CMS comparison CoreMedia Content Cloud vs Xperience by Kentico

CoreMedia Content Cloud vs Xperience by Kentico

CoreMedia Content Cloud is a closed-source enterprise DXP that you can host yourself or run on the vendor's cloud. Xperience by Kentico is a closed-source enterprise DXP that you can host yourself or run on the vendor's cloud. The table below sets them side by side on 28 features. They get a different status on 11.

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CoreMedia Content Cloud Enterprise DXP · Closed source · 18 of 28 built in
Xperience by Kentico Enterprise DXP · Closed source · 19 of 28 built in

Sources checked: CoreMedia Content Cloud on 29 Sept 2026, Xperience by Kentico on 29 Sept 2026. Plans and releases can change after those dates.

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Feature comparison

Built inPaid tierPlugin or add-onLimitedNot available

CoreMedia Content Cloud vs Xperience by Kentico feature comparison. Columns are the two platforms. Rows are features, grouped by area.
Platform	CoreMedia Content Cloud Enterprise DXP	Xperience by Kentico Enterprise DXP
Overview
What it is	Java-based enterprise CMS with a Studio editor, a template engine and a GraphQL headless server. Runs on-premises or as CoreMedia's cloud service.	Kentico's .NET digital experience platform for websites, email and headless channels, sold as Kentico-hosted SaaS or a private-cloud licence.
Edition compared The product and release each column describes.	CoreMedia Content Cloud v13, or CMCC 13 Version 2512.1.1, released 10 Aug 2026	Xperience by Kentico Version 31.9.0, released 24 Sept 2026
Vendor	CoreMedia GmbH coremedia.com	Kentico kentico.com
Licence	Closed source Proprietary	Closed source Proprietary
Hosting	Self-hosting Vendor cloud Event Hub webhooks are an add-on for the CoreMedia cloud service only.	Self-hosting Vendor cloud
Built with	Java, Spring Boot, TypeScript for Studio	.NET, ASP.NET Core
Database	Relational database: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server	Microsoft SQL Server
Pricing Public list prices only. Hosting and implementation are extra everywhere.	No free option Pricing on request.	No free option Pricing on request. Licensed per channel in Standard and Advanced tiers, plus AIRA credit packages.
Content modelling
Content model in code You define content types in files in your repository, review them like any other code and apply them from there. Imperative migration scripts alone count as limited.	Built in XML files in the project workspace define content types. 3	Built in Continuous Integration serializes content types to files in the repository. 3
Content model in the UI Admins can create and change content types and fields in the admin interface without writing code.	Not available Content type changes need a developer and a deployment. 3	Built in Field editor in the Content types application.
Reusable blocks Editors compose pages from reusable, typed components or blocks, and can reorder them.	Built in Page grid placements hold reusable content items. 4	Built in Page Builder widgets and sections, plus reusable content items.
Localization Editors translate content per locale inside the CMS, by field or by entry, without a separate site for each language.	Limited Each locale is a derived site linked to a master site, with a translation workflow. 5	Built in Language variants per page and content item.
Image transformations The CMS resizes, crops or converts images on request, through URL parameters or generated sizes, with no external service.	Built in Named image variants and crops in the CAE and Headless Server. 6	Built in Image variants with configured crops and sizes. 4
APIs and delivery
REST API A documented REST or JSON HTTP API returns content.	Built in REST endpoints mapped from persisted GraphQL queries. 7	Limited The Management REST API is for local development only. Headless delivery is GraphQL. 5 6
GraphQL API The vendor or an official module provides a GraphQL API for content.	Built in Headless Server. 7	Paid tier Headless channels need the Advanced tier. 6
Webhooks The CMS can call an external URL when content is created, changed or published.	Plugin or add-on Event Hub add-on service for cloud service subscribers. 8 9	Not available No outgoing webhooks. Content events need custom handler code. 7
Renders the website The CMS itself renders and serves the public pages through themes or templates. Headless-only products answer no.	Built in Content Application Engine with FreeMarker templates. 1	Built in ASP.NET Core website channels.
Editorial workflow
Drafts Editors save changes as a draft and publish them later. The live version stays untouched until then.	Built in	Built in 8
Scheduled publishing An editor can set a future date and time for content to publish or unpublish.	Built in Valid-from and valid-to dates plus a scheduled publication workflow. 11	Built in Schedule publish and unpublish. 8
Version history The CMS keeps earlier versions of an entry, and editors can compare or restore them.	Built in	Built in View and restore previously published versions. 9
Preview Editors can see unpublished content rendered as it will appear on the site before publishing.	Built in	Built in Preview mode and shareable preview URLs.
Visual editing Editors can click on the rendered page and edit content in place or in a side panel next to it.	Built in In-preview editing in Studio, also for headless frontends. 10	Built in Page Builder.
Approval workflows Content moves through review stages you configure, such as draft, review and approved, with permissions per stage.	Built in Workflow Server with configurable publication workflows. 11 13	Built in Custom workflow steps with role permissions. 10
Content releases Editors group changes across several entries and publish them together as one release.	Limited Projects group content. A publication set carries linked items along. 12 13	Limited Cascade publishing sends linked items with the parent. No standalone release bundles. 11
Real-time co-editing Two or more editors can work on the same entry at once and see each other's changes live.	Not available	Not available Content locking lets one user edit an item at a time. 12
Access and governance
Custom roles Admins define their own roles with granular permissions instead of picking from a fixed set.	Built in Rights rules per group, folder and content type. 14	Built in Roles with application, workspace and page permissions. 13
Field-level permissions Admins can restrict access to single fields, on top of content types and entries.	Not available Rights apply per folder and content type. 14	Not available Permissions stop at application, workspace and page level. 13
Single sign-on Editors can sign in through SAML or OpenID Connect against a company identity provider.	Built in Studio login runs on Spring Security. A project swaps in a redirect-based SSO provider. 15 16	Built in OpenID Connect for the administration, for example Microsoft Entra ID. 14
Audit log The CMS logs who changed what and when across the whole installation, and admins can review the log.	Built in Records who changed what and when; supports reversions. Retention, export and edition limits are not public: confirm in the contract. 16	Limited Event log records system events. Version history shows who changed versioned items. 15 9
Platform and extensibility
Multiple sites One installation or account can manage several separate websites or brands with shared users.	Built in	Paid tier Several main website channels need the Advanced tier. Standard adds only microchannels. 2
Extensible admin UI Developers can add their own components, views or fields to the editing interface.	Built in Studio plugins.	Built in Custom React UI pages and form components. 16
Plugin marketplace The vendor runs an official directory or marketplace of installable extensions.	Built in CoreMedia Marketplace. 17	Built in Integrations directory on the Kentico Community portal. 17
Form builder Editors can build and publish forms and collect submissions without code.	Plugin or add-on Formcentric for CoreMedia, a partner product from the Marketplace. 18	Built in Form Builder.
Site member accounts The platform handles sign-up and login for public site users or members, separate from editors.	Plugin or add-on Elastic Social module manages site users and comments. 19	Built in Members with registration, login and member roles. 18
AI writing assistant A first-party AI feature in the editing interface generates, rewrites or translates content.	Plugin or add-on KIO Co-Pilot needs a licence with KIO enabled. 20	Built in AIRA text generation and translation on both tiers. Licences include 200,000 credits a year. 2 19
Official MCP server The vendor publishes a Model Context Protocol server so AI agents can read or write content.	Not available None for content. The only official MCP server covers Engagement Cloud analytics. 20	Limited Management MCP server works on local development instances only. 20 5

CoreMedia Content Cloud sources

Checked 29 Sept 2026. CoreMedia Content Cloud v13, or CMCC 13.

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Where they differ

CoreMedia Content Cloud and Xperience by Kentico get a different status on 11 of the 28 features and the same status on 17. CoreMedia Content Cloud has 18 built in on its baseline edition, Xperience by Kentico has 19. Two matching statuses can still name different paid tiers or limits, so read the notes in the table before treating a row as equal.

Built in on CoreMedia Content Cloud, a different answer on Xperience by Kentico 4

REST API CoreMedia Content Cloud: Built in. Xperience by Kentico: Limited.
GraphQL API CoreMedia Content Cloud: Built in. Xperience by Kentico: Paid tier.
Audit log CoreMedia Content Cloud: Built in. Xperience by Kentico: Limited.
Multiple sites CoreMedia Content Cloud: Built in. Xperience by Kentico: Paid tier.

Built in on Xperience by Kentico, a different answer on CoreMedia Content Cloud 5

Content model in the UI CoreMedia Content Cloud: Not available. Xperience by Kentico: Built in.
Localization CoreMedia Content Cloud: Limited. Xperience by Kentico: Built in.
Form builder CoreMedia Content Cloud: Plugin or add-on. Xperience by Kentico: Built in.
Site member accounts CoreMedia Content Cloud: Plugin or add-on. Xperience by Kentico: Built in.
AI writing assistant CoreMedia Content Cloud: Plugin or add-on. Xperience by Kentico: Built in.

Built in on neither, with different answers 2

Webhooks CoreMedia Content Cloud: Plugin or add-on. Xperience by Kentico: Not available.
Official MCP server CoreMedia Content Cloud: Not available. Xperience by Kentico: Limited.

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