What is Contentful?
Contentful is a hosted content platform for modelling content and delivering it to websites, applications and other channels through APIs. The frontend is a separate implementation, rather than an automatically finished website. Plan and space entitlements control usage, roles, locales and environments. Its Free plan is for learning and testing: the current usage terms exclude commercial use. A business deployment should therefore assess a commercially suitable subscription alongside frontend hosting and integration work.
Who is Contentful for?
Teams building multiple delivery experiences around a managed structured-content service
Contentful features
The core capabilities to consider for your workflow.
- Structured content modelling
- Content delivery and management APIs
- Roles and locale controls
- Spaces and environments
- Editorial tools and integrations
Contentful pricing
Free learning and testing plan
Scope the commercially eligible platform plan, spaces, API traffic, asset delivery, locales and governance. Include frontend development, preview and delivery hosting.
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A permanent Free plan exists for learning and testing. Current usage terms prohibit commercial use on Free; it is not a free business production plan.
Before you choose Contentful
The current Free plan is restricted to learning and testing, not commercial use
A frontend and its hosting require separate implementation
API, bandwidth, space and governance entitlements need plan-specific review
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Contentful FAQs
Does Contentful have a free plan?
A permanent Free plan exists for learning and testing. Current usage terms prohibit commercial use on Free; it is not a free business production plan.
Who is Contentful for?
Teams building multiple delivery experiences around a managed structured-content service
What should I compare before buying?
Check the tier that contains your essential features, confirm plan limits and compare the total quote with your own expected usage.