KeystoneJS
The facts below are what the maker publishes about KeystoneJS, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From KeystoneJS's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Open source · no lock-in · Free forever |
The facts
Each one read from KeystoneJS's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access control
- Developers can configure role-based access with controls for lists, operations, and fields.checked 11 Oct 2026
- API types
- graphqlchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Compatibility requirement
- Keystone 8 requires Node.js 20.19 or newer.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Content editing
- Its configurable rich-text editor supports custom React components and structured JSON output.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Content localization
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Content preview
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Data migrations
- For production, migration files are managed with the Prisma CLI; Keystone does not create or apply migrations.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Data operations
- It provides automated CRUD operations, filtering, relationships, session management, and event hooks.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Developer stack
- The developer page names Prisma, Apollo Server, Next.js, PostgreSQL, and SQLite as components of its stack.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Hosting
- Keystone can be deployed to managed services or custom infrastructure, and its database and assets can be cloud-hosted or self-hosted.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Keystone can integrate with third-party systems, microservices, and external APIs.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- Keystone is an open-source CMS and backend framework that generates a GraphQL API and management UI from a schema.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Role permissions
- customchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Security limitation
- Keystone does not implement database-level security policies such as PostgreSQL row-level security.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The Keystone community Slack offers help and personalized support, and enterprise support is available from the makers.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Use cases
- The maker describes Keystone for apps, websites, eCommerce, and multichannel content experiences.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2013checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
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