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Contao vs SPIP: catalog facts
Contao	SPIP
Free Free and open source under the LGPL-3.0 license.	Free Free software under the GNU GPL.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Multiple sites and languages in one installation Four years of support for LTS versions	Built for collaborative editing Strong multilingual support
Smaller international community than the largest CMSs Requires a PHP server to host	Community and documentation are mostly French-speaking Needs your own web server
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: LGPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0
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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