DatoCMS
What DatoCMS is
DatoCMS is a headless content management system that keeps content in one place and distributes it through APIs. A no-code schema builder lets teams define content types, fields, validations, and visibility. Projects can use locales for content in multiple languages, while editors work with modular content, structured text, visual editing, scheduled publishing, and live collaboration. The system manages images, video, documents, and audio, with assets delivered through a CDN using imgix and Mux. Its Content Delivery API uses GraphQL, and marketplace options include starter kits for Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit, and Astro, plus build integrations for Netlify, Vercel, GitLab, and custom webhooks. DatoCMS is presented for developers, marketers, content creators, and enterprise teams. The Free plan costs nothing and includes three projects, one collaborator per project, 300 records, and monthly bandwidth and API-call limits, with no overages. Professional costs €149/month with annual billing or €199/month with monthly billing; a 14-day trial is available.
Who it suits
DatoCMS suits developers and editorial teams that need structured, multilingual content delivered through APIs. Its Free plan may suit testing and prototyping; teams needing more capacity can consider Professional or Enterprise.
What it does well
- No-code builder for custom content schemas
- Locales support multilingual projects
- Editorial tools include scheduled publishing and collaboration
- GraphQL Content Delivery API
- Assets cover images, video, documents, and audio
What to know first
- Free plan has no overages
- Free plan is primarily for testing and prototyping
- Professional costs €149/month with annual billing
- Free support is community-based
Limits
The Free plan allows three projects, one collaborator per project, 300 records, 10GB monthly bandwidth, and 100,000 monthly CDA API calls. It has no overages, and reaching monthly limits can suspend service. Professional includes one project, 10 collaborators, 100,000 records, 1TB monthly bandwidth, and 1 million monthly CDA API calls; overages are pay-as-you-go.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 3 projects · 1 collaborator per project · 300 records · 10GB/month bandwidth · 100k CDA API calls/month · no overages | Free |
| Professional | Annual billing at €149/month or monthly billing at €199/month · 1 project included · 10 collaborators · 100k records · 1TB/month bandwidth · 1M CDA API calls/month · pay-as-you-go overages | €149 a month |
| Enterprise | Custom billing solutions · Custom agreement · additional features for larger teams focused on security and volumes | On request |
As datocms.com lists them, read 4 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Visit https://www.datocms.com/
- Choose the Free plan or review Professional and Enterprise options
- Use the 14-day trial if you want to try DatoCMS
- Create a project and define content types with the no-code schema builder
- Choose locales and connect content delivery through the GraphQL API
Verdict
DatoCMS combines structured content management, editorial tools, and API delivery for teams working across languages and channels. Check the Free plan's limits and support model before relying on it for production work.
Questions
Is there a free plan?
Yes. Free costs nothing and includes three projects, one collaborator per project, 300 records, 10GB/month bandwidth, and 100,000 CDA API calls per month.
How much does Professional cost?
Professional is €149/month with annual billing or €199/month with monthly billing.
Is there a free trial?
Yes, a 14-day trial is available.
What platforms does DatoCMS support?
The listed platforms are web and API. The Content Delivery API uses GraphQL.
Is DatoCMS open source?
The listed facts do not establish whether DatoCMS is open source.
What integrations are available?
The marketplace lists starter kits for Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit, and Astro, and build integrations for Netlify, Vercel, GitLab, and custom webhooks. Enterprise apps include custom AWS S3 and Google Cloud Storage storage and single sign-on integrations.
Facts from DatoCMS's own pages
- API
- The Content Delivery API uses GraphQL, allowing clients to request the response data shape they need. · datocms.com, 4 Oct 2026
- API types
- both · datocms.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Asset transformations
- Yes · datocms.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Audience
- The product is presented for developers, digital marketers, content creators, and enterprise teams. · datocms.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Company history
- DatoCMS says it began in 2015 as an internal tool for an Italian web agency and became an independent company in 2019. · datocms.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Content modeling
- A no-code schema builder lets teams define custom content types, fields, validations, and visibility options. · datocms.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Editorial features
- Editors can use modular content, structured text, visual editing, scheduled publishing, and live collaboration. · datocms.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Enterprise integrations
- Marketplace enterprise apps include custom AWS S3 and Google Cloud Storage asset storage and single sign-on integrations for Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, OneLogin, and Google Workspace. · datocms.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · datocms.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Free tier limits
- The Free plan does not allow overages; reaching its monthly limits can cause service suspension, and the plan is primarily intended for testing and prototyping. · datocms.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The marketplace lists Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit, and Astro starter kits, plus Netlify, Vercel, GitLab, and custom webhook build integrations. · datocms.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Localization
- Projects can contain content in multiple languages through locales. · datocms.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Media
- DatoCMS manages images, videos, documents, and audio, and says assets are optimized and delivered through its CDN using imgix and Mux. · datocms.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Content preview
- Yes · datocms.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Product
- DatoCMS is a headless CMS for managing content in a central hub and distributing it through APIs. · datocms.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Role permissions
- custom · datocms.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Security
- DatoCMS states that it is ISO 27001 certified and makes certification and additional documentation available upon request. · datocms.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- The pricing page lists community-based support on Free and weekday support with a 24-hour response time on Professional. · datocms.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Webhooks
- Yes · datocms.com, 20 Sept 2026
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