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Halo vs Bludit: catalog facts
Halo	Bludit
Freemium The open-source edition is free; a paid commercial shop edition is available.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Plugin and theme marketplace Rich text and Markdown editor built in	No database needed; content stored as JSON files Markdown and WYSIWYG editors
Documentation and interface mainly in Chinese Shop features aimed at the Chinese market	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: GPL-3.0	License: MIT
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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