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Contao

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Powerful CMS that allows you to create professional websites and scalable web applications

VG SCORE
9.0
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Product Details

PricingOpen Source
API✅ REST
Learning CurveModerate
Integrations14 available

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PROS & CONS

STRENGTHS

  • Clean, user-friendly backend that reduces editor training time
  • Exceptionally strong focus on security and regular updates
  • Excellent security track record and built-in features for safe operation.

WEAKNESSES

  • −Smaller global community and marketplace compared to giants like WordPress, limiting third-party resources.
  • −Smaller English-speaking community and fewer third-party resources compared to giants like WordPress

KEY FEATURES

Enterprise-Grade Security

Built with a strong security-first approach, including two-factor authentication.

Modern Editing Experience

Intuitive, in-place frontend editing with a live preview and a clean backend.

Powerful Theme Management

Flexible theming system with reusable components and modules.

Built-in Accessibility Tools

Includes features to help create WCAG-compliant websites by default.

WHO IS Contao BEST FOR?

Content managers and editors at organizations

Ideal for managing complex content structures and multilingual sites through an intuitive backend interface.

Web developers and agencies

Best for building custom, scalable websites and applications with full control over design and functionality.

INTEGRATIONS

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TECHNICAL DETAILS

LEARNING CURVE
MODERATE — FEW HOURS
API

✓ REST

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DOSSIER

LAST VERIFIED MAR 23, 2026
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INTEGRATIONS

Newsletter servicesComposer/PackagistMagentoDrupalDoctrine ORMShopwareMatomo AnalyticsElasticsearchLDAP/Active DirectoryGoogle AnalyticsTypo3WordPressMatomoShop systems (e.g., Isotope eCommerce)

PRICING MODEL

open source

BEST FOR

Content managers and editors at organizationsWeb developers and agencies

FEATURES

Has API

FINAL ASSESSMENT

APPROVED — WORTH YOUR MONEY

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