Compare Contentful vs. Jarves

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.

Jarves is an enterprise grade Content Management System (CMS) built on the Symfony Framework and other standard PHP components. It features a full RESTful API and a contemporary user interface.

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

• A standard Symfony Framework Bundle
• High performance
• New codebase, no legacy concepts

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

• Limited size of development team
• Future prospects uncertain
• Currently a developer focused product