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Storyblok

🇦🇹 AT · Free plan · paid from €99/mo

Austrian headless CMS with visual editing and EU-only data processing

EU hostedGDPRFree planISO 27001TISAX
Storyblok combines a headless CMS with a visual editor, letting marketing and dev teams build and preview content together. Components are composable, APIs are first-class, and all data stays on EU servers in Frankfurt. ISO 27001 and TISAX certified. A free Community plan is available; paid plans start at €99 per month.

Features

AI-Powered Content Operations

  • AI Translations for automated multilingual content
  • AI SEO optimization and Alt-Text generation
  • AI Branding for consistent tone of voice
  • AI Search Monitoring to track content performance
  • Custom AI Tokens and Models for tailored workflows
  • Ideation Room for collaborative AI-powered content creation

Workflow Automation

  • Visual workflow builder for no-code automation (FlowMotion)
  • AI agent orchestration for repetitive tasks
  • Over 500 integrations with enterprise tools

Technical & Developer Features

  • Cloud-native headless CMS with RESTful and GraphQL APIs
  • Frontend SDKs for web and mobile platforms
  • ISO 27001 certified security
  • Auto-scaling infrastructure and global CDN
  • Support for custom extensions, apps, and plugins

Content Modeling & Management

  • Composable Components for reusable content blocks
  • Component Composer for modular content assembly
  • Global Components for consistent branding
  • Concept Room for visualizing project relationships
  • Pipelines for content staging and deployment
  • Custom workflows and Management API

Marketing & Creative Control

  • Visual Editor with live preview across devices
  • Collaboration Suite with integrated discussions and comments
  • Native A/B testing and personalization integrations (e.g., Ninetailed, Optimizely)
  • SEO Optimization plugin and field-level localization
  • App Directory for additional functionality
  • Live Preview and Content Planner

Digital Asset Management

  • Centralized Enterprise Assets Library
  • Image Service for optimization and CDN delivery
  • Built-in Image Editor
  • Custom roles and permissions for asset access
  • Scheduling and Releases for asset publishing

Pricing

Starter
Free per month
  • 1 space, 1 user seat (additional at €15/month)
  • 100GB traffic/month
  • 100k API requests/month
  • 25,000 AI credits included
Growth
€99 per month (billed monthly) or €90.75 (billed annually)
  • 1 space, 5 user seats (additional at €15/month)
  • 400GB traffic/month (additional at €75/month per 250GB)
  • 1M API requests/month (additional at €10/month per 1M)
  • 2 locales included (additional at €20/month per locale)
  • 100k AI credits/month
Growth Plus
€349 per month (billed monthly) or €319.91 (billed annually)
  • 1 space, 15 user seats (additional at €15/month)
  • 1TB traffic/month (additional at €75/month per 250GB)
  • 4M API requests/month (additional at €10/month per 1M)
  • 10 locales included (additional at €20/month per locale)
  • 200k AI credits/month
Premium
On request
  • Custom pricing for multi-team organizations
  • All Growth Plus features plus AI SEO
  • Custom roles and workflows
  • GraphQL API
  • 99.9% uptime SLA
  • Advanced support
Elite
On request
  • Custom pricing for enterprise needs
  • All Premium features plus SSO and SCIM
  • Release management
  • Dedicated support

All plans include a 45-day free trial of the Growth Plus plan. Pricing for additional resources (e.g., traffic, API requests) may vary.

EU Trust Profile

5 of 9 criteria verified with evidence, last checked 2026-08-05. Every ✓ links to its source.

  • Data Processing Agreement (DPA)

    The Data Processing Agreement (DPA) is available for all customers and forms part of the contractual agreement.

    Evidence →
  • Trust center / security page

    The Trust Center provides details on security practices, compliance, and data protection measures.

    Evidence →
  • EU data residencyFrankfurt (DE)not verified

    Customer data is hosted on Amazon AWS in Frankfurt, Germany by default.

  • Public sub-processor list

    The list of authorized sub-processors is included in Annex 3 of the Data Processing Agreement.

    Evidence →
  • ISO 27001Certified by TÜV Rheinland

    Storyblok holds ISO 27001 certification for its information security management system.

    Evidence →
  • SOC 2not verified
  • BSI C5not verified

    Storyblok complies with the BSI C5 cloud security standard.

  • TISAX

    Storyblok is TISAX certified for information security in the automotive industry.

    Evidence →
  • German-language supportnot verified

Verified means: the claim was publicly documented at the linked source on the check date. The vendor's own information prevails.

Reviews

Recurring themes, synthesized from public reviews across portals.

What users value

  • Visual editor with intuitive design enables real-time content updates without technical support
  • Live preview feature reduces errors and improves collaboration between designers and content creators
  • Headless architecture with API-driven performance allows fast content delivery to any front-end
  • Strong multilingual and internationalization capabilities for global content management
  • User-friendly interface accessible to teams of all skill levels, including non-technical users
  • Flexible component-based system accelerates content iteration once initial setup is complete
  • Collaborative features support both enterprise-scale projects and smaller teams
  • EU-based hosting and GDPR-compliant data processing

Where users see room to improve

  • · Translation workflow requires repetitive manual steps, slowing down multilingual content creation
  • · Steep learning curve, especially for beginner developers struggling with modular setup
  • · Library editor prone to freezing and failing to save changes, disrupting workflows
  • · Global content updates often require developer intervention, increasing resource needs

Integrations

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Feature, pricing and integration details are based on web research (as of 2026-08-05), without guarantee, errors are possible. The vendor's website prevails.