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Winter CMS vs Joomla!: catalog facts
Winter CMS	Joomla!
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence, with paid support available.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0 or later license.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Built on Laravel, familiar to PHP developers Plugin and theme marketplace	Built-in multilingual support Multi-user permission levels
Needs a PHP server and Composer to install Aimed more at developers and agencies than casual site owners	Requires a PHP and database server Administration can feel complex for small sites
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-2.0
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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