What is Hygraph?
Hygraph is a headless content management system built around a GraphQL API and structured content models. It is made by Hygraph and lets teams model content once, then deliver it to websites, apps and other channels. The problem it solves is content fragmentation: instead of copying content between systems, Hygraph can federate data from remote sources and expose a single GraphQL schema to frontends.
Key features
- GraphQL content API. Content is queried through a typed GraphQL API, with a playground for exploring the schema.
- Structured content models. Teams define models, components, references and enumerations that match the domain rather than a fixed page structure.
- Content federation. Remote sources can combine content from other services into the same GraphQL schema.
- Localisation. Projects can manage multiple locales, with fallback and per-field translation.
- Workflows and roles. Content stages, commenting, assignments and standard roles support editorial review.
- AI assistance. AI tokens help with content tasks, and the platform provides an MCP server and agent-oriented features.
- Asset management. Images and files are stored and delivered through the platform, with transforms and a global CDN.
Who is Hygraph for?
Product and content teams building multi-channel digital experiences, especially when content lives across several systems. It suits enterprises with multi-brand or multi-market content, developers who prefer GraphQL and typed schemas, and teams that need content federation rather than another isolated CMS. It is also used by agencies and platforms that deliver content to web, mobile and partner channels.
Use cases
- Running a multi-language marketing site with structured content.
- Combining CMS content with product data from a commerce service.
- Delivering content to web, mobile and partner applications from one schema.
- Giving editors staged workflows and review before publishing.
- Building an AI agent that reads and updates content through MCP.
Pricing
Hygraph has a Hobby plan at $0 with two locales, three seats, 1,000 entries, 500,000 API calls, 10 components, unlimited asset storage and 100,000 AI tokens. Growth costs from $199 per month with three locales, 10 seats, 10,000 entries, 1,000,000 API calls, 20 components and 300,000 AI tokens. Enterprise pricing is custom and adds up to 80 locales, 200 seats, content federation, SSO, audit logs, custom workflows and dedicated support. See the official Hygraph pricing page.
Getting started
- Create a free Hygraph account and a new project.
- Define content models and components in the schema editor.
- Add content entries and publish them.
- Query the GraphQL endpoint from your frontend.
Alternatives
- Storyblok is a headless CMS with a visual component editor.
- Sanity is a headless CMS with structured content and a customisable studio.
- Strapi is an open source headless CMS with REST and GraphQL APIs.
- Directus is an open source data platform and headless CMS.
FAQ
Is Hygraph free?
Yes. The Hobby plan costs $0 with two locales, three seats, 1,000 entries, 500,000 API calls and 100,000 AI tokens. Growth starts at $199 per month.
What is Hygraph used for?
Hygraph is used to model, manage and deliver structured content through a GraphQL API. It supports websites, apps, localisation and content federation.
Hygraph vs Contentful?
Both are headless CMS platforms with APIs and content modelling. Hygraph is GraphQL-first and supports content federation, while Contentful has a long-established REST and GraphQL offering. The better fit depends on your schema, localisation and integration needs.
Does Hygraph support multiple languages?
Yes. Hobby supports two locales, Growth supports three, and Enterprise can support up to 80 locales.
Can Hygraph combine data from other systems?
Yes. Content federation lets remote sources contribute data to the same GraphQL schema, so frontends can query content and external data together.
