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Grav vs Bludit: catalog facts
Grav	Bludit
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence, with optional premium plugins sold separately.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
No database needed, content is plain Markdown and YAML files Package manager for plugins, themes and core updates	No database needed; content stored as JSON files Markdown and WYSIWYG editors
Needs a PHP 8.3 server to host Moving from Grav 1.x to 2 requires a migration	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: MIT	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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