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Comparison · Mkt Auto
Craft CMS vs ClickFunnels
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Craft CMS and ClickFunnels — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Craft CMS vs ClickFunnels: at a glance
| Feature | Craft CMS | ClickFunnels |
|---|---|---|
| Sector | Mkt Auto | Mkt Auto |
| Velocity score | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Sparks · 30d | 1 | 0 |
| Top themes | cms, php, laravel, twig | funnel-analytics, attribution, checkout, api-expansion |
| Last editorial update | 1h ago | 6d ago |
| Website | Visit → | — |
What is Craft CMS?
Craft 6 is being rebuilt on Laravel in public, one alpha at a time
Craft CMS is running its 6.0 line through rapid alphas, and each one moves another subsystem onto Laravel. Blade views can now be loaded inside Twig templates with Craft registering Blade directives for near parity; asset I/O resolves through Laravel filesystem disks; queue jobs resolve dependencies through the service container; user elements implement Illuminate's HasLocalePreference. SQLite is now a supported database, login is rate limited, and accounts can connect to Socialite providers.
What is ClickFunnels?
ClickFunnels grinds on funnel-attribution analytics and checkout precision, no directional break.
ClickFunnels is deepening the reporting and commerce layers around its funnel builder: per-funnel payment attribution, step-level opt-in tracking, variant-level checkout and discounting, and a broadening public API. The work is incremental and operator-facing, aimed at sellers who want to know which funnel actually earns and to run tighter promotions.
Craft CMS vs ClickFunnels: editorial side-by-side
Craft CMS
6.3MKT AUTO
Craft 6 is being rebuilt on Laravel in public, one alpha at a time
◆ Current state
Craft CMS is running its 6.0 line through rapid alphas, and each one moves another subsystem onto Laravel. Blade views can now be loaded inside Twig templates with Craft registering Blade directives for near parity; asset I/O resolves through Laravel filesystem disks; queue jobs resolve dependencies through the service container; user elements implement Illuminate's HasLocalePreference. SQLite is now a supported database, login is rate limited, and accounts can connect to Socialite providers.
◆ Where it's heading
This is a framework transplant carried out in the open. The alphas move from templating and storage (alpha.10) through identity and asset handling (alpha.11, alpha.12) to session, queue and control-panel internals (alpha.13, alpha.14) — each step replacing a Yii-era mechanism with its Laravel equivalent. alpha.14 makes the cost explicit for the ecosystem: plugins must stop declaring extra.laravel.providers and lose automatic trait lifecycle hooks, while a new first-party control-panel component library (Button, ButtonGroup, Callout, Checkbox) arrives to replace ad-hoc markup.
◆ Prediction
Expect further alphas to continue converting Yii-era subsystems and to keep breaking the plugin contract until the component library and provider model settle; a beta is unlikely before plugin authors have a stable API to target.
ClickFunnels
6.3MKT AUTO
ClickFunnels grinds on funnel-attribution analytics and checkout precision, no directional break.
◆ Current state
ClickFunnels is deepening the reporting and commerce layers around its funnel builder: per-funnel payment attribution, step-level opt-in tracking, variant-level checkout and discounting, and a broadening public API. The work is incremental and operator-facing, aimed at sellers who want to know which funnel actually earns and to run tighter promotions.
◆ Where it's heading
The arc is measurement and merchandising precision, plus an API expansion that opens more of the platform to integrations and the agents built on them. Nothing here redefines the category; it's steady refinement of attribution, checkout, and community management.
◆ Prediction
Expect continued analytics attribution depth and further API surface coverage, with agent- and integration-accessible endpoints becoming a bigger part of the pitch.
Alternatives to Craft CMS and ClickFunnels
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 Craft CMS or ClickFunnels.
Joomla
Three release lines in parallel, and changelogs that publish checksums instead of changes
Customer.io
Location becomes a trigger, Twilio stops being the only SMS path, and the LLM layer gets a memory
Buttondown
Buttondown ships something almost every day, and most of it is somebody's bug report.
Systeme.io
Systeme.io's feed is an unbroken run of customer success stories, not a changelog.
Customer.io
Customer.io's summer wave pushes messaging into location triggers and live device surfaces.
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Recent activity from Craft CMS and ClickFunnels
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 7d agoClickFunnels𧾠Filter Orders by the Funnel That Made the Sale
- 7d agoClickFunnelsð¥ See Every Opt-In, Not Just Every Contact
- 7d agoClickFunnelsBroadcast audience-count and listing reliability fixes
- 8d agoCraft CMSCraft 6 alpha breaks the plugin contract and adds control-panel components
- 13d agoClickFunnelsBig updates on the ClickFunnels API ð
- 13d agoClickFunnelsð Funnel Sales Numbers That Tell The Whole Story
- 14d agoClickFunnelsContact timestamp and CSV import mapping fixes
- 14d agoCraft CMSCraft 6 alpha moves queue jobs onto the Laravel service container
- 15d agoCraft CMSCraft 6 alpha routes asset I/O through Laravel filesystem disks
- 23d agoCraft CMSCraft 6 alpha adds Socialite provider logins
- 27d agoCraft CMSCraft 6 alpha runs Blade inside Twig and adds SQLite support ⚡
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Craft CMS and ClickFunnels?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Craft CMS and ClickFunnels are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 6.3 vs 6.3, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Craft CMS better than ClickFunnels?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Craft CMS and ClickFunnels are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 6.3 vs 6.3, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Mkt Auto products to evaluate alongside.
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.
What are the best alternatives to ClickFunnels?
Top ClickFunnels alternatives in Mkt Auto are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "ClickFunnels alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/clickfunnels for the full list with editorial commentary on each.