# KeystoneJS vs Storyblok

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Storyblok

| Attribute | KeystoneJS | Storyblok |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 58.9 (56% (medium)) | 72.7 (73% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 9,963 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | Storyblok is a cloud-hosted headless content management system designed for developer and marketer collaboration. It provides structured content modeling, visual editing, AI features, and enterprise-grade governance tools to manage and publish content across multiple channels. |
| features.capabilities | `{"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}` | `{"cms_type":"headless","free_tier":true,"multisite":true,"open_source":false,"headless_api":true,"localization":true,"self_hostable":false,"visual_builder":true,"managed_hosting":true,"content_workflow":true,"plugin_ecosystem":"Field, Tool, and Space plugins for extending the core editor","structured_content":true}` |
| integrations.count | 4 | 5 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Cloudinary"},{"name":"Prisma"},{"name":"Apollo Client"},{"name":"OpenTelemetry"}]` | `[{"name":"Shopify"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Netlify"},{"name":"Vercel"}]` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | - |
| license.spdx | MIT | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"AT","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://keystonejs.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T14:26:59.733Z"}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Starter","summary":"Free","features":["1 space","1 team member seat included, up to 2 total","100GB traffic/month","100k API requests/month","2 locales","25k AI credits/month","200 components","100 content folders","20k stories max","2k assets max"],"minSeats":1,"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":15,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Free plan for testing and personal projects","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"spaces":"1","locales":"2","traffic":"100GB/mo","seats_max":"2","ai_credits":"25k/mo","api_requests":"100k/mo","seats_included":"1"}},{"free":false,"name":"Growth","summary":"$99/month or $1,089/year","features":["1 space","5 team member seats included, up to 10 total","400GB traffic/month included, up to 1TB available","1M API requests/month included, up to 5M available","2 locales included, unlimited available","97% uptime SLA","100k AI credits/month, up to 500k available","600 components","1,000 content folders","25k stories max","2,500 assets max","Single story scheduling","SEO meta tags","Shopify integration"],"minSeats":5,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":15,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":250,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":75,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"M"},"kind":"metered","amount":10,"currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"locale","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":200,"unit":"k"},"kind":"metered","amount":20,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Entry-level plan for businesses","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"spaces":"1","locales":"2","traffic":"400GB/mo","seats_max":"10","ai_credits":"100k/mo","uptime_sla":"97%","api_requests":"1M/mo","seats_included":"5"}},{"free":false,"name":"Growth Plus","summary":"$349/month or $3,838.92/year","features":["1 space","15 team member seats included, up to 20 total","1TB traffic/month included, up to 2TB available","4M API requests/month included, up to 15M available","10 locales included, unlimited available","97% uptime SLA","200k AI credits/month, up to 1M available","Unlimited components","2,000 content folders","100k stories max","Single story scheduling","SEO meta tags","Shopify integration"],"minSeats":15,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":349,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":15,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":250,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":75,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"M"},"kind":"metered","amount":10,"currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"locale","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":200,"unit":"k"},"kind":"metered","amount":20,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Enhanced plan for powerful content management","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"spaces":"1","locales":"10","traffic":"1TB/mo","seats_max":"20","ai_credits":"200k/mo","uptime_sla":"97%","api_requests":"4M/mo","seats_included":"15"}},{"free":false,"name":"Premium","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Fully customized spaces and users","All self-service plan features","AI SEO","Custom roles and workflows","GraphQL API","Release management","Single Sign On (SSO)","SCIM","99.9% uptime SLA","Advanced support services","Weekly S3 backups"],"commitment":"custom","description":"Custom plan for multi-team organizations","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Elite","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Fully customized configuration","All Premium features","99.99% uptime SLA","Unlimited custom workflows and roles","Unlimited custom metadata fields","Advanced support services","Daily S3 backups"],"commitment":"custom","description":"Premium custom plan for large-scale operations","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free tier available. Paid plans from $99/month with annual discounts. Premium and Elite plans custom quoted.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.storyblok.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T16:38:23.229Z","freeTrialDays":45,"startingPrice":{"amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| 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.sla_pct | - | 99.99 |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 5.3 | - |

## Capabilities (CMS Software)

| Capability | KeystoneJS | Storyblok |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| CMS type | Headless / API-first | 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 | Custom field types and extensible architecture | Field, Tool, and Space plugins for extending the core editor |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Multi-site / multi-tenant | - | ✓ |
| **Workflow** |  |  |
| Git-based / code-first workflow | - | - |
| **Pricing** |  |  |
| Free / open tier | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:46:36.168Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*