Grav vs Pico
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 Grav Pico Category Content Management Systems Content Management Systems License MIT MIT Language PHP PHP Setup difficulty Easy Easy Min. RAM 256 MB 128 MB Deployment docker, bare-metal, source bare-metal, docker, source GitHub stars ★ 15,620 ★ 3,904 First released 2014 2012 Replaces WordPress, Squarespace WordPress
Why pick each one
Choose Grav if… Trivial to back up and migrate Quick to set up Grav details Choose Pico if… Extremely lightweight Zero configuration to start Pico details
Frequently asked questions Is Grav or Pico 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 Grav and Pico free and open-source? Yes. Grav is licensed under MIT and Pico under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Grav and Pico with Docker? Grav: yes. Pico: yes.