Decap CMS vs Sveltia CMS
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 | Decap CMS | Sveltia CMS |
|---|---|---|
| Our score | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| Pricing | Free (MIT) · Decap Turbo Pro €19/mo for 5 seats | Free and open source (MIT) · no paid plans |
| AI | None shipped yet; a CLI and MCP server for AI agents are on the Turbo roadmap | Field translation with your own key for Google Translate, Claude, Gemini, GPT and others; no MCP server |
| Hosting | SaaS or self-hosted | Self-hosted |
| Source code | Open source,Closed source | Open source |
| Created | 2015Netlify CMS | 2023 |
| Best for | Static sites on Hugo, Eleventy or Jekyll that want free form-based editing in Git | Static and multilingual sites moving off Decap CMS |
| AI features | None shipped yet; a CLI and MCP server for AI agents are on the Turbo roadmap | Field translation with your own key for Google Translate, Claude, Gemini, GPT and others; no MCP server |
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.
Decap CMS
- Editorial workflow Free Draft, review and publish, with deploy previews
- Git-based content Free GitHub, GitLab, Gitea, Bitbucket and Azure
- Hosting Tiered Decap Turbo Pro hosts login and a faster content store, 19 EUR/mo for 1 site and 5 seats
- Live preview Free Side-pane preview built with React templates
- Localization Free Options for multilingual content
- Markdown editor Free Structured fields plus a Markdown editor
- Plugins and apps Free Custom widgets
- Roles and permissions Tiered Custom roles add-on on Decap Turbo, 19 EUR/mo
Sveltia CMS
- AI translation Free Google Cloud Translation or models such as Claude, Gemini and GPT; each editor brings an API key
- Editorial workflow Free Editorial workflow and deploy previews
- Framework integrations Free Any static framework: Astro, Eleventy, Hugo, Jekyll, Next.js, SvelteKit and more
- Git-based content Free GitHub, GitLab, Gitea and Forgejo
- Localization Free Strong multilingual support
- Markdown editor Free Reads most Decap CMS configs
Pricing
Every plan, cheapest first, and what the bill is counted by. Open a profile for what each plan includes.
Decap CMS
- Decap CMS (open source)Free Free Developers who self-host a Git-based CMS
- Turbo FreeFree Free One editor who wants hosted sign-in
- Turbo ProFlat fee €19/ month Editorial teams on one or a few sites
- Turbo EnterpriseCustom quote Custom Organizations with many sites and editors
Prices checked Vendor pricing page
Sveltia CMS
- Open sourceFree Free Static and multilingual sites moving off Decap CMS
Prices checked Vendor pricing page
Strengths and watch-outs
From our review of each platform.
Decap CMS
Strengths
- Free under the MIT licence, with a large community.
- Works with GitHub, GitLab, Gitea, Bitbucket and Azure.
- Built-in draft, review and publish workflow, and options for multilingual content.
- Actively maintained, with regular releases.
Watch out for
- Self-hosted setups need their own login and backend.
- Large collections can hit GitHub or GitLab API limits unless you use Turbo.
- Preview is a side pane built with React templates, not editing on the page.
- Turbo is priced in euros and billed monthly only.
Sveltia CMS
Strengths
- Free and MIT licensed, with no server or database to maintain.
- Reads most Decap CMS configs, with migration guides for Decap, Static CMS and Pages CMS.
- Strong multilingual support, with field translation through Google Cloud Translation or models such as Claude, Gemini and GPT.
- Works with any static framework: Astro, Eleventy, Hugo, Jekyll, Next.js, SvelteKit and more.
Watch out for
- Still on 0.x releases, although the team calls it feature complete.
- No Bitbucket, Azure DevOps or Git Gateway backends.
- Signing in several editors needs an OAuth helper, or a personal access token for each person.
- AI translation needs each editor to bring an API key from a provider.
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.