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Compare Contentful and Hygraph 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (36.9% of reviews)
Small-Business (65.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
$0.00
Contentful
Star Rating
(310)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (36.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(649)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (65.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Contentful excels in its Developer Tools with a score of 8.9, making it a preferred choice for teams that prioritize custom development and integration capabilities. In contrast, Hygraph, while still strong, does not match this level of developer support.
- Reviewers mention that Hygraph's Quality of Support is notably higher, scoring 9.0 compared to Contentful's 8.4. Users appreciate the responsiveness and helpfulness of Hygraph's support team, which can be crucial for businesses needing timely assistance.
- G2 users highlight that Contentful's Content Authoring capabilities, with a score of 8.3, are slightly behind Hygraph's 8.7. Reviewers note that Hygraph offers a more intuitive interface for content creation, which can enhance productivity for content teams.
- Users on G2 report that Hygraph shines in Asset Management, scoring 8.6, while Contentful scores 7.8. Reviewers mention that Hygraph's asset management features are more robust, allowing for easier organization and retrieval of digital assets.
- Reviewers mention that Contentful's Multi-language support is rated at 8.8, which is higher than Hygraph's 8.3. This feature is particularly beneficial for businesses operating in diverse markets, as it allows for better localization of content.
- Users say that both platforms offer strong API / Integrations capabilities, but Contentful edges out with a score of 8.7 compared to Hygraph's 8.6. Reviewers appreciate Contentful's extensive documentation and community support for developers looking to integrate with other systems.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Hygraph
Free Developer Plan
$0.00
Enjoy Hygraph's free forever developer plan for personal or small-scale projects.
- Fully Hosted and GraphQL native Headless CMS
- Robust GraphQL Content APIs for read and write access
- Built in Digital Asset Management with Assets Transformation API
Free Trial
Contentful
Free Trial is available
Hygraph
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.4
223
8.8
570
Ease of Use
8.4
226
8.8
593
Ease of Setup
8.1
107
8.8
497
Ease of Admin
8.4
105
8.9
295
Quality of Support
8.4
181
8.9
471
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
96
9.0
263
Product Direction (% positive)
7.3
211
9.1
557
Features by Category
Content
8.3
143
|
Verified
8.7
297
7.8
141
|
Verified
8.6
297
7.9
128
|
Verified
8.1
285
7.7
110
|
Verified
7.5
276
7.8
96
|
Verified
8.3
274
8.3
85
|
Verified
8.5
279
7.8
127
|
Verified
8.6
290
7.7
133
|
Verified
8.0
285
8.1
128
|
Verified
8.4
285
Design
7.0
60
7.5
265
7.2
63
7.1
266
7.4
76
|
Verified
7.8
263
8.1
120
|
Verified
8.3
276
Platform
7.7
73
7.8
267
7.9
104
|
Verified
8.2
271
8.0
120
|
Verified
8.3
268
7.9
133
|
Verified
8.4
282
8.2
121
|
Verified
8.1
266
8.4
113
|
Verified
8.3
270
7.9
97
|
Verified
7.9
259
8.6
115
|
Verified
8.6
284
Agentic AI - Web Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
8.3
40
Not enough data
8.0
40
Not enough data
8.1
41
Not enough data
8.5
41
Not enough data
7.9
40
Not enough data
8.1
41
Content Management
Not enough data
8.3
43
Not enough data
8.6
45
Not enough data
8.7
45
Design & Development
Not enough data
8.0
43
Not enough data
8.2
44
Not enough data
8.7
43
Agentic AI - Digital Experience Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
8.9
12
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
Management
9.3
12
Not enough data
9.3
10
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
Support
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
Publishing
8.0
58
|
Verified
8.6
371
8.6
64
|
Verified
8.3
363
|
Verified
7.5
25
6.3
322
|
Verified
Development
7.9
75
|
Verified
8.3
379
|
Verified
8.6
75
|
Verified
8.3
367
|
Verified
7.5
57
|
Verified
7.7
356
|
Verified
7.8
37
|
Verified
7.4
343
Analytics
7.5
45
|
Verified
7.6
346
7.9
59
|
Verified
8.3
365
Agentic AI - Headless CMS
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Personalization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Contentful and Hygraph are categorized as Digital Experience Platforms (DXP), Headless CMS, and Web Content Management
Unique Categories
Contentful is categorized as WebOps Platforms and Personalization
Hygraph has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Contentful
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Hygraph
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
12.2%
Computer Software
10.8%
Non-Profit Organization Management
7.5%
Financial Services
5.8%
Internet
5.1%
Other
58.6%
Computer Software
22.5%
Information Technology and Services
7.5%
Financial Services
5.5%
Marketing and Advertising
5.2%
Retail
3.3%
Other
56.1%
Most Helpful Reviews
Contentful
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Arts and Crafts
I love how it can integrate with my already existing programs. I have also found the customer service to be incredible, always providing solid answers to all my questions
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Computer Software
Everything else. We use both Wordpress and Contentful, but I wish I could move everything back to wordpress. You never know when things will update and when an update is pushed through it could take HOURS. Additionally, it's so complicated on the back end...
Hygraph
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Rafael F.
Verified User in Consumer Services
Hygraph helped us launch the Vantagio platform in only two weeks. During this time we had some questions about modeling our data (this is the first time we use this technology), but the support on Slack helped us to optimize every time that we needed and we...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Information Services
Lack of preview page to see changes before pages go live.
Verified User in Arts and Crafts
I love how it can integrate with my already existing programs. I have also found the customer service to be incredible, always providing solid answers to all my questions
Rafael F.
Verified User in Consumer Services
Hygraph helped us launch the Vantagio platform in only two weeks. During this time we had some questions about modeling our data (this is the first time we use this technology), but the support on Slack helped us to optimize every time that we needed and we...
Verified User in Computer Software
Everything else. We use both Wordpress and Contentful, but I wish I could move everything back to wordpress. You never know when things will update and when an update is pushed through it could take HOURS. Additionally, it's so complicated on the back end...
Verified User in Information Services
Lack of preview page to see changes before pages go live.
Discussions
Can you do dynamic input validation on dropdowns?
1 comment
GH
You can do dynamic validation on anything, but it would require that you wrap the open source contentful field editors with your own javascript validation...Read more
What are the benefits of GraphQL?
2 comments
Official Response from Hygraph
One Endpoint to Rule Them All
With GraphQL as a query language, it is up to your client application to specify the shape of the data it requires from the...Read more
What is GraphQL and how is it different from REST?
1 comment
Official Response from Hygraph
GraphQL is a data query language and runtime designed and used at Facebook to request and deliver data to mobile and web apps since 2012. It got open-sourced...Read more
Hygraph has no more discussions with answers
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