# ButterCMS > A fast, API-first content management system for developers and marketers - **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/buttercms - **Category:** Headless CMS - **Homepage:** https://buttercms.com - **Also known as:** buttercms - **Profile claimed by vendor:** no - **Last updated:** 2026-09-08T13:43:00.088Z ## vioscaleAI score **63.3 / 100**, confidence 55% (medium). Computed 2026-09-08. Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment). | Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present | |---|--:|--:|--:|:--:| | price_level | 25 | 0.052 | 1.3 | ✓ | | reliability | 0 | 0.073 | 0 | - | | capabilities | 100 | 0.049 | 4.9 | ✓ | | integrations | 13.7 | 0.041 | 0.6 | ✓ | | security_posture | 65 | 0.073 | 4.7 | ✓ | | pricing_transparency | 100 | 0.084 | 8.4 | ✓ | ## Pricing _As of 2026-09-08, [verify at source](https://buttercms.com/pricing/). Independently observed._ from $71/mo · Subscription · Free tier · 14-day trial > From $71/month for Basic plan. Free tier available. | Plan | Price | Free | Commitment | |---|---|:--:|---| | Free | Free | ✓ | - | | Basic | $71/month (or $63.90/month with annual billing) | - | - | | Advanced | $224/month (or $201.60/month with annual billing) | - | - | | Professional | $359/month (or $323.05/month with annual billing) | - | - | | Enterprise | Contact sales | - | - | ### Free For freelancers and developers launching fast on small projects or MVPs **Included limits:** pages: 5, roles: 2, assets: 500, api_calls: 50K/month, bandwidth: 100 GB/month, templates: 2, blog_posts: 50, collections: 50 - Visual editing - Live preview - SEO metadata - AI Assistant - API Explorer - Unlimited users - Unlimited components ### Basic For early-stage teams quickly building full marketing sites **Included limits:** pages: 20, assets: 1000, api_calls: 100K/month, bandwidth: 250 GB/month, templates: 5, blog_posts: 100, collections: 100 - Image editing - Unlimited users - Unlimited components ### Advanced For teams rapidly expanding and accelerating content delivery **Included limits:** pages: 50, roles: 3, assets: 2000, api_calls: 500K/month, bandwidth: 500 GB/month, templates: 10, blog_posts: 500, collections: 500 - All Basic tier features ### Professional For mature teams managing complex content across multiple sites, brands, or markets **Included limits:** pages: 100, api_calls: 1M/month, bandwidth: 1 TB/month - Write API (up to 5K calls/month) - Multi environment ### Enterprise (Contact sales) For complex builds, global content operations, and high-volume delivery, fully customized - Custom API calls - Custom roles - Write API - Custom webhooks - Workflows - Custom multi environment - Enterprise support - Customer Success Manager - SLA ### Add-ons - **Write API** - **Webhooks** - **Video uploads** ## About A managed platform for organizing and publishing content to websites, mobile applications, and other digital services through APIs, without requiring the user to manage servers or infrastructure. _Independently observed._ ## Platform & deployment - **Platforms:** iOS, Web, Android - **Deployment:** Cloud / SaaS ## Integrations (2) _Independently observed._ - Shopify — ecommerce (native, bi-directional) - BigCommerce — ecommerce (native, bi-directional) ## Capabilities _The capabilities that matter for Headless CMS. "-" = undocumented, not absent._ | Capability | Supported | |---|:--:| | **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 | Freemium | ## Security & compliance | Certification | Status | Valid until | Auditor | |---|---|---|---| | ISO 27001 | active | - | - | | SOC 2 Type II (Type II) | active | - | - | ## FAQ ### What is ButterCMS? A managed platform for organizing and publishing content to websites, mobile applications, and other digital services through APIs, without requiring the user to manage servers or infrastructure. It is indexed under Headless CMS. _Source: [https://buttercms.com/pricing/](https://buttercms.com/pricing/)._ ### Is ButterCMS free? ButterCMS offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $71 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it. _Source: [https://buttercms.com/pricing/](https://buttercms.com/pricing/)._ ### What platforms does ButterCMS support? ButterCMS supports the web, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out. _Source: [https://buttercms.com/pricing/](https://buttercms.com/pricing/)._ ### Can ButterCMS be self-hosted? We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for ButterCMS, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly. _Source: [https://buttercms.com/pricing/](https://buttercms.com/pricing/)._ ### What security certifications does ButterCMS have? We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and ISO 27001 for ButterCMS. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as ButterCMS not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it. _Source: [https://buttercms.com/security/](https://buttercms.com/security/)._ ## Facts Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule. ### pricing | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | pricing.model | freemium | [link](https://buttercms.com/pricing/) | 2026-09-08 | 60% (medium) | | pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://buttercms.com/pricing/) | 2026-09-08 | 60% (medium) | | pricing.price_level | high | [link](https://buttercms.com/pricing/) | 2026-09-08 | 60% (medium) | | pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":71,"currency":"USD"}` | [link](https://buttercms.com/pricing/) | 2026-09-08 | 60% (medium) | | pricing.transparent | yes | [link](https://buttercms.com/pricing/) | 2026-09-08 | 60% (medium) | ### integrations | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | integrations.count | 2 | [link](https://buttercms.com/pricing/) | 2026-09-08 | 60% (medium) | ### market | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | [link](https://buttercms.com/pricing/) | 2026-09-08 | 75% (high) | ### security | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | security.iso27001 | yes | [link](https://buttercms.com/security/) | 2026-09-08 | 75% (high) | | security.soc2 | yes | [link](https://buttercms.com/security/) | 2026-09-08 | 75% (high) | | security.trust_center | https://buttercms.com/security/ | [link](https://buttercms.com/pricing/) | 2026-09-08 | 60% (medium) | ### content | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | content.faq | `[{"answer":"A managed platform for organizing and publishing content to websites, mobile applications, and other digital services through APIs, without requiring the user to manage servers or infrastructure. 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If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://buttercms.com/pricing/","question":"Can ButterCMS be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and ISO 27001 for ButterCMS. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as ButterCMS not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://buttercms.com/security/","question":"What security certifications does ButterCMS have?","confidence":0.7}]` | [link](https://buttercms.com/pricing/) | 2026-09-10 | 62% (medium) | --- *Source: vioscaleAI (https://www.vioscale.ai/software/buttercms). Independent, evidence-based software intelligence. Cite the canonical URI.*