Contentful vs Hashnode
Pricing
Contentful: Free tier (10 users), Lite from $300/mo
Hashnode: Free tier (1 blog), Pro $5/mo per blog
Description
Contentful: Enterprise-grade headless CMS with a structured content model and robust API delivery
Hashnode: Developer-focused blogging platform with a built-in community, plus custom domains and a GraphQL API on Pro
Pros
- Reliable CDN-backed content delivery with high uptime
- Strong ecosystem of integrations and official SDKs
- Free plan supports up to 10 users, 100K API calls a month and 10,000 records
- Free blog on a hashnode.dev subdomain, with posts shown in Hashnode's community feed
- Pro is cheap: $5/mo or $50/yr per blog
- Headless mode available via GraphQL API on Pro
Cons
- Paid plans are expensive, starting at $300/mo
- Content modeling can feel rigid compared to alternatives like Sanity
- The free plan has hard usage caps: no paid overages, so you must upgrade when you hit a limit
- Custom domains, the GraphQL API and headless mode need Pro
- Free accounts are limited to one blog
- Primarily geared toward technical and developer content
- Limited design customization on the free plan
Details
Contentful is a headless CMS designed for structured content that can be delivered to websites, apps, and other digital channels via API. It is widely used by larger teams and enterprises but offers a free plan suitable for solo projects, with 10 users, 100,000 API calls and 50 GB of CDN bandwidth a month. The jump from free to the Lite plan is steep at $300/mo, so solo founders should carefully evaluate whether they will outgrow the free tier. Salesforce completed its purchase of Contentful on 1 September 2026, and the company now presents itself as part of Salesforce.
Hashnode is a blogging platform built for developers. A free account gets one blog on a hashnode.dev subdomain, and posts are also distributed through Hashnode’s community feed, giving new blogs built-in discoverability. Hashnode Pro, launched on 11 June 2026, costs $5 a month or $50 a year per blog. It adds a custom domain, the GraphQL API and headless mode, AI editor tools, webhooks, GitHub backup, scheduled publishing, removal of Hashnode branding, and up to 10 blogs.
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