Benefits of Using Craft CMS
Flexible, Field-First Content Modeling – Craft lets you design exactly the content structures you need, without assumptions or rigid page types. Editors get a clean authoring UI; developers get Twig, GraphQL, and total control.
Auto-Generated GraphQL & REST APIs – Enable Craft’s built-in GraphQL API (or Element API) and start delivering structured JSON to Nuxt, React, native apps—anything. No plugins or middleware required.
Thriving Plugin Ecosystem – Craft’s integrated Plugin Store offers hundreds of free and commercial extensions for SEO, commerce, forms, and more—so you can extend the core without technical debt.
Transparent Pricing, From Solo to Enterprise – Solo is free forever; Team starts at $279 and Pro at $399 per project, with $99/year updates thereafter. Enterprise adds SSO, premium support, and custom licensing.
Our Expertise with Craft CMS
At Alpina Tech, we combine deep PHP craftsmanship with Jamstack best practices to unlock Craft’s full power:
- Custom Development – We craft bespoke field types, dashboard widgets, and full-stack plugins, then surface them via GraphQL for any channel.
- API & Front-End Integration – Our engineers wire Craft’s APIs into Nuxt, Next.js, and edge-rendering platforms, with CI/CD pipelines that deploy in seconds.
- Migration & Upgrade Services – Moving from WordPress, Drupal, or an older Craft version? We handle data transformation, media migration, and redirect mapping with zero SEO loss.
- Training & Support – From editor workshops to DevOps retainers, we empower your team to run Craft headless with confidence—including proactive security patching for CVEs like CVE-2025-32432.
Craft Overview
Craft Key Features
Feature | Value |
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Self hosted | ✅ |
Data driven | ✅ |
Free | ✅ |
Git based | ❌ |
Saas | ❌ |
Cloud | ✅ |
Cloud based | ✅ |
Localization multilingual | ✅ |
Open source | ❌ |
Graphql | ✅ |
Page builder | ❌ |
User roles permissions | ✅ |
Content scheduling | ✅ |
Webhooks | ✅ |
Media library | ✅ |
Dark mode | ✅ |
Customizable api | ✅ |
In app marketplace | ✅ |
Sso enterprise | ✅ |
Craft Tech Stack
Tech Stack | |
---|---|
Backend: | PHP (Yii 2.x) |
Database: | MySQL / PostgreSQL |
API: | REST (Element API), GraphQL |
Frontend Friendly: |
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Craft GitHub Statistics
Repository: | https://github.com/craftcms/cms |
Stars: | ⭐ 3500 |
Open PRs: | 54 |
Open Issues: | 449 |
Craft Use cases
- Marketing & brand websites
- Multilingual corporate portals
- Ecommerce back ends (Craft Commerce)
- Mobile apps content layer
- Documentation hubs
Craft Integrations
- Netlify
- Vercel
- Cloudinary
- Algolia
- Stripe
Craft Authentication methods
- Email & Password
- Social login (OAuth via plugins)
- SSO/SAML (Enterprise)
Craft Security features
- Two-factor authentication
- Role-based access control
- Audit logs
- SOC 2-compliant hosting (Craft Cloud)
Craft Testing tools
- GraphQL Playground
- REST Element API tester
- Postman Collection
Craft Localization
- Enabled: True
- Interface:
- en
- de
- fr
- ja
- Content Translations: True
Craft Analytics
- Built-in: False
- Integrations:
- Google Analytics
- Plausible
- Segment
Craft Versioning
- Content: True
- API: True
Craft Additional Info
- License: Commercial (Proprietary)
- Status: active
- Pricing: Free Plan – True, Paid From – $399/project (Pro), View Pricing
- Content Modeling UI: Matrix & custom fields with live preview
Craft Resources
Page Updated: 2025-08-01