Lettern vs Craft CMS
Designers build the pages. No Twig required.
A page in Craft
templates/_entry.twig
{% extends "_layout" %}
{% block content %}
<h1>{{ entry.title }}</h1>
{% for s in entry.blocks.all() %}
{% include "_" ~ s.type %}
{% endfor %}
{% endblock %}A page here


Ten client sites, three years: $5,970 in Craft Pro licences and updates.
Here it’s $0, on as many sites as you like.
Ten self-hosted Pro licences at $399, plus two more years of updates at $99 a year each. Craft pricing, checked 30 October 2026.
| Lettern | Craft CMS | |
|---|---|---|
| Page design | Live visual builder | Twig templates1 |
| Licence for client work | Free, MIT | $279 or $399 per project2 |
| Updates | Free | $99 a year after the first2 |
| Forms | Built in | A plugin, such as Freeform3 |
| SEO | Built in | A plugin, such as SEOmatic4 |
Checked 30 October 2026. 1. Craft features 2. Craft pricing 3. Freeform 4. SEOmatic
Content modelling you already know.
Collections, custom fields, relations, roles and live preview.
Collections in the docs
