Yes, DatoCMS has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans. The free plan includes 3 projects with 3 sandbox environments each, 300 records per project, and 100 content models, 5 locales. FreeTier.co estimates the free tier at about $39/mo, and no credit card is required to sign up.
About
DatoCMS is a headless CMS that exposes content through APIs for websites and other digital products. The pricing page states a free plan with 2 editors, 300 records, 10GB of traffic, and 100k API calls per month, with no overages allowed.
The free plan also includes 3 projects, 3 sandbox environments, 100 models, 5 locales, 25k CMA API calls per month, 120 minutes of video streaming per month, 200MB file storage, and 3 days of history retention. It is suitable for teams evaluating a hosted CMS with GraphQL and REST APIs, localization, media handling, and editorial workflows under fixed monthly limits.
- 2 editors included
- 300 records per month
- 10GB monthly traffic
- 100k CDA API calls
- 25k CMA API calls
- 3 projects and sandboxes
- 5 locales and 100 models
- 200MB file storage
Free Tier Value
This free tier is perpetual and explicitly says no credit card is required, but it is capped on seats, projects, storage, API calls, and other usage limits. The cheapest paid plan starts at about $149/month, and the free tier includes a meaningful slice of that capability—enough for small projects—so a fair buyer-side estimate is about $39/month, roughly a quarter of the Professional plan's value.
What's included in the free tier
Verified
- 3 projects with 3 sandbox environments each
- 300 records per project
- 100 content models, 5 locales
- 10GB bandwidth and 200MB file storage per month
- 100k CDA API calls, 25k CMA API calls per month
- 120 minutes of video streaming per month
- No credit card required
See DatoCMS pricing for current limits.
Paid plans
Professional
- projects
- 1 included
- sandbox environments
- 3 included per project
- collaborators
- 10 included per project
- models
- 100 included per project
- locales
- 5 included per project
- records
- 100k included
- 1 included project
- 3 sandbox environments per project
- 10 collaborators per project
- 100 models per project
- 5 locales per project
- 100k records included
- 1TB bandwidth included
- 1M CDA API calls included
Enterprise
- projects
- Custom
- bandwidth
- Custom
- support
- Custom
- Custom limits
- Custom support
- SSO
- Audit logs
- Static webhook IPs
- Fully customizable roles and tasks
- Shared Slack channel support
- Editorial onboarding
Pricing extracted from DatoCMS's pricing page. Always verify current pricing before committing.
Common questions
Is DatoCMS free forever?
Yes. DatoCMS has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans, though the allowance typically resets each month.
Does DatoCMS require a credit card?
No. You can start on DatoCMS's free tier without entering card details.
What happens when you exceed DatoCMS's free tier?
You move to a paid plan. DatoCMS's cheapest paid plan is Professional at $149 / month.
What is DatoCMS's free tier worth?
DatoCMS's free tier is worth about $39 per month. That maps to an FTV score of 70/100. The FTV score is explained at freetier.co/ftv.
