Anchor CMS vs Grav
A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted content management systems options
— licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one
replaces.
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Feature Anchor CMS Grav Category Content Management Systems Content Management Systems License GPL-3.0 MIT Language PHP PHP Setup difficulty Easy Easy Min. RAM 128 MB 256 MB Deployment bare-metal, docker, source docker, bare-metal, source GitHub stars ★ 3,298 ★ 15,620 First released 2012 2014 Replaces WordPress WordPress, Squarespace
Why pick each one
Choose Grav if… Trivial to back up and migrate Quick to set up Grav details
Frequently asked questions Is Anchor CMS or Grav better? Neither is universally better. Grav has the larger community; both share a easy setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are Anchor CMS and Grav free and open-source? Yes. Anchor CMS is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Grav under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Anchor CMS and Grav with Docker? Anchor CMS: yes. Grav: yes.