Contao vs Vvveb CMS
A side-by-side comparison of Contao and Vvveb CMS — pricing, license, deployment, and where each tool wins.
Contao
contao.org
Powerful CMS that allows you to create professional websites and scalable web applications.
Vvveb CMS
vvveb.com
Powerful and easy to use CMS to build websites, blogs or e-commerce stores.
| Feature | Contao | Vvveb CMS |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Model | Open-source | Open-source |
| License | CC-BY-SA-3.0 | CC-BY-SA-3.0 |
| Deployment | Self-hosted | Self-hosted |
| Category | Content Management Systems (CMS) | Content Management Systems (CMS) |
| Self-hosted | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
| Free tier | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
Pick Contao if…
- ✓You prefer Contao's feature set or ecosystem fit.
Pick Vvveb CMS if…
- ✓You prefer Vvveb CMS's feature set or ecosystem fit.
16–80hhigh risk
Treat as a project — 16-80 engineering hours plus user training and parallel-run period.
Export from Contao: XML, JSON, Database dump
3 things to watch
- ⚠URL preservation = SEO survival
- ⚠Re-render templates
- ⚠Media file paths