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SPIP vs Contao: catalog facts
SPIP	Contao
Free Free software under the GNU GPL.	Free Free and open source under the LGPL-3.0 license.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Built for collaborative editing Strong multilingual support	Multiple sites and languages in one installation Four years of support for LTS versions
Community and documentation are mostly French-speaking Needs your own web server	Smaller international community than the largest CMSs Requires a PHP server to host
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: LGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account 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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