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Craft CMS

What Craft CMS is
Craft CMS is a web-based, hybrid content management system for sites built around custom content types. Its listed tools include multilingual content, media management, SEO features, editorial workflows, and custom user roles. The plan range starts with a free option and includes Solo for one user, Team, Pro, and Enterprise. Team costs $279 a month, provides five user accounts and one user group, and includes one year of updates; later updates are listed at $99 a year. Pro costs $399 a month with unlimited user accounts and user groups, also including one year of updates followed by $99 a year updates. Enterprise lists first-party SAML SSO, custom licensing, procurement support, and dedicated premium support. Craft CMS therefore combines structured publishing features with account, group, workflow, and support provisions that vary by plan.
Who it suits
Craft CMS suits publishers managing structured, multilingual content who need editorial workflows, media organization, SEO tools, and role controls. Its plans also address teams with defined account or user-group requirements.
What it does well
- Supports custom content types
- Includes multilingual content tools
- Provides editorial workflows and custom roles
- Offers media library and SEO tools
- Free plan is available
What to know first
- Team includes only five user accounts
- Updates after the first year cost extra
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Solo | 1 user | On request |
| Team | Includes one year of updates · 5 user accounts · 1 user group | $279 a month |
| Team license updates | $99/year for updates after that · Updates after the first included year | $99 a year |
| Pro | Includes one year of updates · Unlimited user accounts · Unlimited user groups | $399 a month |
| Pro license updates | $99/year for updates after that · Updates after the first included year | $99 a year |
| Enterprise | First-party SAML SSO · Custom license agreement · Procurement support · Dedicated premium support | On request |
As craftcms.com lists them, read 22 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Craft CMS provides structured, hybrid content management with multilingual publishing and editorial controls. Team and Pro make account and group limits explicit, while Enterprise adds identity, licensing, procurement, and support provisions.
Facts from Craft CMS's own pages
- Custom content types
- Yes · craftcms.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Custom user roles
- Yes · craftcms.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Editorial workflows
- Yes · craftcms.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · craftcms.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Media library
- Yes · craftcms.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Multilingual content
- Yes · craftcms.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Platform type
- hybrid · craftcms.com, 22 Sept 2026
- SEO tools
- Yes · craftcms.com, 22 Sept 2026
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