.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/decaporg/decap-cms/releases/tag/decap-cms%403.11.0","date":"2026-03-24T13:03:03Z","type":"stable","version":"decap-cms@3.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/decaporg/decap-cms/releases/tag/decap-cms%403.10.1","date":"2026-02-23T08:55:21Z","type":"stable","version":"decap-cms@3.10.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/decaporg/decap-cms/releases/tag/decap-cms%403.10.0","date":"2026-01-08T08:43:04Z","type":"stable","version":"decap-cms@3.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/decaporg/decap-cms/releases/tag/decap-cms%403.9.0","date":"2025-11-04T12:44:49Z","type":"stable","version":"decap-cms@3.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/decaporg/decap-cms/releases/tag/decap-cms%403.8.4","date":"2025-09-30T08:12:52Z","type":"stable","version":"decap-cms@3.8.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/decaporg/decap-cms/releases/tag/decap-cms%403.8.3","date":"2025-07-31T08:23:56Z","type":"stable","version":"decap-cms@3.8.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/decaporg/decap-cms/releases/tag/decap-cms%403.8.2","date":"2025-07-22T12:08:49Z","type":"stable","version":"decap-cms@3.8.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/decaporg/decap-cms/releases/tag/decap-cms%403.8.1","date":"2025-07-22T09:21:23Z","type":"stable","version":"decap-cms@3.8.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/decaporg/decap-cms/releases/tag/decap-cms%403.8.0","date":"2025-07-15T07:00:19Z","type":"stable","version":"decap-cms@3.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/decaporg/decap-cms/releases/tag/decap-cms%403.7.2","date":"2025-07-10T11:14:57Z","type":"stable","version":"decap-cms@3.7.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/decaporg/decap-cms/releases/tag/decap-cms%403.7.1","date":"2025-06-26T14:27:17Z","type":"stable","version":"decap-cms@3.7.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/decaporg/decap-cms/releases/tag/decap-cms%403.7.0","date":"2025-06-26T10:06:48Z","type":"stable","version":"decap-cms@3.7.0"}]` | - |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.5 |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"ISO/IEC 27001","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO/IEC 27017","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO/IEC 27018","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO/IEC 42001","status":"active"},{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active"},{"name":"GLBA","status":"active"},{"name":"FSQS-NL","status":"active"}]` |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | - | https://kontent.ai/trust-and-governance/ |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=decap-cms-widget-text&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (Headless CMS)

| Capability | Decap CMS | Kontent.ai |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | - | Cloud managed saas |
| Graphql API native delivery | - | - |
| Rest API delivery | - | ✓ |
| Visual content modeling schema builder | - | ✓ |
| Real time visual preview editor | - | ✓ |
| Multi language localization i18n | - | ✓ |
| Webhooks event triggers | - | - |
| Granular role based access control RBAC | - | - |
| Nextjs gatsby native framework support | - | ✓ |
| Shopify bigcommerce ecommerce integration | - | - |
| SOC2 type ii | - | ✓ |
| ISO 27001 | - | ✓ |
| Pricing model | - | API bandwidth usage |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-09-11T23:38:10.803Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*