Contentful

Enterprise headless CMS and content platform

Contentful is an enterprise headless CMS providing a content infrastructure platform with REST and GraphQL APIs, a web-based content modeling interface, and SDKs for 10+ platforms. Features structured content types with validation, localization for 100+ locales, media management with image transformations, webhooks, scheduled publishing, and role-based access control. Used by major enterprises including Spotify, Vodafone, and BMW for omnichannel content delivery at scale.

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About Contentful

Contentful is a leading enterprise headless CMS providing content infrastructure as a service. Content models define structured types with fields, validations, and relationships through a visual web interface.

REST and GraphQL Content Delivery APIs serve content globally via CDN. Content Management API enables programmatic content operations. SDKs cover JavaScript, Python, Ruby, Java, .NET, iOS, Android, and more.

Localization supports 100+ locales with field-level translation management. Media management includes image optimization and on-the-fly transformations via the Images API. Scheduled publishing and workflow stages manage content lifecycle.

Enterprise features include SSO, custom roles, audit logs, and environment aliases for safe content migrations. Contentful Compose and Studio provide visual page-building experiences for marketing teams.

Pricing & Platform Specs

Pricing Summary

Enterprise composable headless content platform. Free tier ($0/mo) includes 1 space, 5 users, 25 content types, 25K records, and 2M API calls/mo. Basic plan is $300/mo with 1 space, up to 20 users, 50 content types, 50K records, 5M API calls/mo, and 100GB asset bandwidth. Premium/Enterprise tier offers custom annual pricing ($25K+) with multiple spaces, unlimited users, custom RBAC, SAML SSO, Contentful Studio visual builder, 99.99% uptime SLA, and dedicated customer success management.

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API, Web App, REST, GraphQL, 10+ SDKs

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Documentation Writing Backend API Design

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Strapi vs Sanity vs Contentful — Headless CMS Comparison

Three leading headless CMS platforms for managing content via API. Strapi is the most popular open-source option with 65K+ stars and full self-hosting. Sanity provides a composable content platform with real-time collaboration. Contentful is the enterprise standard used by Spotify, Vodafone, and BMW.

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Contentful Official Documentation & Repository

Sources checked: September 5, 2026
Content verified: September 6, 2026

Verification dates are editorial checks. Routine CMS saves and automatic updatedAt timestamps do not advance them.

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What is Contentful?

Is Contentful free?

Contentful offers a free tier alongside paid plans. Enterprise composable headless content platform. Free tier ($0/mo) includes 1 space, 5 users, 25 content types, 25K records, and 2M API calls/mo. Basic plan is $300/mo with 1 space, up to 20 users, 50 content types, 50K records, 5M API calls/mo, and 100GB asset bandwidth. Premium/Enterprise tier offers custom annual pricing ($25K+) with multiple spaces, unlimited users, custom RBAC, SAML SSO, Contentful Studio visual builder, 99.99% uptime SLA, and dedicated customer success management.

Is Contentful still maintained?

Yes — Contentful is active. Its listing was last verified on September 6, 2026.

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