What is DatoCMS?
A cloud-hosted headless CMS with GraphQL API, structured content modeling, visual editing, localization, and extensive plugin ecosystem for developers and content teams.
DatoCMS pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
Free forever plan or €39/month for Professional plans
Free
FreeForever free plan with hard monthly limits
- editors
- 2
- records
- 300
- traffic
- 10GB/month
- api_calls
- 100k/month
- 2 editors
- 300 records
- 10GB traffic
- 100k API calls per month
- No overages allowed
Professional
Add-ons
- Extra project€39/mo
- Extra sandbox environment€39/mo
What DatoCMS does
The capabilities that matter for cms software, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- CMS type
- Headless / API-first
- Open-source
- -
- Self-hostable
- -
- Managed / cloud hosting offered
- ✓
- Headless API (REST/GraphQL)
- ✓
- Structured content modelling
- ✓
- Localisation / i18n
- ✓
- Content workflow / approvals
- ✓
- Visual / no-code page builder
- ✓
- Plugin / app ecosystem size
- 200+ plugins
- Multi-site / multi-tenant
- ✓
- Git-based / code-first workflow
- -
- Free / open tier
- ✓
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
Integrations (4)
Independently observed- Next.js
- SvelteKit
- Astro
- Nuxt
DatoCMS alternatives
Other cms software we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- ContentfulDeliver intelligent experiences from one sourcelow · 47%
- GhostThe best open source blog & newsletter platformmedium · 52%
- DrupalThe open source framework behind millions of websiteslow · 13%
- WixGo from words to a business-ready site that's entirely yours to shape, on the first hybrid website builder.low · 48%
- StoryblokYour Content Confidence Management Systemmedium · 60%
- UmbracoThe Most Agent-Ready CMS. AI On Your Terms.low · 19%
The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for DatoCMS, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | 92 | 32.00 | 2932.2 | ✓ |
| Pricing Transparency | 100 | 16.00 | 1600.0 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 66 | 18.00 | 1192.2 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 50 | 12.00 | 600.0 | ✓ |
| Price Level | 50 | 10.00 | 500.0 | ✓ |
| Security Posture | 30 | 12.00 | 360.0 | ✓ |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | {"cms_type":"headless","free_tier":true,"multisite":true,"headless_api":true,"localization":true,"visual_builder":true,"managed_hosting":true,"content_workflow":true,"plugin_ecosystem":"200+ plugins","structured_content":true} | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 200 | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60% |
Pricing
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Status page | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60% |