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Contao vs Drupal: catalog facts
Contao	Drupal
Free Free and open source under the LGPL-3.0 license.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0 license.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Multiple sites and languages in one installation Four years of support for LTS versions	Long-established open-source CMS Suited to complex, structured websites
Smaller international community than the largest CMSs Requires a PHP server to host	Needs a server and technical knowledge to run Steeper learning curve than simpler CMSs
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: LGPL-3.0	License: GPL-2.0
No account 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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