Contentful vs Hygraph
Our score, every feature we track, pricing plans, hosting and AI, side by side.
At a glance
The facts from each platform's profile, side by side.
| Metric | Contentful | Hygraph |
|---|---|---|
| Our score | 4.4 | 4 |
| Pricing | Free plan · paid plans from about $300/mo | Free plan · paid plans for teams |
| AI | AI Actions for generating, translating and summarizing content with third-party models | AI helpers for content and schema work |
| Hosting | SaaS | SaaS |
| Source code | Closed source | Closed source |
| Created | 2013Storageroom | 2017GraphCMS |
| Best for | Product and engineering teams running many sites and apps from one content hub | Teams that need to unify content from several APIs into one GraphQL endpoint |
| AI features | AI Actions for generating, translating and summarizing content with third-party models | AI helpers for content and schema work |
Features
How each platform offers a feature: free, in the cheapest paid plan, on a higher plan, or enterprise only. Open a feature to compare it across every platform.
Contentful
- AI content tools Tiered AI Actions for content generation, built on third-party models
- AI translation Tiered AI Actions for translation
- Content modeling Free References and validations
- Environments Tiered Environments and aliases for safe releases
- GraphQL API Free Alongside the REST API
- Headless API Free REST API with SDKs and documentation
- Localization Tiered Per-locale fields; costs climb with locales
- Plugins and apps Free App Framework and marketplace
- Visual editing Tiered Visual page building needs add-ons or custom work
Hygraph
- Content modeling Free Strong schema builder
- Environments Tiered Environments built in
- GraphQL API Free GraphQL content and management APIs, with mutations
- Headless API Free GraphQL-only delivery, with remote sources stitched into the schema
- Localization Free Built in
- Roles and permissions Tiered Granular permissions
- Scheduled publishing Tiered Scheduled publishing
Pricing
Every plan, cheapest first, and what the bill is counted by. Open a profile for what each plan includes.
Contentful
- FreeFree Free Learning and exploring the platform
- LiteFlat fee $300/ month Smaller businesses managing a single project
- PremiumCustom quote Custom Organizations with several use cases and spaces
Prices checked Vendor pricing page
Hygraph
- HobbyFree Free Individuals building personal projects or testing ideas
- GrowthFlat fee $199/ month Growing teams scaling digital experiences
- EnterpriseCustom quote Custom Multi-brand or mission-critical content setups
Prices checked Vendor pricing page
Strengths and watch-outs
From our review of each platform.
Contentful
Strengths
- Mature content modeling, environments and per-locale fields.
- REST and GraphQL APIs with good SDKs and documentation.
- Large app marketplace and partner ecosystem.
- Scales across many spaces, sites and locales.
Watch out for
- AI features are editor helpers built on third-party models, not an end-to-end automated workflow.
- Costs climb with locales, spaces and usage.
- Visual page building needs add-ons or custom work.
Hygraph
Strengths
- GraphQL-native with mutations and a strong schema builder.
- Content federation across external APIs.
- Localization and environments built in.
Watch out for
- GraphQL-only delivery is a learning curve for some teams.
- Smaller ecosystem than the market leaders.
- AI tooling is lighter than agentic-focused rivals.
More comparisons
Everything on this page comes from our profiles of the two platforms, checked against each vendor's own documentation and pricing pages. Vendors change plans often: confirm prices on their site before you buy.