# Storyblok, what it is and how websites use it. A headless CMS with a visual editor where a marketer sees the page as the visitor will and edits blocks in place. Content is delivered through an API to any frontend. - **Status:** Modern. An established European (Austrian) headless CMS focused on visual editing and multilingual content. - **Category:** [CMS and site builders](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms) - **First release:** 2017 - **License:** Proprietary - **Official website:** https://www.storyblok.com - **Documentation:** https://www.storyblok.com/docs - **GitHub:** https://github.com/storyblok - **Page:** https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/storyblok ## Storyblok on audited websites 81 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run Storyblok (<1%). That ranks it #13 of the 21 technologies in CMS and site builders we have seen in audits. ### Websites running Storyblok vs all websites - **Web score:** 74 (all websites 72) - **SEO:** 83 (all websites 79) - **Security:** 60 (all websites 59) - **Performance:** 65 (all websites 72) - **AI Readiness:** 32 (all websites 31) ### Most used in CMS and site builders 1. [WordPress](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/wordpress): 8.4% (1,417) 2. [Lovable](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/lovable): 1.8% (310) 3. [Framer](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/framer): 1.6% (266) 4. [Webflow](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/webflow): 1.5% (260) 5. [Wix](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/wix): 1.4% (232) 6. [Sanity](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/sanity): 1.2% (197) 7. [Joomla](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/joomla): 1.2% (196) 8. [Squarespace](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/squarespace): 1.2% (196) 9. [Webnode](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/webnode): 1.0% (171) 10. [Drupal](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/drupal): 1.0% (170) ## Other technologies in CMS and site builders - [TYPO3](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/typo3): <1% of websites - [Contao](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/contao): <1% of websites - [Contentful](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/contentful): <1% of websites - [Base44](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/base44): <1% of websites - [HubSpot CMS](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/hubspot-cms): <1% of websites - [Ghost](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/ghost): <1% of websites - [Blogger](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/blogger): <1% of websites - [Payload CMS](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/payload-cms): <1% of websites - [Directus](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/directus): <1% of websites - [Bolt](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/bolt): <1% of websites - [Replit](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/replit): not seen yet - [Strapi](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/strapi) [All 24 in CMS and site builders](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms) ## Questions about Storyblok ### What is Storyblok? A headless CMS with a visual editor where a marketer sees the page as the visitor will and edits blocks in place. Content is delivered through an API to any frontend. The be1st catalog lists Storyblok under CMS and site builders. License of Storyblok: Proprietary. ### How many websites use Storyblok? 81 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run Storyblok (<1%), as of 8 Nov 2026. ### When was Storyblok first released? Storyblok was first released in 2017. ### Is Storyblok still a modern choice? Yes. Storyblok counts as a modern technology. An established European (Austrian) headless CMS focused on visual editing and multilingual content. ### What are the alternatives to Storyblok? Technologies that do the same job as Storyblok include Sanity, Contentful, and Strapi. Numbers: latest audit of each of 16,845 websites audited by be1st, as of 8 Nov 2026.