TYPO3 CMS vs Sulu

TYPO3 CMS8.5Visit Sulu6.7Visit

Higher score TYPO3 CMS #7 in Content Management Systems 8.5/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 6 of 6 features Visit TYPO3

vs

Sulu #22 in Content Management Systems 6.7/10 Open source ✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Sulu

• TYPO3 CMS fits best

  Long-lived multilingual enterprise websites

• Sulu fits best

  Multisite and multilingual organizations

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Side by side

Feature	TYPO3 CMS 8.5/10 Visit ↗	Sulu 6.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.5	6.7
Ranking	#7 in Content Management Systems	#22 in Content Management Systems
Best for	Long-lived multilingual enterprise websites	Multisite and multilingual organizations
Pricing model	Free	Free
Starting price	Free plan	Open source
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Community, Docs	Email, Community, Docs
Compliance	2FA	GDPR, 2FA
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features TYPO3 CMS 6/6 · Sulu 6/6
Editorial workflows	✓	✓
Custom user roles	✓	✓
Multilingual content	✓	✓
SEO tools	✓	✓
Media library	✓	✓
Custom content types	✓	✓
Specs
Platform type	Self_hosted	Self_hosted
Our review
Pros	Multilingual content and translation management Workspaces support review, approval, preview, and publishing Granular permissions, SEO controls, and media management	Multisite and multilingual content management with localization controls Editorial workflows cover revision, approval, publishing, and archiving Fine-grained permissions, reusable blocks, SEO, media, and headless delivery
Cons	Self-hosted deployment requires technical administration Integration coverage is narrower than its core CMS capabilities Paid support, training, and implementation are separate services	Self-hosted operation requires deployment and infrastructure ownership Its feature depth may exceed the needs of a simple single-site CMS PHP and Symfony expertise is relevant for implementation and customization
Our verdict	TYPO3 CMS is a free, open-source content management system for websites, intranets, and digital applications. It is designed for organizations managing structured content across multilingual websites, including small projects and… Read the review →	Sulu is an open-source content management system for PHP and Symfony developers building complex websites, web applications, and content-driven platforms. It supports multisite webspace management, multilingual content, structured page… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• TYPO3 CMS — where it wins

  • Multilingual content and translation management
  • Workspaces support review, approval, preview, and publishing
  • Granular permissions, SEO controls, and media management

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-hosted deployment requires technical administration
  • Integration coverage is narrower than its core CMS capabilities
  • Paid support, training, and implementation are separate services

• Sulu — where it wins

  • Multisite and multilingual content management with localization controls
  • Editorial workflows cover revision, approval, publishing, and archiving
  • Fine-grained permissions, reusable blocks, SEO, media, and headless delivery

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-hosted operation requires deployment and infrastructure ownership
  • Its feature depth may exceed the needs of a simple single-site CMS
  • PHP and Symfony expertise is relevant for implementation and customization

• TYPO3 CMS8.5/10 · Free plan

  A free, self-hosted CMS for multilingual sites with structured governance and extensibility.

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• Sulu6.7/10 · Open source

  A flexible open-source CMS for organizations managing multilingual, multisite content.

  Visit SuluFull verdict →