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Halo vs Grav: catalog facts
Halo	Grav
Freemium The open-source edition is free; a paid commercial shop edition is available.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence, with optional premium plugins sold separately.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Plugin and theme marketplace Rich text and Markdown editor built in	No database needed, content is plain Markdown and YAML files Package manager for plugins, themes and core updates
Documentation and interface mainly in Chinese Shop features aimed at the Chinese market	Needs a PHP 8.3 server to host Moving from Grav 1.x to 2 requires a migration
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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