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CMS comparison Sitecore vs TYPO3

Sitecore vs TYPO3

Sitecore is a closed-source enterprise DXP that runs on the vendor's cloud. TYPO3 is an open-source traditional CMS that you host yourself. The table below sets them side by side on 28 features. They get a different status on 13.

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  • Sitecore Enterprise DXP · Closed source · 22 of 28 built in
  • TYPO3 Traditional · Open source · 20 of 28 built in

Sources checked: Sitecore on 29 Sept 2026, TYPO3 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
Sitecore vs TYPO3 feature comparison. Columns are the two platforms. Rows are features, grouped by area.
Platform
Sitecore Enterprise DXP
TYPO3 Traditional
Overview
What it is Sitecore's SaaS digital experience platform, formerly XM Cloud. Sitecore hosts the CMS. Sites render in a separate front-end app.Open-source PHP CMS for multi-site, multilingual websites, with workspaces and granular backend permissions. Self-hosted, often run by agencies.
Edition compared The product and release each column describes. SitecoreAI, formerly XM Cloud, Sitecore's current flagship SaaS platform SaaS, continuously updated TYPO3 v14 LTS, version 14.3, open source Version 14.3.7, released 8 Sept 2026
Vendor Sitecore sitecore.com TYPO3 Association (project); TYPO3 GmbH sells support and extended LTS typo3.org
Licence Closed source Proprietary Open source GPL-2.0-or-later
Hosting No self-hosting Vendor cloud SitecoreAI is SaaS only. Self-hosting needs Sitecore XP 10.5, a separate product. Self-hosting No vendor cloud No vendor SaaS. TYPO3 agencies and hosts run managed installations.
Built with .NET, Next.js Content SDKPHP, Symfony components, Fluid
Database Managed by SitecoreMySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SQLite
Pricing Public list prices only. Hosting and implementation are extra everywhere. No free option Pricing on request. Free to start Free and open source. Commercial support and extended LTS are sold separately.
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 Templates serialize to files in the repo with Sitecore Content Serialization. 2 Built in TCA in PHP. The Content Blocks extension adds YAML definitions. 11
Content model in the UI Admins can create and change content types and fields in the admin interface without writing code. Built in Templates are items edited in the Content Editor. Plugin or add-on Mask extension builds content elements in the backend. 12
Reusable blocks Editors compose pages from reusable, typed components or blocks, and can reorder them. Built in Page builder with reusable components. Built in Content elements on pages, reordered by drag and drop.
Localization Editors translate content per locale inside the CMS, by field or by entry, without a separate site for each language. Built in Language versions per item. Built in Page and record translations. Guided translation wizard in v14. 2
Image transformations The CMS resizes, crops or converts images on request, through URL parameters or generated sizes, with no external service. Built in Experience Edge media CDN resizes images with query string parameters. 3 Built in Server-side image processing with crop variants. 10
APIs and delivery
REST API A documented REST or JSON HTTP API returns content. Built in Content Items REST API since September 2026. Delivery through Experience Edge is GraphQL. 4 Plugin or add-on EXT:headless outputs pages as JSON. Core has no content API. 13
GraphQL API The vendor or an official module provides a GraphQL API for content. Built in Experience Edge delivery API. 5 Not available
Webhooks The CMS can call an external URL when content is created, changed or published. Built in Authoring webhooks and Experience Edge publish webhooks. 65 Built in Webhooks system extension, in core since v12. 6
Renders the website The CMS itself renders and serves the public pages through themes or templates. Headless-only products answer no. Not available Headless. Sites render in a separate app, with built-in Vercel and Netlify integrations. 7 Built in Fluid templates. Camino default theme in v14. 2
Editorial workflow
Drafts Editors save changes as a draft and publish them later. The live version stays untouched until then. Built in Saved changes stay unpublished until pushed to Experience Edge. 11 Built in Via the Workspaces system extension. 5
Scheduled publishing An editor can set a future date and time for content to publish or unpublish. Limited Publishing restrictions set availability dates. A publish must still run on the date. 89 Built in Start and stop dates on pages and content.
Version history The CMS keeps earlier versions of an entry, and editors can compare or restore them. Built in Numbered item versions. Built in Record history with diff and undo.
Preview Editors can see unpublished content rendered as it will appear on the site before publishing. Built in Built in Workspace preview links. 5
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. Plugin or add-on Visual Editor extension from Friends of TYPO3. TYPO3 plans core support for v15. 3
Approval workflows Content moves through review stages you configure, such as draft, review and approved, with permissions per stage. Built in Item workflows with states and commands. 6 Built in Custom stages in Workspaces. 5
Content releases Editors group changes across several entries and publish them together as one release. Not available No release bundles. Publishing jobs cover items, subitems and related items. 11 Built in Workspaces publish staged changes together. 5
Real-time co-editing Two or more editors can work on the same entry at once and see each other's changes live. Limited Page builder saves concurrent edits per field. Others get a reload prompt. No live updates. 10 Not available
Access and governance
Custom roles Admins define their own roles with granular permissions instead of picking from a fixed set. Built in Roles with item access rights. 12 Built in Backend user groups. 9
Field-level permissions Admins can restrict access to single fields, on top of content types and entries. Built in Field read and field write access rights. 12 Built in Exclude fields per backend group. 9
Single sign-on Editors can sign in through SAML or OpenID Connect against a company identity provider. Built in SAML or OIDC through the Sitecore Cloud Portal. 13 Plugin or add-on OpenID Connect extensions such as causal/oidc. 14
Audit log The CMS logs who changed what and when across the whole installation, and admins can review the log. Limited Common Audit Log covers only the Cloud Portal and leaves out SitecoreAI content. Item actions show in CM logs. 1415 Built in Log module records backend changes by user.
Platform and extensibility
Multiple sites One installation or account can manage several separate websites or brands with shared users. Built in Site collections with shared content. Built in Several site configurations in one installation.
Extensible admin UI Developers can add their own components, views or fields to the editing interface. Built in Marketplace apps add custom fields, panels and dashboard widgets. 17 Built in Backend modules and custom form elements.
Plugin marketplace The vendor runs an official directory or marketplace of installable extensions. Built in Sitecore Marketplace. 16 Built in TYPO3 Extension Repository. 16
Form builder Editors can build and publish forms and collect submissions without code. Built in Built-in Forms with webhook submission handling. 18 Built in Form Framework with a backend form editor. 7
Site member accounts The platform handles sign-up and login for public site users or members, separate from editors. Not available Developers have to build visitor login in the front-end app. Built in Frontend users and the felogin extension. 8
AI writing assistant A first-party AI feature in the editing interface generates, rewrites or translates content. Built in Content, variant and translation assistants. Brand kits need Stream Premium. 19 Not available Core ships AI integration points only. Third-party extensions such as AI Suite. 417
Official MCP server The vendor publishes a Model Context Protocol server so AI agents can read or write content. Built in Sitecore Marketer MCP server. 20 Not available Third-party only, e.g. hauptsache.net's TYPO3 MCP Server. 15

Sitecore sources

Checked 29 Sept 2026. SitecoreAI, formerly XM Cloud, Sitecore's current flagship SaaS platform.

  1. SitecoreAI documentation for business users
  2. Sitecore Content Serialization in SitecoreAI
  3. Sitecore Experience Edge for XM (media resizing)
  4. SitecoreAI changelog: Components, Content Types and Content Items APIs
  5. Experience Edge
  6. SitecoreAI webhooks
  7. Front-end hosting applications
  8. Schedule publishing availability of a page
  9. KB1003446: Specifics of publishing in SitecoreAI
  10. Editing in the Page builder (concurrent editing)
  11. Publish content in SitecoreAI
  12. The access rights
  13. Sitecore Cloud Portal single sign-on
  14. Sitecore Common Audit Log
  15. Logging in Sitecore XM Cloud (Fishtank)
  16. SitecoreAI Marketplace
  17. Sitecore Marketplace starter (extension points)
  18. SitecoreAI Forms
  19. Sitecore Stream tiers
  20. Sitecore Marketer MCP server

TYPO3 sources

Checked 29 Sept 2026. TYPO3 v14 LTS, version 14.3, open source.

  1. get.typo3.org: latest TYPO3 14 release
  2. TYPO3 Releases v14 LTS (press release)
  3. Changing the Playing Field: Visual Editing in TYPO3 v14
  4. TYPO3 v14: Building a System for Community-Driven AI Integrations
  5. TYPO3 Workspaces documentation
  6. TYPO3 Webhooks documentation
  7. TYPO3 Form documentation
  8. TYPO3 Frontend Login documentation
  9. Access control options (TYPO3 Explained)
  10. Crop variants for images (TYPO3 Explained)
  11. TYPO3 Content Blocks documentation
  12. Mask extension (TER)
  13. EXT:headless documentation
  14. OpenID Connect integration for TYPO3
  15. hauptsacheNet/typo3-mcp-server on GitHub
  16. How to find extensions (Getting Started)
  17. AI Suite extension (TER)

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Where they differ

Sitecore and TYPO3 get a different status on 13 of the 28 features and the same status on 15. Sitecore has 22 built in on its baseline edition, TYPO3 has 20. Two matching statuses can still name different paid tiers or limits, so read the notes in the table before treating a row as equal.

Licence
Sitecore is closed source (Proprietary). TYPO3 is open source (GPL-2.0-or-later).
Self-hosting
Sitecore cannot be self-hosted. TYPO3 can be self-hosted.
Vendor cloud
Sitecore has a vendor-run cloud. TYPO3 has no vendor-run cloud.
Free option
Sitecore has no free option. TYPO3 has a free option.

Built in on Sitecore, a different answer on TYPO3 7

  • Content model in the UI Sitecore: Built in. TYPO3: Plugin or add-on.
  • REST API Sitecore: Built in. TYPO3: Plugin or add-on.
  • GraphQL API Sitecore: Built in. TYPO3: Not available.
  • Visual editing Sitecore: Built in. TYPO3: Plugin or add-on.
  • Single sign-on Sitecore: Built in. TYPO3: Plugin or add-on.
  • AI writing assistant Sitecore: Built in. TYPO3: Not available.
  • Official MCP server Sitecore: Built in. TYPO3: Not available.

Built in on TYPO3, a different answer on Sitecore 5

  • Renders the website Sitecore: Not available. TYPO3: Built in.
  • Scheduled publishing Sitecore: Limited. TYPO3: Built in.
  • Content releases Sitecore: Not available. TYPO3: Built in.
  • Audit log Sitecore: Limited. TYPO3: Built in.
  • Site member accounts Sitecore: Not available. TYPO3: Built in.

Built in on neither, with different answers 1

  • Real-time co-editing Sitecore: Limited. TYPO3: Not available.

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