CrafterCMS in the News

CrafterCMS Unveils Version 4.2

CrafterCMS, the leading open-source, enterprise-grade headless content management platform, is excited to announce the release of CrafterCMS version 4.2. The latest version introduces user experience enhancements, improved generative AI integration, and robust core platform updates that simplify and accelerate both content operations and developer productivity.

CrafterCMS and TAI Solutions Announce Partnership to Accelerate Digital Transformation for Enterprises

CrafterCMS, the leading open-source headless content management system platform for major enterprises, is thrilled to announce a strategic partnership with TAI Solutions, a global expert in enterprise digital transformation and IT services. This partnership aims to provide organizations with innovative solutions that accelerate their digital transformation journey through modern content management and digital experience solutions.

CrafterCMS Announces Call for Proposals for its Upcoming Annual User Conference

CrafterCMS, the leading headless CMS for enterprises, today announced a Call for Proposals for its annual user conference, CrafterCMS Live! 2025, taking place on March 19th, 2025. We invite all CrafterCMS enterprise customers, certified solution partners, and open source community members to submit their presentation proposals and actively participate at this premier online event.

CrafterCMS Wins Five Year U.S. Army Contract for its Headless CMS

CrafterCMS, the leading headless content management system for enterprises, is proud to announce the award of a five year contract from the United States Army for its cloud-based headless CMS solution, Crafter Cloud. This partnership will see CrafterCMS powering video-centric web experiences, demonstrating its capability for delivering robust, scalable, and secure digital solutions to major enterprises and government organizations.  

CrafterCMS Unveils New Trust Center, Underscoring Commitment to Security and Transparency

CrafterCMS, the leading headless content management system for enterprises, is proud to announce the launch of its new Trust Center. This dedicated microsite is designed to provide our customers, solution partners, and open source community with comprehensive insights into CrafterCMS's security practices and compliance measures.

CrafterCMS Unveils List of Speakers and Exhibitors for CrafterCMS Live! User Conference

CrafterCMS, the leading open-source headless content management system for enterprises, has announced the final list of speakers for its official user conference CrafterCMS Live!  The virtual event is slated for March 20, 2024, and attendees will learn and explore the powerful capabilities and real-world applications of CrafterCMS through engaging discussions, hands-on case studies, and valuable expert insights.

CrafterCMS Announces Strong Sales Growth and Profitable Operations

CrafterCMS, the leading open-source headless content management system for enterprises, today reported a double-digit increase in software annual recurring revenue (ARR) for its fiscal year 2023, including 70% growth in Crafter Cloud sales. The company also generated positive net income and positive operating cash flow, further strengthening its already strong balance sheet and outstanding financial condition.

CrafterCMS Launches Generative AI Plugin for Next-Generation Web Content Creation

CrafterCMS, the leading provider of open-source, composable content management solutions, is thrilled to announce the launch of its new ChatGPT plugin, now available in the CrafterCMS Marketplace. This state-of-the-art plugin integrates the power of generative AI, specifically ChatGPT, into the CrafterCMS authoring experience, enabling users to harness advanced AI capabilities for creating compelling, distinctive, and dynamic web content.

Registration for CrafterCMS Live! 2024 is Open

CrafterCMS, the leading open-source headless CMS for enterprises, announced today that registration for its CrafterCMS Live! 2024 User Conference is now open. CrafterCMS Live! is all about equipping content and developer teams with the knowledge and tools they need to spark innovation, increase collaboration, and drive productivity. For digital content professionals looking to take their business to the next level, CrafterCMS Live! will showcase real-world stories from leading enterprises how they are building their next generation, content-driven digital experiences.

CrafterCMS Announces Release of Version 4.1

CrafterCMS, the leading open-source headless CMS for enterprises, announced the general availability release of its version 4.1. The new release includes three major new capabilities: 1) a brand new content authoring Dashboard, 2) an improved Sidebar in the content authoring experience, and 3) a switch to OpenSearch as the embedded search engine both for the content authoring experience, and for building personalized digital experiences and other search-driven content applications via the CrafterCMS Search APIs. 

CrafterCMS Expands Its Marketplace With Document Signing Plugin

CrafterCMS, the leading headless CMS for composing digital experiences, today announced that it expanded its Marketplace of open source plugins, blueprints, and packaged business capabilities (PBCs) with a new document signing plugin. The new plugin includes an integration with DocuSign eSignature, a leading document signing solution. 

CrafterCMS Publishes Handbook on DevContentOps

CrafterCMS, the leading open-source headless CMS for composing content-centric digital experiences, today announced that it has published a detailed handbook for implementing DevContentOps processes at major enterprises.

CrafterCMS Strengthens Digital Experience Composition Capabilities with Expanded Marketplace

CrafterCMS announced that its Marketplace now includes over 60 open source plugins, blueprints, and packaged business capabilities (PBCs). The new and expanded CrafterCMS Marketplace provides a key component that delivers on the promise of what many industry analysts are now calling digital experience composition (DXC), enabling business users and content teams to easily compose digital experiences using no-code tools and pre-built, best-of-stack integrations and plugins.

CrafterCMS Expands Its Marketplace With Workflow Plugin

CrafterCMS, the leading headless CMS for composing digital experiences, today announced that it expanded its Marketplace of open source plugins, blueprints, and packaged business capabilities (PBCs) with a new workflow plugin. The new plugin includes an integration with Trello, the flexible work management tool from Atlassian.

CrafterCMS listed as a Representative Vendor in 2022 Gartner® Market Guide for Web Content Management

CrafterCMS has been identified as a Representative Vendor in the 2022 Gartner "Market Guide for Web Content Management" report. CrafterCMS was named in the Headless category.

CrafterCMS Announces Release of Version 4.0

CrafterCMS, the leading open-source Git-based headless CMS for enterprises, announced the general availability release of its version 4. The new release includes major new content authoring capabilities that enable composability of all types of content-rich digital experiences.  CrafterCMS, the leading open-source Git-based headless CMS for enterprises, announced the general availability release of its version 4.

CMS Critic Interviews CrafterCMS CEO

CMS Critic had an opportunity to connect recently with Mike Vertal, CEO of CrafterCMS. He shared some of his views on the CMS market, the value of being open source, and their plans with CrafterCMS version 4.0.

CrafterCMS Announces Larger, Second Round of Financing from Lighter Capital

Second investment of revenue-based debt from Lighter Capital will fuel continued rapid and profitable growth.

New Chatbot Plugins Added to CrafterCMS Marketplace

The Marketplace for CrafterCMS Plugins now includes open source integrations with FreshDesk, LivePerson, HubSpot and more.

CrafterCMS Marketplace Includes New Google Plugins

The CrafterCMS Marketplace now includes plugins and integrations with three popular Google services, including Google Analytics, Google Maps, and Google Tag Manager. These three new plugins join an expanding array of community-driven plugins for use by CrafterCMS’s growing user base of enterprise companies, government organizations, and high-growth startup companies.

CrafterCMS Announces Launch of Online Training Academy

Announcing the launch of Crafter Academy, a portal for online training courses focused on CrafterCMS and related technologies. Crafter Academy will equip content authoring teams, software developers and IT operations teams with the foundation they need to successfully create and deliver modern real-world digital experiences and content-rich apps.  The pre-recorded training courses on Crafter Academy at launch include "Beginning CrafterCMS for Content Authoring" targeted to content teams, and "CrafterCMS Developer 1 Training" targeted to software development teams, among others.

CrafterCMS Announces the Launch of DevContentOps.io

The newly launched DevContentOps.io is an online media property that underscores the benefits of integrating content management systems, tools and workflows into  DevOps processes.  DevContentOps enables continuous integration, continuous delivery and continuous publishing, streamlining the dev/test/release/publish cycles of content-driven applications.  DevContentOps.io aims to inform both business leaders and hands-on practitioners who want to break down those silos and operate content-rich digital experiences across channels—at scale. 

Composable DXP: Is It Sales Jargon or Something More?

CEO, Mike Vertal, shares some thoughts about a composable DXP with CMS Wire.  He says "A composable DXP is a solution built from best-of-breed systems that are easily integrated and uniquely meets the requirements of an enterprise.” 

CrafterCMS Announces Strong Sales Growth and Profitable Bottom Line

CrafterCMS, the award-winning provider of headless CMS software for the enterprise, today reported a 33% increase in annual recurring revenue (ARR) in fiscal year 2020. The company also generated positive net income on both an accrual and cash basis, further strengthening its already strong balance sheet and outstanding financial condition.

CrafterCMS Joins CVE Program as CVE Numbering Authority

CrafterCMS, the award-winning provider of innovative web content management solutions, announced today that it has been accepted into the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program as a CVE Numbering Authority (CNA). 

CrafterCMS Announces New Live Video Streaming Solution with Amazon Web Services

Crafter Video Live Streaming is now available. Enterprises can now quickly and easily create a glass-to-glass, secure, personalized video portal for streaming live events.

CrafterCMS Announces Zaizi as the Winner of Its Solution Partner of the Year 2019 Award

CrafterCMS, the award-winning provider of innovative web content management solutions, announced today that Zaizi is the recipient of its Solution Partner Award for 2019. The partner award recognizes exceptional solution partners who deliver high quality consulting services and build innovative digital experience solutions for CrafterCMS enterprise customers, while also contributing to the CrafterCMS open source community. 

CrafterCMS Launches Marketplace

CrafterCMS enterprise customers and open source community members can now benefit from a marketplace of site blueprints and plugins.

CrafterCMS Announces Investment from Lighter Capital

CrafterCMS, the award-winning provider of innovative web content management solutions, today announced that it closed on its first institutional round of funding from Lighter Capital, the leading fintech lender to tech startups. CrafterCMS is a rapidly growing provider of enterprise support and services for CrafterCMS, the leading open source headless content management system.

Crafter Software Releases CrafterCMS Enterprise Version 3.1

Crafter is excited to announce the release of CrafterCMS Enterprise Version 3.1. This release brings native GraphQL and Elasticsearch support, serverless computing, Docker and Kubernetes containerization, enhanced content authoring, and an enterprise video solution blueprint.

4K 4Charity Fun Run at IBC Breaks New Ground

Crafter is proud to have sponsored the 4K 4Charity Fun Run at IBC 2019 hosted by AWS Elemental. Proceeds went to benefit Iridescent, a global education non-profit that empowers underrepresented young people to become innovators and leaders through engineering and technology.

US Government Agency Selects Crafter to Power Smart Video Experiences

Crafter Video solution to enable the development and delivery of AI-enabled live video streaming and video-on-demand experiences.

European Government Agency Selects CrafterCMS to Modernize Public Communications

CrafterCMS to provide the headless content management platform for a new generation of digital experience applications.

CrafterCMS Announces Strong Sales Growth for Fiscal Year 2018

Increase in sales revenue marks another year of double-digit growth as the CrafterCMS platform fuels modern digital experiences for a rapidly growing number of organizations.

Leading Security Product Manufacturer Selects CrafterCMS to Transform Digital Experiences for Marketing and Sales Portal Share Article

CrafterCMS to provide a modern portal for retailers and distributors to easily access relevant and personalized digital content.

CrafterCMS and Function1 Partner to Deliver Innovative Digital Experience Solutions

This partnership brings together the industry-leading capabilities of both Function1 and CrafterCMS to deliver complete digital experience solutions throughout the customer journey.

Power Supply Industry Innovator Selects CrafterCMS as its Content Management Application Platform

CrafterCMS platform modernizes technical infrastructure for major company's intranet and website, driving new ways to provide innovative digital experiences.

CrafterCMS Announces Record Sales Growth for Full Year 2017

The increase in sales revenue marks another year of triple-digit growth as the CrafterCMS platform fuels modern digital experiences for a rapidly growing number of organizations.

Crafter Software Announces Release of CrafterCMS Enterprise Version 3.0

CrafterCMS Enterprise Version 3.0 delivers enhanced content authoring interface and a powerful new repository that dramatically streamlines the development of innovative digital experiences.

CrafterCMS Announces Major New Customer in the Industrial Supply Sector

CrafterCMS delivers powerful tools to enable a personalized, multi-channel website and e-commerce experience.

CrafterCMS Named to EContent 100 Digital Companies that Matter Most

CrafterCMS, the modern content management platform for creating and delivering personalized digital experiences, recognized for excellence in the digital content industry.

Global Financial Services Firm Plans Major Digital Experience Expansion With CrafterCMS

Based on initial success of using CrafterCMS, a major enterprise wide rollout is now underway to deliver blazing fast digital experiences using Crafter's Content-as-a-Service capabilities.

Networking Products Manufacturer Selects CrafterCMS to Improve Digital Sales Experience

Innovative new website will allow distributors and retailers to quickly receive relevant product-related information from the leading networking products manufacturer.

National Non-profit Selects CrafterCMS to Create Next-Generation Digital Experiences

Modern web content management solution supports seamless, multi-device user experience and personalization for digital marketing website.

CrafterCMS and Azilen Announce Partnership to Accelerate Development of Content-Rich Digital Experiences

New global collaboration will facilitate the development of superior digital experience for enterprise customers.

CrafterCMS Announces New Customer Win in Technology Sector

CrafterCMS Selected to Transform Digital Experience for Employees and Partners

CrafterCMS Announces Partner Award Winners

Annual awards recognize top consulting services partners who demonstrate excellence in implementation of innovative digital experience solutions using CrafterCMS.

CrafterCMS Powers Massive Digital Customer Engagement During the Big Game

Millions of sport fans interact with sponsors through personalized digital experiences powered by the CrafterCMS platform.

CrafterCMS Achieves Triple-Digit Growth Rate for Third Consecutive Year

Strong increase in revenue is driven by rapid customer adoption of the CrafterCMS next-generation digital experience platform, which is designed to simplify the creation and delivery of personalized experiences.