Most websites rely on more than one system. Content may live in a CMS, product information may come from an ecommerce platform, images may be stored in a digital asset manager, and customer data may sit in a CRM. When those tools don’t connect smoothly, teams spend more time managing complexity and less time improving the digital experience.
Umbraco recently introduced Umbraco Compose, a new solution designed to make working across multiple systems easier.
Compose helps organizations bring information from different sources into a shared, structured layer that websites, apps, and digital platforms can use more efficiently.
What is Umbraco Compose?
Umbraco Compose is built to help businesses organize and deliver data from multiple systems in one consistent way.
For many organizations, a digital experience depends on information coming from several places, including:
Content from your CMS
Product info from your ecommerce platform
Images from a digital asset library
Data from internal systems like PIMs, ERPs, and other tools in your tech stack
Connecting these sources often requires custom development work and ongoing maintenance. Compose simplifies that process by managing how data is brought together and delivered across channels.
Why This Matters for Businesses
Modern digital platforms need to support speed, flexibility, and change over time. Compose addresses one of the most common challenges businesses face: making sure the right information is available wherever it’s needed.
Key benefits include:
1. More Connected Digital Experiences
Compose creates a unified structure across systems, making it easier to deliver consistent content and data across websites, apps, and other touchpoints.
2. Reduced Integration Complexity
Custom integrations can become expensive and difficult to maintain. Compose handles much of the work behind the scenes, allowing teams to focus on building and improving digital experiences rather than managing technical connections.
3. Greater Flexibility for Growing Organizations
As technology stacks evolve, businesses need the freedom to adapt. Compose supports a more flexible approach, making it easier to scale and adjust platforms over time.
4. Faster, More Efficient Data Delivery
Compose uses modern tools like GraphQL, which helps platforms request only the information they need. The result is cleaner delivery, better performance, and more efficient digital experiences.
How Compose Fits Into the Umbraco Platform
For teams already using Umbraco CMS, Compose extends the platform by connecting content with data from other systems in a more seamless way.
It also supports organizations building composable or headless solutions, where content and data need to power more than just a traditional website.
Looking Ahead
Umbraco Compose is a powerful new option for organizations that want to:
Simplify complex digital ecosystems
Build more scalable and flexible platforms
Reduce integration headaches
Prepare for the future of composable architecture
At Marcel Digital, we’re always watching innovations like this that help teams create smarter, more adaptable digital experiences.
Want to Learn More About Umbraco Compose?
Whether you're exploring composable architecture for the first time or looking to modernize an existing Umbraco platform, we’d love to help.
Get in touch with Marcel Digital today to learn how Umbraco Compose could support your digital strategy and what it might look like for your organization.
Frequently Asked Questions
Umbraco Compose is a data orchestration solution from Umbraco that helps teams connect information from multiple systems and organize it into a shared, structured layer for use across websites, apps, and other digital channels
Umbraco Compose is useful for organizations that manage content and data across several platforms, such as a CMS, ecommerce system, CRM, product database, or digital asset manager, and want a cleaner way to bring that information together.
Compose helps reduce complexity created by disconnected systems. It supports faster builds and updates, simpler long-term maintenance, and more consistent data delivery across digital experiences.
No. Umbraco Compose works alongside Umbraco CMS. The CMS continues to manage content, while Compose helps unify and deliver content and data from multiple sources more efficiently.
If your website or digital platform relies on multiple systems, especially if integrations are hard to manage or slow to change, Compose may be a strong fit. A quick discovery discussion can clarify use cases, effort, and expected impact.
