Let's Compare
Contento vs WordPress
In our alternatives series, we help buyers identify the differences between Contento and other well known CMS' like WordPress so you can decide which will be the better fit for your business.
Why might WordPress be right for you?
As the long reigning market leader for the all-in-one solutions the ecosystem for Wordpress is huge. With many free and paid themes to choose from, plugins for everything you can imagine and a sea of WordPress developers and agencies available to hire. They are also branching out into headless WordPress.
Drag and Drop builders like Elementor and Divi
Large theme marketplace
Cheap to get started
Complex functionality available through devs & plugins
Likely to need a specialist WordPress developer
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WordPress is a mid-level CMS that's popular with small and medium sized businesses
Whilst in theory you could use a theme and build a website yourself, it's more common that WordPress developers are used due to the steep learning curve and the need for plugins.
Due to increasing complexities as WordPress sites grow and the added security risks that plugins bring, migrations off WordPress towards Headless CMS' are becoming more common as businesses look to future-proof their website, whilst reducing security vulnerabilities and helping to improve performance.
How are they different?
Headless Vs All-In-One
Contento and WordPress as an all-in-one solution are at opposite ends of the spectrum of CMS. WordPresses movement towards headless solutions, support the understanding of the benefits headless can bring.
Flexibility
Headless isn't limited by templates. The custom coded front end allows for complete design flexibility and endless creativity.
Performance
Slow sites caused by convoluted all-in-one code can be avoided. With headless and JamStack, page load speeds under 1s are the norm.
Separates Content & Design
Headless allows marketers to focus on content, whilst your devs handle the design.
Powerful API's
No more limitations. With an ever growing API landscape, you can safely add what you need, when you need it.
So Why Choose Contento?
We've made building a headless website fast and simple for developers, and a pleasure to use for editors.
Starter Kits
Easy to use starter kits complete with content models and code.
My Library
Save and re-use content types across multiple sites.
SEO Module
Get your technical SEO up and running quickly.
Visual Preview
Let everyone see how the page looks before publishing.
Image Optimization API
Crop, resize, change the quality of your images and so much more.
Internationalisation
Take your content to the world with internationalisation
Our customers say it best
Kevin Magee
CTO Zyte
“One of our goals was to ensure our Marketing team was not held up by the Engineering team on a daily basis. We achieved that and empowered Marketing to move at a speed aligned to our business requirements. Content creation and Engineering have been decoupled.”
Phillip Maucher
SaaS Network Ireland Coordinator
“We moved from Wordpress to Contento and have been delighted with the move. I no longer have to get developers to update the site - I reckon it's reduced my site 'admin time' by over 70%.”
Ryan Crowley
CEO Kore Systems
“The migration to Contento was seamless - the results have justified the decision to replatform to Headless.”
Erik Galiana Farell
Frontend Developer at Zyte
“In just one afternoon, I was able to copy a template, read through the docs and easily set up a new webpage with content. This experience really shows how user-friendly Contento is and how it helps speed up the development process without losing quality.”
Jason Culloty
CEO Skillsvista
“It is great that a cutting edge technology like Headless is accessible to startups. Not only have we now got a high performance site, but one that can grow with us as we scale.”
Kevin Abatan
Developer
“I honestly think that you literally killed the "Headless CMS" game with Contento, it just does exactly what I need it to do, it's pretty rare to find such a good product in this field. Bravo!”
Sierra Vithica
Senior Web Developer at Bear Group
“When I started to see what Contento was capable of I got pretty excited! It’s a lot easier to work with than most of the others I’ve tried. Especially when it comes to content modelling. I love that you have a NextJS toolkit already. I was so excited to share it with my team.”
Making the Switch to Contento is a Breeze
We offer migration support from many of the other well known platforms. Get in touch to talk to one of our technical team.