Umbraco CMS

What Umbraco CMS is

Umbraco CMS is a web content management system from Umbraco CMS, a maker founded in 2003 and based in Odense, Denmark. It provides content authoring, media management, custom content types, multilingual content and localization. Teams can create editorial workflows and custom user roles with role permissions, and use SEO tools, content preview and asset transformations. The system supports headless APIs and webhooks, with both API types available. Its platform is listed as web, with a hybrid platform type.

The free Umbraco CMS plan is open source and includes content authoring, media and user management, multilingual setup, headless APIs and webhooks. Starter costs €45 per month, billed monthly, and includes five hosting regions. Standard is €280 per month and adds a Website and Delivery API SLA, multiple environments, expanded hosting features, prioritized hosting resources and increased usage limits. Professional is €730 per month, billed monthly, with business-hours support, advanced hosting features, premium prioritized resources and increased usage limits. Enterprise offers customized support, an expanded SLA, a dedicated customer success manager, architectural advising and code review, and custom usage limits.

Who it suits

Umbraco CMS suits teams that need web content authoring alongside editorial workflows, custom roles, multilingual content and localization. Its open-source free plan may suit teams that want headless APIs and webhooks, while paid plans offer hosting features and support options.

Getting started

1. Visit the Umbraco CMS website.
2. Choose the open-source free plan or a paid plan.
3. For Starter, Standard or Professional, review the monthly plan terms and included hosting or support features.

Verdict

Choose Umbraco CMS if you need a web CMS with multilingual content, custom roles, editorial workflows and headless APIs. The free plan includes core authoring and management capabilities; teams needing paid hosting features or support should review the €45, €280 and €730 monthly plans.