#14 in CMS & PublishingUpdated 2026-08

Craft CMS

by Craft CMS · Customisable CMS with Twig templates and a GraphQL API

50.2 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Craft CMS is a self-hosted content management system with customisable content modelling, multi-site and localisation support, and versioning, scheduling and live preview for authors. Front ends are built with Twig templates or kept decoupled through its self-generating GraphQL API. Editions are licensed per project, and the same team offers Craft Cloud hosting.

Best for: Developers and agencies building custom, multilingual content sites, self-hosted or on Craft Cloud.
Pricing: Solo is free forever; Team costs $279 and Pro $399 per project including one year of updates, then $99/year for updates, with Enterprise priced on enquiry.
Runs on: Web

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Free Solo edition, with unlimited content types, entries and locales
Twig templates or a self-generating GraphQL API for decoupled builds
Control panel translated into 25 languages
Plugin Store and plugin framework for extending the CMS

Trade-offs

Forms and SEO need plugins; not built in on any edition
Solo is one user account and is not recommended for client work
Licence updates cost $99/year after the first year
SSO/SAML is Enterprise-only and Enterprise has no published price

Pricing

Published plans from Craft CMS’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

Craft CMS pricing tiers, monthly rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Includes
SOLO	—per project	Free forever, self-hosted One user account Multi-site and localisation Twig and GraphQL
TEAM	—per project	$279 per project, one year of updates included Up to five user accounts, one user group Developer support by email Only available for Craft 5; free when hosted on Craft Cloud
PRO	—per project	$399 per project, one year of updates included Unlimited user accounts and user groups Branded control panel and communication Free when hosted on Craft Cloud
ENTERPRISE	Contact sales	First-party SAML SSO Custom licence agreement and procurement support Dedicated premium support Invoicing with terms

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 0 out of 100
Documentation: 25 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 70 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 85 out of 100
Changelog: 100 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 60 out of 100
Operational trust: 65 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 30 out of 100
Maintenance: 100 out of 100

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