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Umbraco vs Craft CMS: catalog facts
Umbraco	Craft CMS
Free The CMS is free and open source under the MIT licence.	Freemium Paid editions, support plans and SLAs are available alongside community support.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Built on modern .NET and ASP.NET Core Editor-friendly backoffice	Content model is fully customisable rather than fixed Twig templates or headless use through GraphQL
Requires .NET development skills to build sites Marketing focuses on enterprise and sales-led services	Needs a developer to build the front end Not open source
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Closed source
License: MIT	License not stated
Not stated if an account is 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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