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CouchCMS vs Bludit: catalog facts
CouchCMS	Bludit
Free Free and open source; paid support is available.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Retrofits into existing static HTML sites No PHP knowledge required	No database needed; content stored as JSON files Markdown and WYSIWYG editors
Development pace is slow Less suited to large editorial teams or headless setups	Flat-file storage suits small sites more than large ones Smaller plugin ecosystem than database-backed CMSes
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: CPAL-1.0	License: MIT
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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