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Statamic vs Grav: catalog facts
StatamicGrav
Freemium

Free core, with a paid Pro licence that includes official support.

Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence, with optional premium plugins sold separately.

Self-hosted Self-hosted
  • Flat-file content that works well with Git
  • Built on Laravel, so it fits existing Laravel projects
  • No database needed, content is plain Markdown and YAML files
  • Package manager for plugins, themes and core updates
  • Requires PHP and Laravel knowledge to build sites
  • Pro features and official support are paid
  • Needs a PHP 8.3 server to host
  • Moving from Grav 1.x to 2 requires a migration
Self-hosted Self-hosted
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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