Storyblok – The Headless CMS

Netural is an experienced
implementation partner of
Linz-based startup Storyblok

What ist Storyblok?

Developers, IT architects, marketers and content managers all love it – and we implement it: Storyblok is a Netural spin-off, and without doubt the headless Content Management System of now. Linz-based start-up Storyblok excels in clear, simple, centralized content management, convincing with superior performance and highest technical standards.

Who invented Storyblok?

Storyblok was developed by Netural, introduced in 2015, and spun off as an independent company in 2017. Today, Netural acts as a certified Storyblok partner, drawing from the longest implementation experience in the market, and covering every single step of efficient, successful Storyblok implementations, from project consulting to design and technical implementation.

Storyblok vs. conventional CMS

		Conventional CMS
Content	Content First Approach - Decoupled Architecture Modular content for all channels Templates that are reuseable on all levels and components that can be placed into each other. Complex Rich Text editor with customizable toolbar Visual editor with real-time preview	Website and content tied together Website First OR content blocks Basic Rich Text editor Hands-on development often unavoidable preview not possible before URL has been defined
Asset Management	Easy integration of external tools like, e.g., Cloudinary Internal asset management using bulk actions and folder structure Image service featuring format and size change, filters, and much, much more.	Integration of external tools, but no bulk actions
Workflows	Preview and restore drafts Activity log with complete history Component versioning Individual permission and release control Choice of standard and custom workflows Scheduling of single and group content elements	Preset workflows 2-stage workflows - draft and live Limited roles No integrated content item version control

Content


Content First Approach - Decoupled Architecture Modular content for all channels Templates that are reuseable on all levels and components that can be placed into each other. Complex Rich Text editor with customizable toolbar Visual editor with real-time preview

Conventional CMS
Website and content tied together Website First OR content blocks Basic Rich Text editor Hands-on development often unavoidable preview not possible before URL has been defined

Asset Management


Easy integration of external tools like, e.g., Cloudinary Internal asset management using bulk actions and folder structure Image service featuring format and size change, filters, and much, much more.

Conventional CMS
Integration of external tools, but no bulk actions

Workflows


Preview and restore drafts Activity log with complete history Component versioning Individual permission and release control Choice of standard and custom workflows Scheduling of single and group content elements

Conventional CMS
Preset workflows 2-stage workflows - draft and live Limited roles No integrated content item version control

„From day one we have been one hundred percent confident that Storyblok will bring tremendous benefits for both developers and users. With its unprecedented flexibility and functionality on the development as well as on the management level, this system provides unrivaled convenience for users - even in complex, global organizations and projects."

Albert Ortig

Serial Entrepreneur, founder of Netural, Storyblok and Roomle

Storyblok benefits for content managers

Storyblok is the central omni-channel content hub: As a headless CMS, Storyblok can play out content on multiple channels, covering websites, apps, voice assistants, and IoT applications.
Using Storyblok, editors update content with unprecedented ease, checking results in real-time, thanks to the Visual Editor.
Workflow features such as commenting, tasks and approvals keep content creation processes in teams efficient and straightforward.
Storyblok's Image Service allows for the instantaneous transforming, optimizing and caching of images.
Options like creating and using templates and global components make Storyblok the ideal basis of multi-website architectures.

Storyblok benefits for marketing specialists & SEO experts

Storyblok provides built-in tools for unlimited SEO optimization to improve Google rankings.
The Storyblok Building Block principle helps to create SEA/SEO landing pages quickly and without hassle.
User-specific and personalized messages triggered by user behavior or managed via CRM integration can be implemented in no time.

Storyblok benefits for developers

Storyblok works with every framework, therefore you can build on your existing technology stack with amazing speed and total convenience.
Storyblok uses an API-based Jamstack architecture loaded with powerful technologies that enable developers to dramatically improve performance, speed, and caching at the enterprise level.
Boost your web performance with intelligent caching and a global CDN.
Use robust in-app internationalization tools to deliver multilingual experiences with total ease.

Storyblok benefits for IT architects

Storyblok's uncomlicated integration with MACH-based system architectures (microservices, API-first, cloud-native, and headless) provides easy access to a best-of-breed approach, increasing flexibility and technology-independence.
Storyblok provides industry-leading, ISO 27001-certified security and GDPR-compliant protection …
… and unbeatable 99.9% uptime!

Storyblok review on G2.com
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

How can Netural support your Storyblok project?

As a digital service provider, Netural offers holistic, sustainable and successful services - from consulting to UX/UI design and software engineering and on to rollout and operations.

Why do we rely on Storyblok?

As an early adopter, Netural has quickly come to love the headless approach with the tremendous benefit that lie in decoupling data from the respective applications. Storyblok massively accelerates the journey from initial prototype to fully integrated website - and is also the key to a sustainable digital architecture.

Storyblok review on G2.com
★ ★ ★ ★ ★