Choose ButterCMS if you need
- Integration with Slack, DeepL or Okta. We haven't found them on Decap CMS's website.
At a glance
- Both have a free plan.
- Both offer a free trial (ButterCMS: 14 days, Decap CMS: 14 days).
- ButterCMS's lowest paid plan is Basic at $71 per month, as of November 14, 2026.
- Decap CMS's lowest paid plan is Pro at €19 per month, as of November 14, 2026.
- Both work with Cloudinary.
- ButterCMS lists SSO. We haven't confirmed any of these for Decap CMS.
- ButterCMS has a public API. We haven't confirmed one for Decap CMS.
- Decap CMS can be self-hosted. We haven't confirmed that for ButterCMS.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose Decap CMS if you need
- Integration with GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket. We haven't found them on ButterCMS's website.
ButterCMS
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Review Decap CMSThe facts
- What it does
- ButterCMSA headless CMS to build, launch and scale websites, ecommerce sites and mobile apps.
- Decap CMSOpen source content management for your Git workflow.
- Free plan
- ButterCMSYes
- Decap CMSYes
- Pricing
- ButterCMSNot confirmed
- Decap CMSNot confirmed
- Paid plans from
- ButterCMS
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Integrations
Both
- Cloudinary
Only ButterCMS
- Slack
- DeepL
- Okta
- Typeform
- Shopify
Only Decap CMS
- GitHub
- GitLab
- Bitbucket
- Hugo
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between ButterCMS and Decap CMS yet.
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