DatoCMS
DatoCMS is a headless content management system for managing content in a central hub and distributing it through APIs.
What DatoCMS is
DatoCMS is a headless content management system for managing content in a central hub and distributing it through APIs. A no-code schema builder lets teams define content types, fields, validations, and visibility options. Editorial tools include modular content, structured text, visual editing, scheduled publishing, and live collaboration, while locales support content in multiple languages. DatoCMS manages images, video, documents, and audio, with assets delivered through a CDN using imgix and Mux. Its Content Delivery API uses GraphQL, so clients can request the response data shape they need. Marketplace options include starter kits for Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit, and Astro, plus build integrations for Netlify, Vercel, GitLab, and custom webhooks. Enterprise apps include custom AWS S3 and Google Cloud Storage asset storage, and single sign-on integrations. The Free plan allows three projects and has no overages; reaching monthly limits can cause service suspension. Professional pricing is listed at €149,199 a month, with annual billing at €149/month or monthly billing at €199/month. A 14-day trial is available.
Good
- No-code schema builder for custom content models.
- Supports multiple languages through locales.
- GraphQL Content Delivery API.
- Includes scheduled publishing and live collaboration.
- Asset delivery uses a CDN with imgix and Mux.
Watch out
- Free plan has no overages.
- Free plan limits include three projects and 300 records.
- Reaching Free plan limits can suspend service.
- Professional monthly billing is listed at €199/month.
Who it suits
DatoCMS is presented for developers, digital marketers, content creators, and enterprise teams. It suits teams that need structured, multilingual content with API delivery and editorial collaboration.
Verdict
DatoCMS combines content modeling, editorial tools, multilingual projects, and GraphQL delivery. The Free plan is limited and can suspend service at its monthly limits; paid pricing differs by billing term.
Plans and prices
From DatoCMS's own pricing page, checked 4 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 3 projects · 1 collaborator per project · 300 records · 10GB/month bandwidth · 100k CDA API calls/month · no overages |
| Professional | €149 a month | 1 project included · 10 collaborators · 100k records · 1TB/month bandwidth · 1M CDA API calls/month · pay-as-you-go overages · Annual billing at €149/month or monthly billing at €199/month |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | Custom agreement · additional features for larger teams focused on security and volumes · Custom billing solutions |
The facts
Each one read from DatoCMS's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API
- The Content Delivery API uses GraphQL, allowing clients to request the response data shape they need.checked 4 Oct 2026
- API types
- bothchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Asset transformations
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Audience
- The product is presented for developers, digital marketers, content creators, and enterprise teams.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Content localization
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Content modeling
- A no-code schema builder lets teams define custom content types, fields, validations, and visibility options.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Content preview
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Editorial features
- Editors can use modular content, structured text, visual editing, scheduled publishing, and live collaboration.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Enterprise integrations
- Marketplace enterprise apps include custom AWS S3 and Google Cloud Storage asset storage and single sign-on integrations for Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, OneLogin, and Google Workspace.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The marketplace lists Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit, and Astro starter kits, plus Netlify, Vercel, GitLab, and custom webhook build integrations.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Localization
- Projects can contain content in multiple languages through locales.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Media
- DatoCMS manages images, videos, documents, and audio, and says assets are optimized and delivered through its CDN using imgix and Mux.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Product
- DatoCMS is a headless CMS for managing content in a central hub and distributing it through APIs.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Role permissions
- customchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Security
- DatoCMS states that it is ISO 27001 certified and makes certification and additional documentation available upon request.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- The pricing page lists community-based support on Free and weekday support with a 24-hour response time on Professional.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Webhooks
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
The company
- Company history
- DatoCMS says it began in 2015 as an internal tool for an Italian web agency and became an independent company in 2019.checked 4 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Free tier limits
- The Free plan does not allow overages; reaching its monthly limits can cause service suspension, and the plan is primarily intended for testing and prototyping.checked 4 Oct 2026
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