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Bludit vs Automad

A side-by-side comparison of Bludit and Automad — pricing, license, deployment, and where each tool wins.

Bludit
bludit.com

- Build a site or blog in seconds. Bludit uses flat-files (text files in JSON format) to store posts and pages.

Automad
automad.org

Flat-file content management system and template engine.

FeatureBluditAutomad
PricingFreeFree
ModelOpen-sourceOpen-source
LicenseCC-BY-SA-3.0CC-BY-SA-3.0
DeploymentSelf-hostedSelf-hosted
CategoryContent Management Systems (CMS)Content Management Systems (CMS)
Self-hosted✓Yes✓Yes
Free tier✓Yes✓Yes

Pick Bludit if…

  • ✓Broader tag coverage in our catalog (proxy for feature breadth).

Pick Automad if…

  • ✓You prefer Automad's feature set or ecosystem fit.

Switch from Bludit → Automad

16–80hhigh risk

Treat as a project — 16-80 engineering hours plus user training and parallel-run period.

Export from Bludit: XML, JSON, Database dump
3 things to watch
  • ⚠URL preservation = SEO survival
  • ⚠Re-render templates
  • ⚠Media file paths

Switch from Automad → Bludit

16–80hhigh risk

Treat as a project — 16-80 engineering hours plus user training and parallel-run period.

Export from Automad: XML, JSON, Database dump
3 things to watch
  • ⚠URL preservation = SEO survival
  • ⚠Re-render templates
  • ⚠Media file paths