Keystone 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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Compare Keystone with
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Compare Pico with
choose an app… Ghost Payload CMS Docsify WordPress Wagtail Grav Tina CMS October CMS django CMS Orchard Core Plasmic Pagekit Umbraco Joomla Statamic Mezzanine ApostropheCMS Drupal Pimcore Craft CMS Microweber Anchor CMS Squidex Keystatic
Feature Keystone Pico Category Content Management Systems Content Management Systems License MIT MIT Language TypeScript PHP Setup difficulty Medium Easy Min. RAM 512 MB 128 MB Deployment docker, bare-metal, source bare-metal, docker, source GitHub stars ★ 9,938 ★ 3,904 First released 2013 2012 Replaces Contentful, Strapi WordPress
Why pick each one
Choose Keystone if… Strong TypeScript support Flexible and extensible Keystone details Choose Pico if… Extremely lightweight Zero configuration to start Pico details
Frequently asked questions Is Keystone or Pico better? Neither is universally better. Keystone has the larger community, while Pico is simpler to set up (easy difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.
Are Keystone and Pico free and open-source? Yes. Keystone is licensed under MIT and Pico under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Keystone and Pico with Docker? Keystone: yes. Pico: yes.