CMS comparison CoreMedia Content Cloud vs Storyblok

CoreMedia Content Cloud vs Storyblok

CoreMedia Content Cloud is a closed-source enterprise DXP that you can host yourself or run on the vendor's cloud. Storyblok is a closed-source headless CMS that runs on the vendor's cloud. The table below sets them side by side on 28 features. They get a different status on 17.

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CoreMedia Content Cloud Enterprise DXP · Closed source · 18 of 28 built in
Storyblok Headless · Closed source · 15 of 28 built in

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

WAYF is an official Payload partner and top contributor. Every platform in the table is classified by the same published definitions, and each answer lists the vendor page it came from.

Feature comparison

Built inPaid tierPlugin or add-onLimitedNot available

CoreMedia Content Cloud vs Storyblok feature comparison. Columns are the two platforms. Rows are features, grouped by area.
Platform	CoreMedia Content Cloud Enterprise DXP	Storyblok Headless
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.	Hosted headless CMS with a Visual Editor where editors compose pages from developer-defined blocks. Run by Storyblok GmbH.
Edition compared The product and release each column describes.	CoreMedia Content Cloud v13, or CMCC 13 Version 2512.1.1, released 10 Aug 2026	Storyblok SaaS, Starter to Elite plans SaaS, continuously updated
Vendor	CoreMedia GmbH coremedia.com	Storyblok GmbH storyblok.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.	No self-hosting Vendor cloud Spaces run in Storyblok's EU, US, Canada or Australia regions.
Built with	Java, Spring Boot, TypeScript for Studio	SaaS, JavaScript SDKs and CLI
Database	Relational database: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server	Managed by Storyblok
Pricing Public list prices only. Hosting and implementation are extra everywhere.	No free option Pricing on request.	Free to start Starter free. Growth $99, Growth Plus $349 per space per month. Premium and Elite on request.
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 The CLI pulls and pushes JSON component schemas. Typed @storyblok/schema is in preview. 2 3 4
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 1
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 Nestable blocks inside stories. 1
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 Starter includes 2 locales. Growth adds locales at $20 each per month. 1
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 Optimization Service on all plans. 1
APIs and delivery
REST API A documented REST or JSON HTTP API returns content.	Built in REST endpoints mapped from persisted GraphQL queries. 7	Built in Content Delivery API and Management API. 1
GraphQL API The vendor or an official module provides a GraphQL API for content.	Built in Headless Server. 7	Paid tier GraphQL Content Delivery API on Premium and Elite. 1
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	Built in 3 webhooks on Starter, 5 on Growth, 15 on Premium. 1
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	Not available
Editorial workflow
Drafts Editors save changes as a draft and publish them later. The live version stays untouched until then.	Built in	Built in
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	Paid tier Single story scheduling from Growth. Growth allows 2 scheduled stories, Premium 100. 1
Version history The CMS keeps earlier versions of an entry, and editors can compare or restore them.	Built in	Limited Starter keeps 1 day of versions. Growth 30 days, Premium 180, Elite unlimited. 1
Preview Editors can see unpublished content rendered as it will appear on the site before publishing.	Built in	Built in 1
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 Visual Editor on all plans. 1
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	Paid tier Custom workflows and stages on Premium and Elite. Lower plans get fixed default stages. 1
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	Paid tier 20 releases on Premium, unlimited on Elite. 1
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 Comments and content locking. No simultaneous editing of one story. 1 10
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	Paid tier 10 custom roles on Premium, unlimited on Elite. 1 5
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	Paid tier Field permissions come with custom roles on Premium and Elite. 1 5
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	Paid tier Premium and Elite. 1
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 Activity log on all plans. Starter keeps 1 day, Growth 30 days, Elite unlimited. 1
Platform and extensibility
Multiple sites One installation or account can manage several separate websites or brands with shared users.	Built in	Built in One account can own many spaces, each on its own plan. 6
Extensible admin UI Developers can add their own components, views or fields to the editing interface.	Built in Studio plugins.	Built in Field plugins on all plans. Tool and space plugins on Premium and Elite. 1 7
Plugin marketplace The vendor runs an official directory or marketplace of installable extensions.	Built in CoreMedia Marketplace. 17	Built in Storyblok App Directory. 8
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	Not available
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	Not available
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 AI content generation and translation on all plans, metered by AI credits. 1
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	Built in Hosted server over the Management API. 9

CoreMedia Content Cloud sources

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

Storyblok sources

Checked 29 Sept 2026. Storyblok SaaS, Starter to Elite plans.

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Where they differ

CoreMedia Content Cloud and Storyblok get a different status on 17 of the 28 features and the same status on 11. CoreMedia Content Cloud has 18 built in on its baseline edition, Storyblok has 15. Two matching statuses can still name different paid tiers or limits, so read the notes in the table before treating a row as equal.

Self-hosting: CoreMedia Content Cloud can be self-hosted. Storyblok cannot be self-hosted.
Free option: CoreMedia Content Cloud has no free option. Storyblok has a free option.

Built in on CoreMedia Content Cloud, a different answer on Storyblok 8

GraphQL API CoreMedia Content Cloud: Built in. Storyblok: Paid tier.
Renders the website CoreMedia Content Cloud: Built in. Storyblok: Not available.
Scheduled publishing CoreMedia Content Cloud: Built in. Storyblok: Paid tier.
Version history CoreMedia Content Cloud: Built in. Storyblok: Limited.
Approval workflows CoreMedia Content Cloud: Built in. Storyblok: Paid tier.
Custom roles CoreMedia Content Cloud: Built in. Storyblok: Paid tier.
Single sign-on CoreMedia Content Cloud: Built in. Storyblok: Paid tier.
Audit log CoreMedia Content Cloud: Built in. Storyblok: Limited.

Built in on Storyblok, a different answer on CoreMedia Content Cloud 5

Content model in the UI CoreMedia Content Cloud: Not available. Storyblok: Built in.
Localization CoreMedia Content Cloud: Limited. Storyblok: Built in.
Webhooks CoreMedia Content Cloud: Plugin or add-on. Storyblok: Built in.
AI writing assistant CoreMedia Content Cloud: Plugin or add-on. Storyblok: Built in.
Official MCP server CoreMedia Content Cloud: Not available. Storyblok: Built in.

Built in on neither, with different answers 4

Content releases CoreMedia Content Cloud: Limited. Storyblok: Paid tier.
Field-level permissions CoreMedia Content Cloud: Not available. Storyblok: Paid tier.
Form builder CoreMedia Content Cloud: Plugin or add-on. Storyblok: Not available.
Site member accounts CoreMedia Content Cloud: Plugin or add-on. Storyblok: Not available.

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