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Headless CMS Pricing vs. Legacy

Which Gives Enterprises More Value?

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  • 43 companies with 5,000+ employees surveyed - 20 legacy, 23 headless
  • Explore CMS spending for implementation, annual maintenance, and yearly training & support.
  • Headless users spent an average of nearly $88,500 less than businesses with legacy systems

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What's Inside

Users have long known that headless Content Management Systems (CMSs) are powerful tools. However, this knowledge often comes with the belief that they're also way more expensive than their legacy counterparts.

But is that really the truth?

Storyblok spoke with 43 companies with 5,000+ employees about the total cost of their CMS. The responses were striking: those using headless systems spent an average of nearly $88,500 less than businesses with legacy systems on the total cost of CMS ownership.

This whitepaper will take you through the entire research project, including specific cost spend areas and reasons behind this significant disparity.

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