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Typeroll and CloudCannon compared
CloudCannon is a Git-based CMS that "gives non-technical editors a visual editing interface for static sites". Content stays in your repository and every editor action creates a commit. Typeroll stores content in its own CMS and generates the site.
Side by side
| CloudCannon | Typeroll | |
|---|---|---|
| Model | Hosted service with paid plans | Open-source CMS (MIT), or Typeroll Cloud |
| Content storage | Your Git repository (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket) | CMS database; generated Astro source in your GitHub |
| Site generators | Astro, Eleventy, Hugo, Jekyll, Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit and others | Astro, generated |
| Visual editing | Editable Regions added to your components; Visual, Content, Data and Source editors | Visual block editor; no component annotation needed |
| Hosting | Included on all plans (Cloudflare CDN), or deploy elsewhere | Your own Cloudflare account |
| Agencies | Permission groups, site sharing and client sharing | Organizations, roles, site sharing, Hosting Groups, owner review |
| AI agents | None mentioned in the official sources read | Hosted MCP server and REST API |
| Users | Standard: 3 users; Team: 15 users | Unlimited users on the Cloud plan |
| Pricing | Standard $55/month ($49 billed yearly), 3 users, unlimited sites; Team $350/month ($300 yearly), 15 users; Lite for partners $10/month; Enterprise custom | Open source free; Cloud free in beta (30-day trial), then USD 39/month or USD 29/month billed annually, unlimited sites and users |
Choose CloudCannon when
- You have an existing site generator project (Hugo, Jekyll, Eleventy and others) and want visual editing on top of its files in Git.
- You want hosting bundled with the CMS subscription.
Choose Typeroll when
- You want an open-source CMS you can also self-host.
- Editors should create whole pages from blocks without developer-prepared editable regions.
- AI agents should build and maintain sites through MCP.
Sources
Facts about CloudCannon come only from its own documentation and website, checked on 1 November 2026. If something has changed, tell us and we will correct it.
- CloudCannon
llms.txt, https://cloudcannon.com/llms.txt (2026-11-01) - CloudCannon pricing, https://cloudcannon.com/pricing/ (2026-11-01)
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Free during the beta. No payment card. After the beta, USD 39 per month, or USD 29 per month billed annually.