CMS comparison Progress Sitefinity vs Wix

Progress Sitefinity vs Wix

Progress Sitefinity is a closed-source enterprise DXP that you can host yourself or run on the vendor's cloud. Wix is a closed-source site builder that runs on the vendor's cloud. The table below sets them side by side on 28 features. They get a different status on 10.

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Progress Sitefinity Enterprise DXP · Closed source · 22 of 28 built in
Wix Site builder · Closed source · 21 of 28 built in

Sources checked: Progress Sitefinity on 29 Sept 2026, Wix 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

Progress Sitefinity vs Wix feature comparison. Columns are the two platforms. Rows are features, grouped by area.
Platform	Progress Sitefinity Enterprise DXP	Wix Site builder
Overview
What it is	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.	Hosted website builder with a CMS, business apps and hosting, run by Wix.com Ltd. Wix Studio adds an editor and workspace for agencies.
Edition compared The product and release each column describes.	Sitefinity CMS 15.4 DX edition, self-hosted or on Sitefinity Cloud Version 15.4.8639, released 29 Sept 2026	Wix website builder with Wix CMS, in Wix Editor and Wix Studio SaaS, continuously updated
Vendor	Progress Software progress.com	Wix.com Ltd. wix.com
Licence	Closed source Proprietary	Closed source Proprietary
Hosting	Self-hosting Vendor cloud	No self-hosting Vendor cloud Wix Headless serves the same content to a frontend you host.
Built with	.NET, ASP.NET Core and Next.js renderers	Hosted SaaS, JavaScript through the Wix IDE, CLI and SDK
Database	Microsoft SQL Server	Wix CMS collections, managed by Wix
Pricing Public list prices only. Hosting and implementation are extra everywhere.	No free option Pricing on request. DX and DX+Enterprise editions, self-hosted or on Sitefinity Cloud.	Free to start Free plan. Light $17, Core $29, Business $39, Business Elite $159 per month billed yearly in the US.
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 Export for deployment writes module and field changes to files for source control. 3	Limited Only Wix CLI apps and headless projects define collections in TypeScript files. 13
Content model in the UI Admins can create and change content types and fields in the admin interface without writing code.	Built in Module Builder.	Built in 20
Reusable blocks Editors compose pages from reusable, typed components or blocks, and can reorder them.	Built in Page editor widgets.	Built in Editors add and reorder sections and saved components on the canvas.
Localization Editors translate content per locale inside the CMS, by field or by entry, without a separate site for each language.	Built in Multilingual content per item.	Built in Wix Multilingual, with manual or automatic translation. 14
Image transformations The CMS resizes, crops or converts images on request, through URL parameters or generated sizes, with no external service.	Built in Resize through URL parameters and thumbnail profiles. 4	Built in Resize and crop through image URL parameters. 15
APIs and delivery
REST API A documented REST or JSON HTTP API returns content.	Built in OData REST web services. 5	Built in Data Items REST API. 3
GraphQL API The vendor or an official module provides a GraphQL API for content.	Built in GraphQL on the web services layer. 6	Built in GraphQL endpoint over the same data as the REST API. 4
Webhooks The CMS can call an external URL when content is created, changed or published.	Built in Service hooks with a webhook action, available on all licences. 7	Built in App webhooks, or an HTTP request step in Wix Automations. 16
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, Next.js or legacy MVC renderers. 1	Built in
Editorial workflow
Drafts Editors save changes as a draft and publish them later. The live version stays untouched until then.	Built in	Built in Draft status on CMS items, on by default for new collections. 11
Scheduled publishing An editor can set a future date and time for content to publish or unpublish.	Built in Scheduled publish and unpublish per item. 9	Built in Scheduled status changes on CMS items. 11
Version history The CMS keeps earlier versions of an entry, and editors can compare or restore them.	Built in Revision history.	Limited CMS keeps weekly and manual collection backups. Restores replace whole collections. 9
Preview Editors can see unpublished content rendered as it will appear on the site before publishing.	Built in	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 editor with widgets.	Built in
Approval workflows Content moves through review stages you configure, such as draft, review and approved, with permissions per stage.	Built in One or two approval levels, or a custom workflow. 8	Paid tier Approvals for site changes in the Wix Studio enterprise solution. 8
Content releases Editors group changes across several entries and publish them together as one release.	Not available Publishing and scheduling work per item. 9	Limited Release Manager publishes whole site versions and test sites. No grouped item releases. 12
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 Pages lock while another user edits them. 10	Built in Built into the Studio Editor. 7
Access and governance
Custom roles Admins define their own roles with granular permissions instead of picking from a fixed set.	Built in 11	Built in Not every permission is available to custom roles. 6 19
Field-level permissions Admins can restrict access to single fields, on top of content types and entries.	Limited Module Builder types only, in the classic editing UI. Built-in content types have none. 12	Not available CMS permissions apply per collection. 20
Single sign-on Editors can sign in through SAML or OpenID Connect against a company identity provider.	Built in OpenID Connect and external providers such as Azure AD. 13	Paid tier OpenID Connect only, with the Wix Studio enterprise solution. 10
Audit log The CMS logs who changed what and when across the whole installation, and admins can review the log.	Paid tier DX + Enterprise includes Audit Trail. Progress sells it as an add-on for DX. 14 2	Not available Not documented publicly.
Platform and extensibility
Multiple sites One installation or account can manage several separate websites or brands with shared users.	Built in Multisite with shared content and per-site permissions. 15	Built in One account or Studio workspace manages many sites, each on its own plan.
Extensible admin UI Developers can add their own components, views or fields to the editing interface.	Built in Custom fields, widgets and AdminApp extensions.	Built in Dashboard extensions add custom pages and widgets. 17
Plugin marketplace The vendor runs an official directory or marketplace of installable extensions.	Built in Sitefinity integrations directory. 16	Built in Wix App Market.
Form builder Editors can build and publish forms and collect submissions without code.	Built in Forms module with a drag-and-drop builder.	Built in Wix Forms.
Site member accounts The platform handles sign-up and login for public site users or members, separate from editors.	Built in Front-end users with registration and login widgets.	Built in Members Area handles sign-up and login.
AI writing assistant A first-party AI feature in the editing interface generates, rewrites or translates content.	Plugin or add-on Sitefinity AI subscription for text generation and agents. 17	Built in AI text creator in the Wix and Studio editors. 18
Official MCP server The vendor publishes a Model Context Protocol server so AI agents can read or write content.	Plugin or add-on Sitefinity MCP Server, 15.4.8633 or later, needs a Sitefinity AI subscription. 18	Built in Wix MCP for docs, code and site API calls. 5

Progress Sitefinity sources

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

Wix sources

Checked 29 Sept 2026. Wix website builder with Wix CMS, in Wix Editor and Wix Studio.

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Where they differ

Progress Sitefinity and Wix get a different status on 10 of the 28 features and the same status on 18. Progress Sitefinity has 22 built in on its baseline edition, Wix has 21. 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: Progress Sitefinity can be self-hosted. Wix cannot be self-hosted.
Free option: Progress Sitefinity has no free option. Wix has a free option.

Built in on Progress Sitefinity, a different answer on Wix 4

Content model in code Progress Sitefinity: Built in. Wix: Limited.
Version history Progress Sitefinity: Built in. Wix: Limited.
Approval workflows Progress Sitefinity: Built in. Wix: Paid tier.
Single sign-on Progress Sitefinity: Built in. Wix: Paid tier.

Built in on Wix, a different answer on Progress Sitefinity 3

Real-time co-editing Progress Sitefinity: Not available. Wix: Built in.
AI writing assistant Progress Sitefinity: Plugin or add-on. Wix: Built in.
Official MCP server Progress Sitefinity: Plugin or add-on. Wix: Built in.

Built in on neither, with different answers 3

Content releases Progress Sitefinity: Not available. Wix: Limited.
Field-level permissions Progress Sitefinity: Limited. Wix: Not available.
Audit log Progress Sitefinity: Paid tier. Wix: Not available.

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