CMS comparison Xperience by Kentico vs Progress Sitefinity

Xperience by Kentico vs Progress Sitefinity

Xperience by Kentico is a closed-source enterprise DXP that you can host yourself or run on the vendor's cloud. Progress Sitefinity 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 9.

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Xperience by Kentico Enterprise DXP · Closed source · 19 of 28 built in
Progress Sitefinity Enterprise DXP · Closed source · 22 of 28 built in

Sources checked: Xperience by Kentico on 29 Sept 2026, Progress Sitefinity 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

Xperience by Kentico vs Progress Sitefinity feature comparison. Columns are the two platforms. Rows are features, grouped by area.
Platform	Xperience by Kentico Enterprise DXP	Progress Sitefinity Enterprise DXP
Overview
What it is	Kentico's .NET digital experience platform for websites, email and headless channels, sold as Kentico-hosted SaaS or a private-cloud licence.	Progress's .NET CMS and DXP for websites, run self-hosted or on the Sitefinity Cloud PaaS, with ASP.NET Core and Next.js renderers.
Edition compared The product and release each column describes.	Xperience by Kentico Version 31.9.0, released 24 Sept 2026	Sitefinity CMS 15.4 DX edition, self-hosted or on Sitefinity Cloud Version 15.4.8639, released 29 Sept 2026
Vendor	Kentico kentico.com	Progress Software progress.com
Licence	Closed source Proprietary	Closed source Proprietary
Hosting	Self-hosting Vendor cloud	Self-hosting Vendor cloud
Built with	.NET, ASP.NET Core	.NET, ASP.NET Core and Next.js renderers
Database	Microsoft SQL Server	Microsoft SQL Server
Pricing Public list prices only. Hosting and implementation are extra everywhere.	No free option Pricing on request. Licensed per channel in Standard and Advanced tiers, plus AIRA credit packages.	No free option Pricing on request. DX and DX+Enterprise editions, self-hosted or on Sitefinity Cloud.
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 Continuous Integration serializes content types to files in the repository. 3	Built in Export for deployment writes module and field changes to files for source control. 3
Content model in the UI Admins can create and change content types and fields in the admin interface without writing code.	Built in Field editor in the Content types application.	Built in Module Builder.
Reusable blocks Editors compose pages from reusable, typed components or blocks, and can reorder them.	Built in Page Builder widgets and sections, plus reusable content items.	Built in Page editor widgets.
Localization Editors translate content per locale inside the CMS, by field or by entry, without a separate site for each language.	Built in Language variants per page and content item.	Built in Multilingual content per item.
Image transformations The CMS resizes, crops or converts images on request, through URL parameters or generated sizes, with no external service.	Built in Image variants with configured crops and sizes. 4	Built in Resize through URL parameters and thumbnail profiles. 4
APIs and delivery
REST API A documented REST or JSON HTTP API returns content.	Limited The Management REST API is for local development only. Headless delivery is GraphQL. 5 6	Built in OData REST web services. 5
GraphQL API The vendor or an official module provides a GraphQL API for content.	Paid tier Headless channels need the Advanced tier. 6	Built in GraphQL on the web services layer. 6
Webhooks The CMS can call an external URL when content is created, changed or published.	Not available No outgoing webhooks. Content events need custom handler code. 7	Built in Service hooks with a webhook action, available on all licences. 7
Renders the website The CMS itself renders and serves the public pages through themes or templates. Headless-only products answer no.	Built in ASP.NET Core website channels.	Built in ASP.NET Core, Next.js or legacy MVC renderers. 1
Editorial workflow
Drafts Editors save changes as a draft and publish them later. The live version stays untouched until then.	Built in 8	Built in
Scheduled publishing An editor can set a future date and time for content to publish or unpublish.	Built in Schedule publish and unpublish. 8	Built in Scheduled publish and unpublish per item. 9
Version history The CMS keeps earlier versions of an entry, and editors can compare or restore them.	Built in View and restore previously published versions. 9	Built in Revision history.
Preview Editors can see unpublished content rendered as it will appear on the site before publishing.	Built in Preview mode and shareable preview URLs.	Built in
Visual editing Editors can click on the rendered page and edit content in place or in a side panel next to it.	Built in Page Builder.	Built in Page editor with widgets.
Approval workflows Content moves through review stages you configure, such as draft, review and approved, with permissions per stage.	Built in Custom workflow steps with role permissions. 10	Built in One or two approval levels, or a custom workflow. 8
Content releases Editors group changes across several entries and publish them together as one release.	Limited Cascade publishing sends linked items with the parent. No standalone release bundles. 11	Not available Publishing and scheduling work per item. 9
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 Content locking lets one user edit an item at a time. 12	Not available Pages lock while another user edits them. 10
Access and governance
Custom roles Admins define their own roles with granular permissions instead of picking from a fixed set.	Built in Roles with application, workspace and page permissions. 13	Built in 11
Field-level permissions Admins can restrict access to single fields, on top of content types and entries.	Not available Permissions stop at application, workspace and page level. 13	Limited Module Builder types only, in the classic editing UI. Built-in content types have none. 12
Single sign-on Editors can sign in through SAML or OpenID Connect against a company identity provider.	Built in OpenID Connect for the administration, for example Microsoft Entra ID. 14	Built in OpenID Connect and external providers such as Azure AD. 13
Audit log The CMS logs who changed what and when across the whole installation, and admins can review the log.	Limited Event log records system events. Version history shows who changed versioned items. 15 9	Paid tier DX + Enterprise includes Audit Trail. Progress sells it as an add-on for DX. 14 2
Platform and extensibility
Multiple sites One installation or account can manage several separate websites or brands with shared users.	Paid tier Several main website channels need the Advanced tier. Standard adds only microchannels. 2	Built in Multisite with shared content and per-site permissions. 15
Extensible admin UI Developers can add their own components, views or fields to the editing interface.	Built in Custom React UI pages and form components. 16	Built in Custom fields, widgets and AdminApp extensions.
Plugin marketplace The vendor runs an official directory or marketplace of installable extensions.	Built in Integrations directory on the Kentico Community portal. 17	Built in Sitefinity integrations directory. 16
Form builder Editors can build and publish forms and collect submissions without code.	Built in Form Builder.	Built in Forms module with a drag-and-drop builder.
Site member accounts The platform handles sign-up and login for public site users or members, separate from editors.	Built in Members with registration, login and member roles. 18	Built in Front-end users with registration and login widgets.
AI writing assistant A first-party AI feature in the editing interface generates, rewrites or translates content.	Built in AIRA text generation and translation on both tiers. Licences include 200,000 credits a year. 2 19	Plugin or add-on Sitefinity AI subscription for text generation and agents. 17
Official MCP server The vendor publishes a Model Context Protocol server so AI agents can read or write content.	Limited Management MCP server works on local development instances only. 20 5	Plugin or add-on Sitefinity MCP Server, 15.4.8633 or later, needs a Sitefinity AI subscription. 18

Progress Sitefinity sources

Checked 29 Sept 2026. Sitefinity CMS 15.4 DX edition, self-hosted or on Sitefinity Cloud.

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Where they differ

Xperience by Kentico and Progress Sitefinity get a different status on 9 of the 28 features and the same status on 19. Xperience by Kentico has 19 built in on its baseline edition, Progress Sitefinity has 22. 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 Xperience by Kentico, a different answer on Progress Sitefinity 1

AI writing assistant Xperience by Kentico: Built in. Progress Sitefinity: Plugin or add-on.

Built in on Progress Sitefinity, a different answer on Xperience by Kentico 4

REST API Xperience by Kentico: Limited. Progress Sitefinity: Built in.
GraphQL API Xperience by Kentico: Paid tier. Progress Sitefinity: Built in.
Webhooks Xperience by Kentico: Not available. Progress Sitefinity: Built in.
Multiple sites Xperience by Kentico: Paid tier. Progress Sitefinity: Built in.

Built in on neither, with different answers 4

Content releases Xperience by Kentico: Limited. Progress Sitefinity: Not available.
Field-level permissions Xperience by Kentico: Not available. Progress Sitefinity: Limited.
Audit log Xperience by Kentico: Limited. Progress Sitefinity: Paid tier.
Official MCP server Xperience by Kentico: Limited. Progress Sitefinity: Plugin or add-on.

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