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Sulu vs Craft CMS
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Sulu and Craft CMS — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
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Sulu vs Craft CMS: at a glance
What is Sulu?
Sulu opens its 3.1 line while 3.0 and 2.6 keep shipping in lockstep.
Sulu is a Symfony-based CMS released as matched 3.0.x and 2.6.x patches. The October 1 pair added a request log admin view and a guided forced two-factor setup, and the October 29 pair let editors copy content to several locales at once. The same day, 3.1.0-alpha1 opened the next line with route field actions, a media download button and product-family attributes.
What is Craft CMS?
Craft 6 reaches beta with an AI assistant that edits content through its own MCP tools.
Craft CMS 6.0.0-beta.1 ends the alpha series on the Laravel foundation. It adds Ask AI, a chat panel beside every control panel screen that uses Craft's MCP tools as the signed-in user and proposes changes the user reviews and applies, plus a Ctrl/Cmd+K command palette, a side-by-side Compare screen for drafts, revisions and sites, and copy/paste of field values. The 5.12 stable line gets only single-fix patches.
Sulu vs Craft CMS: editorial side-by-side
Sulu
5.0MKT AUTO
Sulu opens its 3.1 line while 3.0 and 2.6 keep shipping in lockstep.
◆ Current state
Sulu is a Symfony-based CMS released as matched 3.0.x and 2.6.x patches. The October 1 pair added a request log admin view and a guided forced two-factor setup, and the October 29 pair let editors copy content to several locales at once. The same day, 3.1.0-alpha1 opened the next line with route field actions, a media download button and product-family attributes.
◆ Where it's heading
Sulu is starting a feature line while keeping two maintenance lines in sync, with security and admin hardening flowing into both. Product attributes in 3.1 point toward commerce-adjacent content modelling.
◆ Prediction
Further 3.1 alphas and betas are likely before year end, with 3.0 and 2.6 patches continuing in pairs.
Craft CMS
6.3MKT AUTO
Craft 6 reaches beta with an AI assistant that edits content through its own MCP tools.
◆ Current state
Craft CMS 6.0.0-beta.1 ends the alpha series on the Laravel foundation. It adds Ask AI, a chat panel beside every control panel screen that uses Craft's MCP tools as the signed-in user and proposes changes the user reviews and applies, plus a Ctrl/Cmd+K command palette, a side-by-side Compare screen for drafts, revisions and sites, and copy/paste of field values. The 5.12 stable line gets only single-fix patches.
◆ Where it's heading
The alphas rebuilt the control panel on shared Inertia/Vue components; the beta uses that base to add editor-facing features, with AI assistance and version comparison at the center. Ask AI runs on the same MCP tools and permissions as the user, so Craft is treating AI as another way to operate the control panel rather than a separate content generator.
◆ Prediction
Further 6.0 betas fixing plugin and UI issues are the likely next step, with Ask AI's scope and model settings the area to watch. No release date for 6.0 is visible in the entries.
Alternatives to Sulu and Craft CMS
Other Mkt Auto products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Sulu or Craft CMS.
Postiz
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Gumloop
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AcyMailing
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Buttondown
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Recent activity from Sulu and Craft CMS
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 3d agoCraft CMSCraft 6 beta adds Ask AI, a command palette and draft compare ⚡
- 10d agoCraft CMSCraft 5.12.0.1 fixes duplicate icons in icon pickers
- 15d agoSuluSulu 3.1.0-alpha1 opens the next line with product attributes
- 15d agoSuluSulu 3.0.11: copy content to several locales, route fixes
- 15d agoSuluSulu 2.6.28: PHP 8.6 CI and small fixes
- 1mo agoCraft CMS5.11.5.1 restores editing of third-party nested elements
- 1mo agoCraft CMSCraft 6 alpha.20 moves more editors onto shared Vue controls
- 1mo agoCraft CMSCraft 6 alpha.19 adds inline editing and exports to indexes
- 1mo agoSuluSulu 3.0.10 adds request log view and guided 2FA setup
- 1mo agoSuluSulu 2.6.27 mirrors 3.0.10 fixes and 2FA guidance
- 2mo agoCraft CMSCraft CMS 6.0.0-alpha.18
- 2mo agoSuluMedia gains AI disclosure and origin fields; TOTP 2FA lands
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Sulu and Craft CMS?
Both compete on the same themes — cms — within Mkt Auto. Craft CMS is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 5.0), with 1 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Sulu better than Craft CMS?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Craft CMS is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 5.0), with 1 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Mkt Auto products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Sulu?
Top Sulu alternatives in Mkt Auto are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Sulu alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/sulu for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Craft CMS?
Top Craft CMS alternatives in Mkt Auto are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Craft CMS alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/craft-cms for the full list with editorial commentary on each.