Compare Contentful vs. Grav

Contentful is a pure CaaS (Content as a Service) player. It comes from Berlin, and is currently the global market leader for decoupled hosted content management.

Grav is a fresh flat-file database which is easy to install. It uses a number of Symfony components and is very fast to get started with.

• Widely used across industries
• No technical operations needed
• Free tier for hobbyists

• Fast to install and get started with
• Extensible via Plugins, Skeletons and Themes
• A fresh codebase, no PHP4 cruft here

• Limited customisation capabilities
• Vendor lock in (though export is possible)
• Pricing for large amounts of content

• Limited use cases due to flat-file approach
• Limited developer base
• Needs more work to round the edges in real-world use