Compare Jarves vs. Contentful

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.

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.

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

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

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

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