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Craft CMS vs Drupal: catalog facts
Craft CMS	Drupal
Freemium Paid editions, support plans and SLAs are available alongside community support.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0 license.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Content model is fully customisable rather than fixed Twig templates or headless use through GraphQL	Long-established open-source CMS Suited to complex, structured websites
Needs a developer to build the front end Not open source	Needs a server and technical knowledge to run Steeper learning curve than simpler CMSs
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0
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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