Squidex Alternative: From Storage to Strategy
Squidex manages content; Decipher plans and generates it. Use unlimited topical maps and AI tools to execute your content strategy for $19.99/mo.
Everything Squidex does —
plus everything it doesn't.
Squidex manages content; Decipher plans and generates it.
Strategy
Unlimited Topical Maps
Hub and Spoke
Bulk SEO Content Generation
Smart Content Editor
AI Chat
Why teams outgrow Squidex
Squidex is a powerful open-source headless CMS, but it is strictly a 'Content Hub'. It stores data.
It does not help you plan what to write, nor does it help you write it. Teams using Squidex often suffer from 'Strategic Disconnect'—the content strategy lives in a spreadsheet, the writing happens in Word, and Squidex is just the final resting place.
This manual data entry process is slow and fails to leverage the speed of AI.
A content production engine — not just a database.
Decipher CMS integrates the 'Strategy' layer. 'Unlimited Topical Maps' allow you to visualize your entire site architecture within the dashboard.
You can plan a 'Hub and Spoke' content cluster and then immediately execute it with 'Bulk SEO Content Generation'. The 'Smart Content Editor' is your writing environment, assisted by 'AI Chat'.
We turn the CMS from a passive storage bucket into an active 'Growth Platform' that drives your content roadmap.
Don't just store content. Execute a winning strategy. Switch to Decipher.
Enterprise-grade architecture —
without the enterprise complexity.
While Squidex can be self-hosted, it requires .NET Core and MongoDB maintenance. Decipher is 'Serverless' (Firebase), removing the database management entirely.
You get 'Identity Aware Proxy' for security without configuring firewalls. Decipher’s 'Private Infrastructure' option allows you to deploy this modern stack on your own Google Cloud, ensuring you meet 'Data Control' requirements without the DevOps overhead.
Pricing that doesn't punish growth.
Transparent plans that scale with your content — not against you.
Individual
For creators & growing teams
- AI-powered content generation
- Built-in SEO optimization
- Unlimited content pages
- Custom domain & branding
- Priority support
Enterprise
For large teams & organizations
- Everything in Individual
- Dedicated account manager
- SSO & advanced security (IAP)
- Custom integrations & API
- SLA & premium support
- Data residency options
Total Cost of Ownership
Squidex Cloud has monthly fees based on API calls. Decipher’s $19.99/mo plan includes 'Unlimited Use of the AI Writer', effectively giving you a content team in a box.
The 'No per-seat pricing' on enterprise plans ensures that as your strategy grows, your software costs don't. You pay for value, not for API usage.
Build a better CMS experience —
without starting from scratch.
Squidex manages content; Decipher plans and generates it.