CMSKite or DropInBlog? The honest comparison.
Both put a blog inside the website you already have. DropInBlog is the best-known name, with native store apps and enterprise extras. CMSKite starts free, costs less as your team grows, and writes full AI drafts. Here is where each one wins.
Actualizado el 25 de octubre de 2026 · Datos verificados con las páginas de cada producto
The short answer
- Pick DropInBlog if your store runs on Shopify or BigCommerce and you want a native app, product cards inside posts, audio versions of posts, or enterprise features such as SSO, staging and long version history.
- Pick CMSKite if you want to start free, pay less as your team grows, have AI write a full first draft (in Hindi and Hinglish too), and see reader and AI-bot numbers without setting up Google Analytics.
- Both put a blog inside your existing website and give developers an API, an SDK and an MCP server.
Side by side
Prices are in US dollars, as each company lists them on 25 October 2026.
| DropInBlog | CMSKite | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Solo $99 a month, Team $199, Business $499. Billed yearly: $79, $159 and $399 a month. | Free, then Starter $9 a month or Team $29. Billed yearly, 2 months are free. |
| Free plan | No. A 7-day free trial on Solo and Team; Business plans get a custom trial. | Yes, and it does not expire: 1 website, 35 posts, 2 members, 30 AI credits a month. No card. |
| 5 people | Team: $199 a month, or $159 billed yearly. | Team: $29 a month, with 5 websites. |
| Posts | Unlimited on every plan. | 35 on Free, unlimited on paid plans. |
| Logins and roles | 1 user on Solo, 5 on Team, 10 on Business. No roles on Solo, fixed roles on Team, custom permissions from Business. | Five roles on every plan. 2 members on Free, 3 on Starter, 5 on Team, up to 50 on Custom. |
| AI writing | Blog Pilot finds topics from your site and search data, then suggests titles and outlines. You write the post. | Writes a full first draft from your brief in English, Hindi, Hinglish, Spanish or Portuguese. One draft uses 10 credits. |
| Analytics | A Google Analytics 4 dashboard in the app, fed by your GA4 account. | Built-in reader numbers with no cookies and no stored IP address. AI-bot visits from Starter. |
| AI search | Mention Boost checks each post for AI-friendly structure. | Tracking which AI answers mention you: coming soon. |
| llms.txt | Not generated, on purpose: DropInBlog says AI tools do not use it. | Generated for every blog. A small extra, not a ranking factor. |
| Languages | Localization on every plan, for any language. | A version of each post per language, 45 languages, each with its own URL and hreflang tags. |
| Store apps and product embeds | Native Shopify and BigCommerce apps. Product cards from Shopify, BigCommerce and Big Cartel inside posts. | No native apps or product cards. The blog goes on Shopify, or any site, with a snippet. |
| Audio | Blog Voice AI reads posts aloud on every plan. | Not offered. |
| Version history | 15 minutes on Solo, 24 hours on Team, 90 days on Business, unlimited on Business Plus. | Not offered yet. |
| SSO and staging | Staging from Business. SSO on Business Plus, $999 a month billed yearly. | Not offered. |
| White label | $499 one-time fee for agencies. | Not offered. |
| Developers | Rendered API, raw API, SDKs and an MCP server. | REST API, the cmskite npm SDK and an MCP server on every plan, Free included. |
| Your data | CSV export on every plan. Offsite backups from Business. | Everything a project stores exports with one API request, on every plan. Your own MongoDB and storage bucket from Starter. |
| Moving in | Imports from Shopify, WordPress and CSV. White-glove migration on Business yearly and Business Plus. | No importer yet. Paste posts, or send them through the API, SDK or MCP server. |
| Track record | Running since 2015. It reports 10,000+ blogs on 50+ platforms. | A newer product. |
DropInBlog counts users (people who log in) apart from authors (names shown on posts): Team has 5 users and 15 authors. The table compares logins, because each login is a seat you pay for.
When DropInBlog is the better choice
- Your store runs on Shopify or BigCommerce, and you want a native app with product cards inside posts.
- You want an AI voice to read posts aloud.
- You need SSO, a staging blog, an audit log or long version history.
- You run an agency and want to resell the blog under your own brand.
- You have many posts on Shopify or WordPress and want them imported, or moved for you.
- You want topic ideas backed by search data before you start writing.
- You prefer a vendor with ten years behind it.
When CMSKite is the better choice
- You want to start free, and stay free while the blog is small.
- Your team is growing. Five people cost $29 a month on CMSKite and $199 on DropInBlog.
- You want AI to write the whole first draft, not only an outline. See AI writing.
- You write in Hindi or Hinglish. See Hindi and Hinglish.
- You want reader and AI-bot numbers without setting up Google Analytics.
- You want your posts in a database you own. See Bring your own database.
- You publish in several languages and want a separate address for each one.
- You want to try the API and MCP server on a free plan first.
Moving from DropInBlog
Export your posts
Every DropInBlog plan exports posts as a CSV file. Keep that file as your backup.
Sign up free
Create your CMSKite blog. No card. Your free blog link works at once.
Bring your posts in
There is no importer yet. Paste posts into the editor, or have a developer create them from the CSV with the API, the npm SDK or the MCP server. The free 10-minute setup call can plan this with you.
Swap the snippet
Replace the DropInBlog snippet on your site with the CMSKite one. If a post’s address changes, redirect the old address to the new one.
Cost as your team grows
| Team size | DropInBlog, monthly | DropInBlog, billed yearly | CMSKite, monthly |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $99 (Solo) | $79 a month (Solo) | $0 (Free) or $9 (Starter) |
| 5 people | $199 (Team) | $159 a month (Team) | $29 (Team), or $12.50 (Custom, 1 website) |
| 10 people | $499 (Business) | $399 a month (Business) | $21.25 (Custom, 1 website) |
CMSKite Custom starts at $9.99 a month for 1 website and 3 members. Each extra member or website adds $1.75, and Custom is billed monthly. Team includes 5 websites, so it is the better buy when you run several sites. Billed yearly, Starter and Team get 2 months free.
| Gratis | Starter | Equipo | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precio | Gratis para siempre | $9 al mes | $29 al mes |
| Miembros | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Sitios web | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Entradas | 35 | Ilimitadas | Ilimitadas |
| Créditos de IA | 30 al mes | 300 al mes | 300 al mes |
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Sources
- Plans and pricing — DropInBlog
- Agencies and white label — DropInBlog
- Does DropInBlog generate an llms.txt file? — DropInBlog Help
- How to use Blog Pilot — DropInBlog Help
- How to use Mention Boost — DropInBlog Help
- Home page (track record) — DropInBlog
- Pricing — CMSKite
Checked on 25 October 2026. If something here has changed, tell us and we will correct it.
Is CMSKite cheaper than DropInBlog?
Yes, at every team size we checked. One person can use CMSKite free, while DropInBlog starts at $79 a month billed yearly. Five people pay $29 a month on CMSKite and $199 on DropInBlog.
Does DropInBlog have a free plan?
No. Solo and Team have a 7-day free trial, and Business plans get a custom trial. CMSKite has a free plan that does not expire.
Can I import my DropInBlog posts into CMSKite?
Not with one click yet. Export the CSV from DropInBlog, then paste the posts or create them with the API, SDK or MCP server. The free setup call can help plan the move.
Which is better for a Shopify store?
DropInBlog, if you want a native Shopify app and product cards inside posts. CMSKite goes on Shopify with a snippet and costs less, but has no product cards. See CMSKite for Shopify.
Does DropInBlog write posts with AI?
Its Blog Pilot suggests topics, titles and outlines from your site and search data; you write the post. CMSKite’s AI writes a full first draft from your brief, which you then edit.
Which is better for SEO?
Both give each post its own address, structured data and a place in your sitemap. Rankings depend on the posts more than the tool. DropInBlog adds a real-time SEO analyzer; CMSKite adds an llms.txt file and a separate address for each language.
Do both have an API and an MCP server?
Yes. DropInBlog has rendered and raw APIs, SDKs and an MCP server. CMSKite has a REST API, an npm SDK and an MCP server on every plan, Free included.
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