Why teams prefer Storyblok to Contentful
We believe the best way to compare two products is to let the people who use them every day do the talking. So that's exactly what we did.
Storyblok is easier to use and performs better
Users found Storyblok simpler to set up, use, and manage. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Storyblok, praising its intuitive interface, flexible templates, and responsive support that make creating and updating content faster and easier.
Ask the people, not the pitch deck
See how real customers compared Storyblok and Contentful based on user satisfaction. You can also visit G2 to look for more comparisons on oroduct features and see who comes out on top.
| Storyblok (560+ Reviews) | Contentful (320+ Reviews) | |
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| G2 2026 Software Awards | #1 Headless CMS 👑 | Not listed 😬 |
| Product Direction | 9.1 | 7.4 |
| Enterprise Scalability | 8.6 | 8.3 |
| Meets Requirements | 8.7 | 8.4 |
| Ease of Use | 8.8 | 8.4 |
| Ease of Setup | 8.4 | 8.2 |
| Ease of Admin | 8.8 | 8.4 |
| Quality of Support | 8.6 | 8.4 |
| Has the product been a good partner in doing business? | 8.9 | 8.6 |
No smoke, no mirrors
Just genuinely better editing.
83% of users in an independent study described using Storyblok as joyful.
The Visual Editor lets teams sees exactly what visitors will see, in real time, before anything goes live. No guessing. No bouncing between tabs. No "can you just make this tiny change" tickets.
For developers: clean, component-based architecture with complete freedom. For editors: independence, speed and intuitive editing.
Both sides win.
The most expensive CMS is the one you have to undo.
The license fee is the easy part. The harder question: What does it cost when editors can't publish without a developer? When onboarding takes days? Or when every launch requires fixes?
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Fast onboarding. No training saga.
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Full composability
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Governance and Control
We're ISO 27001 and TISAX-certified and uphold strict international standards for information security and data protection.
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Transparent pricing
Do you prefer pricing tiers that scale faster than your traffic does? Neither do we. Our Premium and Elite plans are fully customizable to your organization's needs, so you only pay for what you actually use. -
Velocity and market agility
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Scale without complexity
Composable content blocks replace rigid templates, so your content model grows with your product and brand.
The ceiling is higher than you've been told.
Check out what our customers who moved away from Contentful have to say, and find out what they've built since.
Spendesk
Spendesk moved from Contentful to Storyblok to get more control and independence in editing content. This helped them create better customer experiences and branding across multiple languages on the website.
The feeling is mutual
Three of the industry's most impartial voices, one common conclusion:
Storyblok is the only vendor recognized as Customers’ Choice in the 2023 Gartner Voice of the Customer Report.
Discover the driving force behind Storyblok’s massive 582% ROI in our Total Economic Impact report conducted by Forrester Consulting.
Your step-by-step guide to migrating successfully
This in-depth guide walks you through every stage of the migration process, from initial scoping and content modeling, all the way through validation, post-launch as well as SEO and AI search optimization.
Extra resources to help you get started
Explore technical guides, migration patterns, and product comparisons to support your move to Storyblok. Whether you are planning your approach or already migrating, these resources help you move faster and with fewer surprises.
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Migration Documentation
Dive into our developer docs, covering importing content, mapping fields, asset handling, deployment and more. Use this as your source of truth when planning or validating migration steps.
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Migrating a Blog Site from Contentful to Storyblok
Your Contentful-specific guide on how to migrate blog sites to a flexible content model in Storyblok.
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Technical Comparison
Storyblok offers a modern alternative to Contentful that makes it easier to deliver content at scale and maintain a strong customer experience. View for a deeper technical comparison.
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Storyblok Discord Community
Connect with peers and Storyblok experts to exchange ideas, discuss challenges, and share best practices around migration projects.
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Storyblok enabled us to achieve a multi-million-pound annual saving, streamlining and centralizing multiple platforms and use cases into one.
Ready to start? Joy awaits.
Find out yourself why Storyblok is rated the #1 Headless CMS.