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Winter CMS vs Statamic: catalog facts
Winter CMS	Statamic
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence, with paid support available.	Freemium Free core, with a paid Pro licence that includes official support.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Built on Laravel, familiar to PHP developers Plugin and theme marketplace	Flat-file content that works well with Git Built on Laravel, so it fits existing Laravel projects
Needs a PHP server and Composer to install Aimed more at developers and agencies than casual site owners	Requires PHP and Laravel knowledge to build sites Pro features and official support are paid
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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