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Feature Set Ratings
- Contentful ranks higher in 4 feature sets: Security, Platform & Infrastructure, Web Content Creation, Web Content Management
Security

9.0
Contentful
90%

5.0
Movable Type
50%
Contentful ranks higher in 1/1 features
Contentful ranks higher in 1/1 features
Role-based user permissions

9.0
90%
5 Ratings

5.0
50%
1 Rating
Platform & Infrastructure

7.7
Contentful
77%

6.0
Movable Type
60%
Contentful ranks higher in 2/2 features
Contentful ranks higher in 2/2 features
API

7.0
70%
5 Ratings

6.0
60%
1 Rating
Internationalization / multi-language

8.5
85%
3 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Web Content Creation

7.2
Contentful
72%

6.4
Movable Type
64%
Contentful ranks higher in 5/8 features
Contentful ranks higher in 5/8 features
WYSIWYG editor

7.3
73%
4 Ratings

9.0
90%
1 Rating
Code quality / cleanliness

9.0
90%
4 Ratings

6.0
60%
1 Rating
Admin section

8.0
80%
6 Ratings

8.0
80%
1 Rating
Page templates

7.6
76%
4 Ratings

5.0
50%
1 Rating
Library of website themes

7.5
75%
2 Ratings

3.0
30%
1 Rating
Mobile optimization / responsive design

7.2
72%
2 Ratings

8.0
80%
1 Rating
Publishing workflow

4.0
40%
6 Ratings

9.0
90%
1 Rating
Form generator

7.0
70%
1 Rating

3.0
30%
1 Rating
Web Content Management

6.9
Contentful
69%

5.6
Movable Type
56%
Contentful ranks higher in 4/5 features
Contentful ranks higher in 4/5 features
Content taxonomy

6.0
60%
5 Ratings

9.0
90%
1 Rating
SEO support

8.1
81%
4 Ratings

6.0
60%
1 Rating
Bulk management

7.5
75%
2 Ratings

3.0
30%
1 Rating
Availability / breadth of extensions

4.1
41%
4 Ratings

3.0
30%
1 Rating
Community / comment management

9.0
90%
1 Rating

7.0
70%
1 Rating
Attribute Ratings
- Contentful is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend

8.0
Contentful
80%
7 Ratings

7.0
Movable Type
70%
10 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew

Contentful
N/A
0 Ratings

5.4
Movable Type
54%
9 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Contentful
Contentful is well suited for folks who want a simple, clean, easy-to-use interface for a JAVASCRIPT website. If you do not want a javascript website you should look [elsewhere].
Web Marketing Manager
Lively, Inc.Financial Services, 51-200 employees
Movable Type
Is your business an enterprise level business that has more than a half dozen different content types? If so, then you might want to use a dedicated CMS rather than Movable Type. Movable Type is best used on small / medium sized businesses and is not the best solution for a full-fledged CMS. If you're using your content for something other than just displaying a website, then it's probably not for you. Movable Type works great for news/blogging sites. In fact, Daring Fireball, one of the most popular Apple-centric blogs is using Movable Type as its publishing platform.
Web Developer
Digital DesignsGraphic Design, 1-10 employees
Pros
Contentful
- Clean, modern interface (not clunky and outdated, like WordPress)
- High degree of flexibility (I can structure data any way my clients need)
- Enables headless frontend (i.e. I can build any frontend I want without having to change my CMS)
Digital Strategist
Sherpa Design Co.Design, 1-10 employees
Movable Type
- Easy to use straight out of the box, very user friendly with an intuitive interface.
- Great for team use where there are multiple editors and writers fixing and editing each other's works. It's easy to track who last made the latest edits.
- Stellar support team and system. I've found that Moveable Type's support system is generally more responsive and helpful than WordPress.
Web Producer
AIGAMedia Production, 11-50 employees
Cons
Contentful
- The new Contentful "branches" feature looked promising (it appears to mirror a git-like repository) but it requires the CLI, which isn't necessarily practical for teams that aren't current CLI users. It would be nice if the management of this feature were available via the UI (without that it causes more confusion than anything).
- The Contentful data modeling method makes for a bit of an awkward SDK developer experience in some strongly typed languages like Java. Most things that you might need can be accomplished, but it feels like the experience could be smoother.
- It would be nice if there were a way to migrate data between spaces (e.g. from your staging space to production).
Lead Developer
SaaSquatchMarketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees
Movable Type
- Especially on the older versions, the limited number of well-developed third-party plugins is problematic for efficiently developing a well-functioning website.
- Versions of movable type which didn't allow pages to be constructed were difficult to create continuity in design and easily editable pages for our editors.
- The installation process could be simplified to make it easier for those new to a CMS to install.
Website Developer
Amundson StudiosDesign, 11-50 employees
Pricing Details
Contentful
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Optional
Starting Price
$0
Contentful Editions & Modules
Edition
Community | Free |
---|---|
Team | 489/month |
Enterprise | Custom |
- none
Additional Pricing Details
—Movable Type
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Movable Type Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
—Likelihood to Renew
Contentful
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Movable Type
Movable Type 5.4
Based on 9 answers
I think there are still improvements to be made. I haven't tapped in to the full functionality of the CMS yet but the rating I give it now is only based on what I've been able to use it for
Web Designer/Developer
eVariantInternet, 51-200 employees
Alternatives Considered
Contentful
Contentful offers a great deal of features for a relatively low price. This is what ended up persuading us to purchase it. We also gathered that this was one of the more well-rated products out there, which was encouraging. It definitely stacks up well against its competitors.
SEO Specialist
BambooHRComputer Software, 201-500 employees
Movable Type
Movable Type can be compared to WordPress. It's easy to use, and I would say Movable Type is actually more user-friendly.

Verified User
Contributor in Social Media
Online Media Company, 1001-5000 employeesReturn on Investment
Contentful
- Positive: faster changes and new associates can easily navigate without prior training/knowledge of CMS to make content updates
- Negative: Our website manager/provider can keep certain abilities (like changing specific images) so they can charge a fee for making the change
Marketing Coordinator for FirstService Realty NYC
FirstService Residential New YorkReal Estate, 10,001+ employees
Movable Type
- Provided a blogging platform when we needed one.
- Helped us compare other blogging platforms as a baseline for what minimums we require and what we don't want.
- Users often refused to use Movable Type and would go around our official system in order to use my more friendly software.
Web Specialist
Anoka-Ramsey Community CollegeHigher Education, 51-200 employees