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Neos vs WordPress: catalog facts
Neos	WordPress
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL; you pay only for your own hosting.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Inline WYSIWYG editing on the page Publishing workflows and role management	Very large library of themes and plugins Visual block editor with live preview
Setup and development require PHP knowledge Aimed at larger projects more than simple blogs	Needs a PHP and database server to self-host Plugins and themes vary widely in quality and need updating
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is 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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