C1 CMS Foundation
The facts below are what the maker publishes about C1 CMS Foundation, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From C1 CMS Foundation's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| C1 CMS Foundation | Free | Fully featured open-source CMS; hosting not included |
| C1 CMS Developer | $89 a month | Single live installation · unlimited staging and development environments · deployment manager · automated upgrades · security updates · Form Builder · unlimited sub-sites · Invoiced annually $1068; minimum 12-month subscription |
| C1 CMS Business | $265 a month | Single live installation · Developer features · Business add-ons · bug-fix warranty · 20 support incidents/year · hosting not included · Invoiced annually $3180; minimum 12-month subscription |
| C1 CMS Premium | $480 a month | Single live installation · Business features · full support · load balancing · Azure elastic/global scale · hosting not included · Invoiced annually $5760; minimum 12-month subscription |
| C1 CMS Cloud | Priced on request | Fully managed · hosting included · Microsoft Azure cloud · full support |
The facts
Each one read from C1 CMS Foundation's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audience
- The maker describes C1 CMS as suited to web agencies and professional organizations, from small businesses to international corporate websites.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Content tools
- The CMS includes instant editing, previewing, SEO optimization, image management and visual editing.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Custom content types
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Custom user roles
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Editorial workflows
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Extensibility
- Web professionals can extend the CMS with free and professional add-ons and customize the website experience.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Hosting limit
- Website hosting is not included in service plans except for the Cloud edition, and listed prices cover one live installation and exclude VAT.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The maker's download instructions say local installation requires Windows and IIS, while an Azure deployment option is also provided.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- C1 CMS is integrated into Orckestra Commerce Cloud, and the add-on catalog lists integrations or add-ons for Google Custom Search, Vimeo and YouTube.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The free version is licensed under Mozilla Public License (MPL 1.1).checked 11 Oct 2026
- Media library
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Multilingual content
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Product
- C1 CMS Foundation is a free open-source content management system built on the Microsoft stack.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Scale and cloud
- The maker says C1 CMS can scale across Microsoft Azure data centers and support traffic peaks and global content delivery.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- Paid service plans include security software updates, and the Foundation download page directs users to Windows system requirements.checked 11 Oct 2026
- SEO tools
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Support
- Community support is available for the free Foundation edition; the paid plans offer support, with Business listing 20 incidents per year and Premium listing full support.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- The product site identifies Orckestra Technologies Inc. as the maker and lists its Canadian address in Rimouski, Quebec.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Company locations
- Orckestra says its C1 CMS team is located in Montreal, Canada, and Copenhagen, Denmark.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platform type
- hybridchecked 23 Sep 2026
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