Statamic
by Statamic · Laravel-based CMS running on flat files or a database
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Overview
Statamic is a CMS built on Laravel. Content is modelled with Blueprints and over 40 fieldtypes, and can be stored either as YAML front-matter Markdown files or in a database. The control panel covers the Bard block editor, Live Preview, asset management and multi-site editing, and can be extended through a marketplace of addons and starter kits.
- Best for
- Laravel developers and small content teams building sites from flat files or a database
- Pricing
- Core is free forever; Pro is a $349 USD per-site licence including one year of updates, then $99 USD per year; Enterprise is quote-only.
- Runs on
- Web
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Core tier free forever, with all 40+ fieldtypes and Live Preview
- Content stored as YAML front-matter Markdown files or in a database
- Pro is free to use in development and staging until you ship
- Drops into existing Laravel projects
Trade-offs
- Pro is licensed per site at $349, so multi-site work multiplies cost
- Updates cost $99 per year once the first year lapses
- Core is limited to one admin account and one content form
- Headless APIs, revisions and multi-site are Pro-only
Pricing
Published plans and prices from Statamic’s own pricing page.
How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
MCP support
Whether an agent can drive the product through the Model Context Protocol, and how much setup that takes.
API quality
Public API surface: machine-readable spec, official SDKs, documented auth, errors, rate limits and versioning.
Documentation
Publicly reachable docs — coverage, freshness, code samples and machine readability.
Agent friendliness
How readable the site is to an automated client: llms.txt, structured data, server-rendered content, crawler access.
Changelog
A public, dated record of what shipped and when — the clearest signal that a product is still alive.
Marketing site structure
Whether the site answers a buyer's questions: clear positioning, the pages that matter, and accessibility.
Page speed
How fast the site loads for real visitors: Chrome UX Report 75th-percentile LCP, INP and CLS, with a Lighthouse mobile run standing in where a site has too little traffic for field data.
Operational trust
Status page and incident history, security disclosure, compliance and data-processing documentation.
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
Source availability, self-hosting, data export and open standards. Scored and shown, but not part of the composite — paid SaaS is not worse for being paid SaaS.
Maintenance
Release cadence and repository activity. Scored and shown, but not part of the composite — it is only measurable for open repositories.
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Where this comes from
The Statamic pages BenchRank reads when it scores the product — its documentation, release notes, status and security pages, and its repository where there is one.
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