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Butter CMS Overview

What is Butter CMS?

An API-first, cloud-based, headless CMS platform that marketers & developers love. ButterCMS is your content backend. Integrate with 21 different frameworks and programming languages. Devs can build powerful customizable components for content creators, freeing up their time. Content creators can easily build pages and publish content to multiple sites, apps & localizations without needing Dev help.

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Product Description

Use ButterCMS as a headless CMS to build websites in any tech stack. Launch faster with less code.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

Looking for a faster, smoother CMS that allows you to develop in your favorite framework? ButterCMS is intuitive so that your marketers love using it, and affordable enough to make your executives sigh with relief. We believe in: microservices, API-first, cloud-hosting & headless. We believe an intuitive UI gives you a daily advantage. We have the fastest implementation and love to help you make CMS into a competitive advantage. Build better with Butter!


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Year Founded
2014
HQ Location
San Francisco, CA
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@ButterCMS
831 Twitter followers
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22 employees on LinkedIn®
Description

ButterCMS is a headless content management system and blog engine that integrates easily into any new or existing web project in minutes. The seamless CMS that turns marketers and devs into friends. With ButterCMS, developers can build websites with their preferred scripting language, while marketers can easily manage website content through a straightforward user interface. With its seamless integration capabilities, ButterCMS makes it easy for teams to collaborate and create impressive websites quickly and easily. We make content management easier and more accessible for businesses, so they have one less thing to worry about. We offer our customers a user-friendly and cost-effective headless CMS solution that focuses on innovation and reliability.


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5.0 out of 5
"Easy to use."
Easy-to-use page creation and easy handling of contents
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Front End Developer
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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Review source: Seller invite
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What do you like best about Butter CMS?

I like the will to improve and to make the product better. The feeling of being heard is a great thing for those (like me) who work daily with Butter CMS for developing purposes.

For example, the filters were added in the Collections page turned out to be pretty useful.

Overall, it's quite easy to use and today I can say I feel comfortable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Butter CMS?

On the big picture, the graphical interface has improved, but I don't feel comfortable with the new Collections landing page. I would like to land on the page and have the items already divided by collection.

For what concerns the single item of a collection, it would be crucial to have the possibility to compare the current version with the previous ones.

Last but not least, it would be nice to be able to retrieve multiple pages with a single http request. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Butter CMS solving and how is that benefiting you?

It makes the template I develop dynamic and editable also from people who don't work on the code, so that I don't need to deploy my code everytime a text has to be updated. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SS
Front-End Developer
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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Review source: Seller invite
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What do you like best about Butter CMS?

The recent improvements to ButterCMS have been a great step forward. The new dashboard introduces a trash bin for deleted items and better version management, allowing users to compare two versions. Additionally, the UX/UI has seen some minor but effective refinements, making navigation smoother. These updates make content management more efficient and user-friendly, which is a big plus for both developers and marketers. Another strong point is the customer support, which is always available, quick to respond, and open to feedback. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Butter CMS?

Despite the improvements, some issues still need attention. Version comparison is not yet available for collection items, which limits flexibility. Additionally, when a media file is deleted, it remains accessible for some time due to caching issues, and there is no indication of whether it is still being used elsewhere. Furthermore, while the Collections section has seen functional improvements, its UI still needs refinement to enhance usability. Fixing these aspects would greatly improve the overall experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Butter CMS solving and how is that benefiting you?

ButterCMS provides great flexibility in managing the content of our website and app, allowing us to make our assets dynamic without the need for deployments. This enables our team to update content quickly and efficiently, reducing development overhead and improving the overall workflow, streamlining content updates without requiring code changes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Chris C.
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Founder, CEO
Marketing and Advertising
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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Review source: Organic
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What do you like best about Butter CMS?

ButterCMS does a great job at tackling a lot of pain points for migrating, developing, and managing a headless website experience. If you're new to the platform, it's easy to jump in and get going right away. The documentation is superb, and all the tools have videos showcasing each feature.

The content modelling experience is familiar from a developers perspective. Features like the repeater and conditional fields adds a lot of flexibilty for those clients that demand heavy customization. The components also give you code snippets, allowing you to adapt to whatever programming your website requires. This has allowed us to get into various other frameworks without a lot of ramp-up. The built-in blog features and page types simplifies ways to architect your content.

Compared to other headless CMS platforms, Butter offer's the most competitive pricing model available for all business sizes, from startups to enterprise. Pricing has always been a major barrier for smaller companies who want to make the leap to headless. Additionally, the customer support is byfar the best within the industry. We always get a response very quickly. You're also getting direct access with the engineering team instead of getting routed through multiple levels of agents.

ButterCMS is incredibly open to feedback in terms of platform features, and we've seen things that weren't in the roadmap being added later on.

Tech debt is also a heavy consideration when using a SaaS a platform like ButterCMS. You don't have to take on the burdeon of updating dependencies and servers. Butter handles all the maintenance, scaling, and security. This allows us to focus on delivering high-wality services to our clients without worrying about underlying infrastructure.

Performance is stellar and on par with what you would expect for a headless CMS. We've never experienced any issues with downtime. If you're looking to transition to a headless architecture, ButterCMS makes that transition a seamless, rewarding experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Butter CMS?

ButterCMS has a smaller ecosystem in terms of third-party integrations. The very nature of using an headless architecture that's uses API integrations doesn't really require plugins. However, it would be nice when working with other platforms to see a ButterCMS connection already setup, particurarily for ecommerce. It would also be neat to see more starter templates that include a lot of the standard features. This would help with smaller sites getting to launch much faster. In theory you can already use a react-based template and just connect to ButterCMS, so it's a nice-to-have addition for just cutting some time off development. Additionally it would be great to have more features in terms of cloning an entire website to version. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Butter CMS solving and how is that benefiting you?

There are various problems that ButterCMS solves with it's offering:

One of the major problems that many large organizations face is the process of transitioning to a headless architecture can be a major investment in terms of time and resources. This is probably the biggest barrier I see for businesses who have the desire, but lack the large budgets and resources to commit. ButterCMS solves this by having a platform that's easy to dive into without a lot of experience. It simplifies something that doesn't need to be overly-complicated. With it's robust library of components, you can have the flexibility to scale your content and marketing campaigns with ease.

Businesses can be nimble with managing content and can make changes without the need of a developer. Since each component gives you code snippets to integrate into your code-base, it speeds up development pretty significantly. This means, faster launch times, and cost-efficiencies from a development perspective. The interface is incredibly intuitive which helps empower content manager's who don't have a lot of technical experience.

Decoupling the frontend from the backend, allows developers to work with their preferred languages and frameworks. Whether that's Next.js or .net, Butter empowers developers with smart productivity tooling which helps with reducing time-to-market. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Senior Software Developer
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Butter CMS?

The headless nature makes it incredibly flexible from a developer perspective. You can use any technology stack you'd like to make an awesome website that's highly customizable by content authors. Super straightforward to implement. The support team is also really responsive and helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Butter CMS?

There are some quirks/missing features that make things a little less smooth for content authors in my opinion. It would huge if we could group fields in custom components to help keep things organized. For really powerful components with tons of options, the long list of editable fields can get pretty hard to navigate. Being able to organize them into collapsable groups would a huge improvement to the experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Butter CMS solving and how is that benefiting you?

Butter CMS was the perfect option for our client who needed to migrate away from their previous CMS. Developing the website (we used Next.js) was quick and easy, allowing the client to migrate their content over with speed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

CW
Product Owner
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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Verified Current User
Review source: Seller invite
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What do you like best about Butter CMS?

What I appreciate about ButterCMS is how easy it is to dive in and start working right away. I had no prior experience with any CMS, yet part of my role involved using ButterCMS. After reading the documentation, I was able to begin the very next day. The more time I spent, the easier it became to navigate and utilize. Within a few weeks, I had even built my own internal-use page. I frequently go into ButterCMS to make changes, which are quick and easy to do. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Butter CMS?

The one drawback I’ve found is the media library. Searching for specific media can be challenging since everything is stored in a single, unorganized bucket. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Butter CMS solving and how is that benefiting you?

With ButterCMS, my team and I can easily and quickly make updates to our website. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Consumer Goods
AC
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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Verified Current User
Review source: Seller invite
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What do you like best about Butter CMS?

Butter cms is an easy to use tool for content management. I help manage content for over 60 languages and it keeps them easily organized and loads in the content very quickly. If we do have an issue their customer support is great and get back to us very quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Butter CMS?

There are some missing features that we would like but we are working with Butter on getting them added. there isn't a really easy way to copy something quickly to each market on the site it has to be done one at a time so time spent may go up this way but this is a small issue on a great platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Butter CMS solving and how is that benefiting you?

We have a very large client base with many lanuages supported. Butter CMS helps us make sure that the content is easy to load and organize. it lets the content managers easily translate see their content instantly on the site. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Writing and Editing
UW
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Butter CMS?

I use Butter CMS every day for my work.

It is incredibly user-friendly and allows me to switch between tasks easily. All the blog posting tools are fast and responsive, and every page has a clean user interface.

Customer support is excellent. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Butter CMS?

I haven't encountered any real problems with Butter CMS. There may be the occasional formatting issue, but these are easily fixed without assistance and occur infrequently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Butter CMS solving and how is that benefiting you?

I'm using Butter CMS for content management. The publish date is displayed clearly, which is a great starting point for updating blog posts. Several easy-to-use tools allow me to perform this task without hassle. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Malte O.
MO
Software-Entwickler
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about Butter CMS?

Well we have used ButterCMS for all our projects now and I gotta say thats it's implementation is pretty easy and allows a lot of modification. Migration from develop data to production is smooth and translating page content into different languages has never been easier. After joyning our internal ButterCMS Team I can also say that the customer support is pretty nice and working with them in routines always leaves a positive feeling. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Butter CMS?

On the other hand there is still some room to grow. Migration from develop data to production isn't possible via patches. Also blog post can't jet be localized the same way pages can, which might spirals cost into unknown heights if your reliant on those and also need to localize a couple of languages. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Butter CMS solving and how is that benefiting you?

We need a headless CMS to distribute content to our pages. Also we need to be able to create pages and content on the fly with only content no developer work needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Sporting Goods
US
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about Butter CMS?

The set up was super fast, which saved us time and money on a developer. It has also integrated well with our Big Commerce e-commerce back-end, which brings peace of mind we have a fully functioning e-commerce website. Once set up, as a non-technical marketer, ButterCMS is easy to use - I can tweak and update our website myself (again, saving time/$$ on developer support), and when I have gotten a bit stuck, the chat support has been super responsive and helpful. it's given me confidence that I can manage our site for our start-up effectively. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Butter CMS?

I've not yet found anything that I dislike. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Butter CMS solving and how is that benefiting you?

self-sufficiency - we don't have to rely on a more web-savvy developer or contractor to help us quickly and nimbly update our site. We are a start-up, and things change fast and furious, so we need to be able to manipulate the site on our own. Also, we wanted to go headless for our e-commerce site, and the integration with Big Commerce along with it's user-friendly interface are the prime reasons we choose Butter over other CMSs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

LB
Senior Assistant Manager - Business Process Development
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: Organic
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What do you like best about Butter CMS?

Easy-to-use page creation and easy handling of contents Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Butter CMS?

API integrations and limited access to tutorial videos. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Butter CMS solving and how is that benefiting you?

Keeping the software interface upto date Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.