When to choose DatoCMS vs Wordpress​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌​‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍​‌​‍‍‌‌‌‌​‍​‌‌​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍​‍‌‌?

Built for tech teams that want to speed up development pace and leave antiquate systems behind, ensuring editors keep a user-friendly platform.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌​‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍​‌​‍‍‌‌‌‌​‍​‌‌​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍​‍‌‌

The world’s most adopted CMS, powering 43% of the internet, well known for being easy to use, but still fairly customizable through plugins.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌​‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍​‌​‍‍‌‌‌‌​‍​‌‌​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍​‍‌‌

Transparent pricing with no hidden costs, and a full-featured free tier to experiment before committing.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌​‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍​‌​‍‍‌‌‌‌​‍​‌‌​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍​‍‌‌

Starts free, but costs add up quickly - premium plugins and themes, hosting, engineering - resulting in dozens or even hundreds of dollars per month for larger-scale projects.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌​‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍​‌​‍‍‌‌‌‌​‍​‌‌​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍​‍‌‌

Gives engineers the freedom to choose any tech stack and framework, like Next.js, Vue, React, as the content is separated from the presentation layer, without worrying about the backend.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌​‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍​‌​‍‍‌‌‌‌​‍​‌‌​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍​‍‌‌

While integrating a chosen frontend using WordPress APIs is doable, it comes with its challenges — you'll still need to handle backend tasks to ensure scalability and maintaining security.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌​‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍​‌​‍‍‌‌‌‌​‍​‌‌​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍​‍‌‌

Frontend development demands time, but opens the door to user experiences that are both custom-fit and technologically superior.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌​‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍​‌​‍‍‌‌‌‌​‍​‌‌​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍​‍‌‌

An all-encompassing solution allows for rapid site building and deployment, but venturing into customizations quickly becomes complex and time-consuming.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌​‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍​‌​‍‍‌‌‌‌​‍​‌‌​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍​‍‌‌

A clean editing experience where editors coming from Wordpress can transition quickly and be productive from the get-go.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌​‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍​‌​‍‍‌‌‌‌​‍​‌‌​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍​‍‌‌

The editor delivers an environment that has achieved widespread adoption and recognition throughout industries.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌​‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍​‌​‍‍‌‌‌‌​‍​‌‌​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍​‍‌‌

Extend UI and functionality using a mix of official, community, and private plugins. However, they may lack the capabilities of WordPress's, and often require frontend modifications for integration.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌​‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍​‌​‍‍‌‌‌‌​‍​‌‌​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍​‍‌‌

Offers a huge selection of plugins and themes to enhance a site's functionality and appearance, optimizing for SEO, security, and user experience without any development.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌​‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍​‌​‍‍‌‌‌‌​‍​‌‌​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍​‍‌‌

Without the burden of managing backend scalability, developers can channel their creativity into actually building their projects.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌​‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍​‌​‍‍‌‌‌‌​‍​‌‌​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍​‍‌‌

Scalability hinges on the backend's web and database servers, placing a burden on your IT or forcing reliance on expensive hosting services.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌​‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍​‌​‍‍‌‌‌‌​‍​‌‌​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍​‍‌‌

Includes media management with storage and CDN on Imgix for images​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌​‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍​‌​‍‍‌‌‌‌​‍​‌‌​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍​‍‌‌ and Mux for video optimization. 

Plugins can enhance multimedia content with a CDN to boost performance, but they are not cheap and can lead to vendor lock-in. ​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌​‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍​‌​‍‍‌‌‌‌​‍​‌‌​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍​‍‌‌

Enterprise-grade network security with DDOS mitigation, TLS encryption at rest and in transit, network rate limits, and two layers of caching to minimize downtime risks, with an average 99,99% uptime.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌​‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍​‌​‍‍‌‌‌‌​‍​‌‌​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍​‍‌‌

Widely known for security issues due to vulnerabilities in plugins, themes, and outdated versions.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌​‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍​‌​‍‍‌‌‌‌​‍​‌‌​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍​‍‌‌

Sit back and relax, no need to worry about backend maintenance - DatoCMS keeps the solution up-to-date for you.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌​‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍​‌​‍‍‌‌‌‌​‍​‌‌​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍​‍‌‌

Navigating updates across themes, plugins, and various software layers can be a minefield that often leads to site disruptions, turning maintenance into a tricky endeavor.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌​‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍​‌​‍‍‌‌‌‌​‍​‌‌​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍​‍‌‌