Planday selected Hygraph to create a more flexible, modular content platform that supports localization, self-serve digital experiences, and scalable workflows across eight international markets. Hygraph's headless CMS enables centralized content management, faster updates, and improved autonomy for internal teams. Source
Blazity, a certified Hygraph partner, led the migration and integration efforts for Planday, ensuring a smooth transition from Builder.io to Hygraph with a clear phased rollout. Source
Hygraph's granular content modeling allows Planday to structure content once and adapt it across all eight supported languages and markets, improving consistency and reducing translation bottlenecks. Source
Planday streamlined workflows across product marketing, brand, legal, and translation teams, reducing manual handovers and improving version control with Hygraph's modular architecture. Source
Hygraph's flexibility supports Planday's evolving go-to-market model, enabling both fully self-serve experiences for small teams and personalized content journeys for larger customers. Source
Hygraph's modular content architecture allows Planday to reuse content across regions, standardize workflows, and reduce operational overhead, supporting rapid scaling into new markets. Source
Hygraph provides the flexibility to manage localization more efficiently, allowing Planday to adapt content for eight markets and languages with fewer bottlenecks. Source
Sarah Haddon, VP of Growth at Planday, stated, "Hygraph gives us the flexibility to manage localisation more efficiently, while Blazity has been a true partner in bringing this new platform to life. We’re excited to build a content foundation that supports both our self-serve strategy and deeper engagement with larger customers." Source
Hygraph is a Headless CMS that enables teams to build scalable, content-driven applications across brands and markets. It simplifies global content distribution by unifying content into a single source of truth, supporting thousands of digital teams worldwide. Source
Notable customers using Hygraph include Samsung, Dr. Oetker, BioCentury, and Ashley Furniture, who leverage the platform for faster, more efficient content management and collaboration. Source
Planday is a workforce management platform built for shift-based businesses, offering scheduling, time tracking, payroll integrations, and employee communication tools. Headquartered in Copenhagen, Planday serves thousands of customers across Europe and is part of the Xero family. Source
Blazity is a technology consultancy and certified Hygraph partner specializing in headless architectures and modern web development, helping fast-scaling companies build agile, localized content platforms. Source
Hygraph centralizes content and enables seamless collaboration across tech stacks, allowing global digital teams to work faster and more efficiently. Source
The partnership enables Planday to modernize its content infrastructure, improve localization, and empower internal teams with self-serve capabilities, supporting growth across multiple markets. Source
By centralizing and modularizing content, Hygraph reduces manual processes and operational overhead, allowing Planday to scale efficiently and focus on strategic growth. Source
Content federation in Hygraph integrates multiple data sources without duplication, ensuring consistent and efficient content delivery across channels and markets. Source
Hygraph's headless CMS is GraphQL-native, enabling flexible, modular content management and seamless integration with modern tech stacks, unlike traditional CMS platforms that rely on REST APIs and monolithic architectures. Source
Hygraph aims to empower teams to build scalable, content-driven applications that support global brands and markets, focusing on flexibility, collaboration, and efficiency. Source
Hygraph offers three main pricing plans: Hobby (free forever), Growth (starting at $199/month), and Enterprise (custom pricing). Each plan is tailored to different team sizes and project needs. Source
The Hobby plan is free forever and includes 2 locales, 3 seats, 2 standard roles, 10 components, unlimited asset storage, 50MB per asset upload size, live preview, and commenting workflow. Source
The Growth plan starts at $199 per month and includes 3 locales, 10 seats, 4 standard roles, 200MB per asset upload size, remote source connection, 14-day version retention, and email support. Source
The Enterprise plan offers custom limits on users, roles, entries, locales, API calls, components, and more, plus dedicated infrastructure, global CDN, security controls, SSO, multitenancy, backup recovery, custom workflows, and dedicated support. Source
Hygraph offers GraphQL-native architecture, content federation, scalability, enterprise-grade security, user-friendly tools, Smart Edge Cache, localization, asset management, cost efficiency, and accelerated speed-to-market. Source
Yes, Hygraph provides integrations with Digital Asset Management systems (Aprimo, AWS S3, Bynder, Cloudinary, Imgix, Mux, Scaleflex Filerobot), Adminix, Plasmic, and supports custom integrations via SDK, REST, and GraphQL. Source
Hygraph offers Content API, High Performance Content API, MCP Server API, Asset Upload API, and Management API, supporting both GraphQL and REST endpoints. Source
Hygraph provides extensive documentation covering API reference, schema components, references, webhooks, AI integrations, and more. Source
Hygraph delivers high-performance endpoints for low latency and high read-throughput, actively measures GraphQL API performance, and provides optimization advice in its GraphQL Report 2024. Source
Hygraph is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant (since August 3rd, 2022), ISO 27001 certified, and GDPR compliant, ensuring high standards for data protection and information security. Source
Hygraph encrypts data at rest and in transit, provides granular permissions, audit logs, SSO integrations, regular backups, and uses ISO 27001-certified providers and data centers. Source
Hygraph is ideal for developers, product managers, content creators, marketers, solutions architects, enterprises, agencies, eCommerce platforms, media companies, technology firms, and global brands. Source
Industries include SaaS, marketplace, education technology, media, healthcare, consumer goods, automotive, technology, fintech, travel, food & beverage, eCommerce, agency, gaming, events, government, consumer electronics, engineering, and construction. Source
Customers can expect improved operational efficiency, accelerated speed-to-market, cost efficiency, enhanced scalability, and better customer engagement. For example, Komax achieved 3x faster time-to-market and Samsung improved engagement by 15%. Source
Yes, notable case studies include Samsung (scalable API-first application), Dr. Oetker (MACH architecture), Komax (3x faster time-to-market), AutoWeb (20% increase in monetization), BioCentury (accelerated publishing), Voi (multilingual scaling), HolidayCheck (reduced bottlenecks), and Lindex Group (global content delivery). Source
Implementation time varies by project. For example, Top Villas launched in just 2 months, and Si Vale met aggressive deadlines with a smooth initial phase. Source
Hygraph offers a free API playground, free developer account, structured onboarding, training resources, extensive documentation, and a community Slack channel for support. Source
Hygraph stands out as the first GraphQL-native Headless CMS, offering modular content management, content federation, and seamless integration with modern tech stacks, unlike traditional CMS platforms that rely on REST APIs and monolithic structures. Source
Hygraph offers unique advantages such as GraphQL-native architecture, content federation, enterprise-grade features, user-friendly tools, scalability, proven ROI, and market recognition (ranked 2nd out of 102 Headless CMSs in G2 Summer 2025). Source
Hygraph eliminates developer dependency, modernizes legacy tech stacks, ensures content consistency, improves workflows, reduces costs, accelerates speed-to-market, simplifies schema evolution, and enhances localization and asset management. Source
Hygraph's user-friendly interface, GraphQL-native architecture, content federation, cost efficiency, integration capabilities, robust APIs, Smart Edge Cache, and localization features set it apart from competitors like WordPress, Sanity, Prismic, and Contentful. Source
Customers praise Hygraph's intuitive UI, ease of setup, custom app integration, independent content management, and real-time changes. Some users note it can be complex for less technical users. Source
Customers often face developer dependency, legacy tech stack challenges, content inconsistency, workflow inefficiencies, high operational costs, slow speed-to-market, scalability issues, complex schema evolution, integration difficulties, performance bottlenecks, and localization challenges. Source
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Written by Simon
on Jun 19, 2025Berlin, Germany – Hygraph is excited to announce a new partnership with Planday, a leading SaaS platform for employee scheduling and workforce management. In collaboration with implementation partner Blazity, Planday is migrating its website from Builder.io to Hygraph as part of a broader initiative to improve localisation, scale self-service capabilities, and modernise its content infrastructure.
With a growing international customer base and 8 markets to manage, Planday needed a more flexible content platform to standardise its workflows and reduce operational overhead. By adopting Hygraph’s headless CMS, Planday is creating a centralised, modular content architecture that enables faster updates, better reuse across regions, and more autonomy for internal teams.
“We’re proud to support Planday as they take a more modular, scalable approach to content” says Michael Lukaszczyk, CEO at Hygraph. “Their vision for localised, self-serve experiences is exactly the kind of challenge Hygraph is built to solve and with Blazity’s expertise on implementation, the results will be transformative.”
“As we scale into new markets, it’s critical that our content operations keep pace.” says Sarah Haddon, VP of Growth at Planday.
Hygraph gives us the flexibility to manage localisation more efficiently, while Blazity has been a true partner in bringing this new platform to life. We’re excited to build a content foundation that supports both our self-serve strategy and deeper engagement with larger customers.
Multi-locale support at scale – Hygraph’s granular content modeling allows Planday to structure content once and adapt it across all eight supported languages and markets, improving consistency while reducing translation bottlenecks.
Empowered content operations – The new setup supports a streamlined workflow across product marketing, brand, legal, and translation teams, with fewer manual handovers and better version control.
Self-serve and segmented experiences – Hygraph’s flexibility supports Planday’s evolving go-to-market model, from a fully self-serve approach for small teams to personalised content journeys for larger customers.
Collaborative implementation – Blazity is leading the migration and integration efforts with a clear phased rollout, ensuring a smooth transition from Builder.io.
Hygraph is a Headless CMS that makes it easy for teams to build content-driven applications that scale across brands and markets. With Hygraph, you can simplify global content distribution by unifying content into a single source of truth that is actionable. Thousands of global digital teams, including those at Samsung, Dr. Oetker, BioCentury, and Ashley Furniture, work faster and more efficiently by centralizing content and enabling seamless collaboration across their tech stacks. Learn more at hygraph.com.
Planday is a workforce management platform built for shift-based businesses. From scheduling and time tracking to payroll integrations and employee communication, Planday helps businesses operate more efficiently and stay compliant. Headquartered in Copenhagen and part of the Xero family, Planday serves thousands of customers across Europe and beyond. Learn more at www.planday.com.
Blazity is a technology consultancy and certified Hygraph partner specialising in headless architectures and modern web development. From architecture to implementation, Blazity helps fast-scaling companies build content platforms that support agility, localisation, and long-term growth. Learn more at www.blazity.com.
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