Compare Spress vs. Contentful

Spress is a static site generator built with Symfony Components. The tool is versatile and uses familiar technologies such as Twig, Markdown and the Symfony console.

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.

• Low learning curve
• High performance
• Unparalled security with static HTML

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

• Limitations when working with dynamic data
• Limited userbase
• Lack of basic functions people expect from a CMS (feedback forms, etc.)

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