CMS Industry Report 2022

This whitepaper is provided to help you learn how each CMS stacks up against the other. 

Who Should Read This White Paper?

• CTOs planning to adopt a new CMS
• CMS developers looking to improve their craft
• UX professionals seeking to understand the future of digital experience
• Marketers looking to adopt a new CMS or improve their content approach
• C-suite executives looking to understand more about the benefits of a modern CMS

Each CMS profile includes:

• Overview
• Differentiators
• License model
• Pricing starts at
• Key Components
• Drawbacks

CMSs included in the comparison:

Agility CMS

Agility CMS is a Headless API-based Content Management System (CMS) with built-in Hybrid components for better Editor Experience. 

Butter CMS

Originally built as an alternative to WordPress as a blogging platform, ButterCMS is now a headless CMS that integrates with existing websites and apps to deliver content.

Contentful

Contentful considers itself a content platform rather than a CMS. It allows organizations to control their content from a single hub and publish to any digital channel. 

Contentstack

Contentstack is a SaaS platform built upon a microservices architecture, which helps improve performance and reduces the risk of unnecessary feature bloat. 

Kentico Kontent

Kentico’s out-of-the-box web parts, easy customizations, and open API allows customers to get new websites launched quickly. 

Sitecore

Sitecore represents the DXP market. It adds all features inside a single platform, which means you need to change your business to adapt to them.

Optimizely

Similar to Agility, Optimizely is heavily affiliated with Azure to support its cloud offerings. However, Episerver still relies heavily on developers to manage upgrades.

Drupal / Acquia

Drupal as an open-source product is free, but the services and hosting for it are not, and upgrades need to be handled manually. Acquia works as a service to offset this effort.