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Headless CMS Cost Comparison
Compare the real total cost of Contentful, Sanity, self-hosted, and Fluxeta for your team — including server costs, developer hours, and hidden fees.
Team size
Monthly API calls
500k
100k1M5M10M+
Dev maintenance / month
At ₹2,500/hour dev rate. Only applies to self-hosted.
Self-hosted
Strapi · Directus · custom
₹12,500
/month total
Contentful
Headless CMS only
₹0
/month
Sanity
Headless CMS only
₹0
/month
Fluxeta
CMS + Blog + Newsletter + AI
₹1,499
/month · INR billing
What's included — feature comparison
| Feature | Self-hosted | Contentful | Sanity | Fluxeta |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headless REST + GraphQL API | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| INR billing (no forex loss) | — | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Blog / website frontend included | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Newsletter / email delivery | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| AI writing tools built-in | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Paid memberships / monetisation | Plugin | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| No server maintenance needed | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| DPDP compliance (India) | DIY | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
One platform for your entire content stack
Fluxeta's Headless CMS gives you a full REST + GraphQL API, plus a built-in blog, newsletter, and AI writing suite — all billed in ₹INR with UPI Autopay.
Start free on Fluxeta →Free plan available · ₹1,499/month to go full-stack · No forex charges