Solo
FreeFree
Developers building a site for themselves
- One user account
- Multi-site and localization
- Twig templates and GraphQL
- Community support
Costs extra
You pay for your own hosting. Paid plugins cost extra.
Craft CMS is a PHP CMS known for flexible content modelling and a clean control panel. The Solo edition is free, Team and Pro are one-off licences per project, and Craft Cloud offers managed hosting.
Overview
Craft CMS is a PHP content management system made by Pixel & Tonic. Developers define custom fields and entry types, then build templates or use the content headless through GraphQL. You host it yourself or on Craft Cloud, Pixel & Tonic's managed hosting.
Strengths
- Very flexible content modelling with custom fields and entry types.
- The Solo edition is free for a single user.
- A one-off licence per project instead of a monthly fee when you host it yourself.
- Craft Cloud bundles the Team or Pro licence with hosting, CDN and firewall.
Watch out for
- Not open source: the code is public, but the Craft License is proprietary.
- Updates after the first year cost $99 a year on Team and Pro.
- No built-in AI; MCP support comes from third-party plugins.
- Craft 6 is a rebuild on Laravel, still in alpha, and plugins will need new versions.
Pricing
What each plan costs and what the bill is counted by: seats, sites, usage or a one-off license. The bottom of each card shows what you pay on top.
Team
One-time license$279 once, per project
Includes one year of updates.
Small teams on one site
- Up to five user accounts
- One user group with permissions
- Developer support by email
- Everything in Solo
Costs extra
Updates after year one $99 / year. The license is free when hosted on Craft Cloud.
Pro
One-time license$399 once, per project
Includes one year of updates.
Professional sites for businesses and organizations
- Unlimited user accounts
- Unlimited user groups
- Branded control panel
- Branded system emails
Costs extra
Updates after year one $99 / year. The license is free when hosted on Craft Cloud.
Craft Cloud
Per project$120 per project / month
Cloud Pro $240 / month. Yearly billing saves $10 to $20 / month.
Teams who want Craft's own managed hosting
- Team license included (Pro on Cloud Pro)
- 2 environments, 10 GB assets each
- 250 GB bandwidth / month
- Unlimited build minutes
Costs extra
Extra bandwidth $25 per 50 GB. More asset storage costs $10 to $150 / month.
Enterprise
Custom quoteCustom
Projects with specific licensing requirements
- First-party SAML SSO
- Custom license agreement
- Procurement support
- Dedicated premium support
Costs extra
Prices checked See current prices on the vendor's site
Features
Free, included in the cheapest plan, on a higher plan, or enterprise only. Open a feature to compare it across every platform.
Content modeling
Free
Custom fields and entry types; Solo is free for one user
Drafts and versioning
Free
Drafts
GraphQL API
Free
GraphQL API for headless use
Hosting
Included
Craft Cloud: Team $120/mo, Pro $240/mo, with CDN and firewall
Live preview
Free
Live preview and multi-site
Self-hosting
Free
Solo free; Team $279 and Pro $399 per project
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