Knowledge & Docs · Core Replacement

Replace Contentful with software you own.

Headless CMS with a headless approach to pricing. We build a custom alternative in 4-8 weeks for $15,000$35,000.

$75

Contentful per seat/mo

$15,000$35,000

One-time build

-22%

Savings over 3 years

4-8 wks

Build time

The Problem

Why teams leave Contentful

API call limits on all plans

Content type and locale restrictions

Team plan limited to 5 users

Enterprise pricing is opaque ($2K-$10K+/month)

Asset storage and bandwidth limits

What We Build Instead

Your custom knowledge & docs tool

Headless CMS with unlimited API calls

Custom content models and rich text editing

Multi-locale content management

Asset management and image optimization

Preview and publishing workflows

GraphQL and REST APIs for your frontend

The Math

Contentful vs. custom build

Based on 10 seats at $75/seat/month, with ~10% annual SaaS price increases.

Keep paying Contentful

Year 1$9,000
Year 2 (~10% increase)$9,900
Year 3 (~10% increase)$10,890

3-year total$29,700

Build with 86 SaaS

Build cost (one-time)$15,000$35,000
Annual maintenance$3,750/yr
Per-seat cost$0

3-year total$36,250

3-year savings with 10 seats

-$6,550

-22% less than Contentful

How It Works

From Contentful to ownership in 4-8 weeks

01

Free Audit

We analyze your Contentful usage and identify exactly which features your team actually uses.

02

Scope & Build

We build your custom knowledge & docs tool with only the features you need. 4-8 weeks.

03

Deploy & Migrate

We deploy to your infrastructure, migrate your data from Contentful, and train your team.

04

You Own It

Full source code, documentation, and optional maintenance retainer. No vendor lock-in. Ever.

Ready to 86 Contentful?

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