Content Management System (CMS) Pricing Benchmarks 2026: 5 Products Compared
Quick Answer

Content Management System (CMS) pricing across 5 tracked products: entry-tier median $0, top-tier median $159. Cheapest: Ghost. Most premium: Prismic. Updated April 2026.

Last updated: April 24, 2026

Market Median (5 products)

Content Management System (CMS) pricing varies across per-seat, per-usage, and enterprise-quoted tiers. Published list prices on vendor pricing pages form the basis of this benchmark; negotiated deals typically land 15-40% below list for teams over 20 seats.

Entry-tier median is $0, top-tier median $159. Negotiated enterprise deals typically land 15-40% below list.

Per-Product Pricing

Product Entry Median Top Unit
Ghost $0 $29 $199 month
Prismic $0 $88 $675 month
Squarespace $16 $58 $99 month
Wix $0 $80 $159 month
WordPress.com $0 $22 $45 month

What this table shows

Low is the entry-tier price (often a free or starter plan). Median is the middle price across published tiers. High is the top published tier — enterprise contracts with negotiated discounts usually land 15-40% below the published high.

Frequently Asked Questions

01 What do content management system (cms) actually cost?

Across 5 tracked products, the entry-tier median is $0 and the top-tier median is $159. Individual products vary significantly — see the per-product table above.

02 Which content management system (cms) is cheapest?

Ghost has the lowest entry-tier price in our tracked set.

03 Which content management system (cms) is most premium?

Prismic has the highest top-tier list price among tracked products.

04 How accurate is this pricing data?

Prices are sourced from vendor pricing pages and automatically re-checked. Any tier marked 'custom' has no public list price; negotiated deals aren't shown here.