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Bolt CMS vs Winter CMS: catalog facts
Bolt CMS	Winter CMS
Free Free and open source under the MIT license.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence, with paid support available.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
REST and GraphQL APIs included Content types defined in readable YAML	Built on Laravel, familiar to PHP developers Plugin and theme marketplace
Small maintainer team since 2024 Only the latest minor release is supported	Needs a PHP server and Composer to install Aimed more at developers and agencies than casual site owners
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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