Conloca vs CrafterCMS

Conloca is a free, open-source content management system built specifically for Astro websites. Its browser editor, powered by Puck, lets editors assemble and update pages with drag-and-drop components. Content is stored as VXJSON files in the project’s Git repository, without a database or external service dependency. Every edit creates a Git commit with author attribution, allowing teams to review differences and revert changes. Separate content can be maintained for each configured locale, and MDX combines Markdown with components. Conloca includes live preview and a media library. When editors change one page simultaneously, ETag-based conflict detection displays a resolution dialog. The system writes to a temporary file before atomically renaming it to reduce partial writes after a crash. It runs on Bun and can deploy in Docker, on a VPS with systemd or behind a Cloudflare Tunnel. Cloudflare Access authentication with JWT validation is available out of the box. Conloca costs nothing.

CrafterCMS is a content management system from CrafterCMS, headquartered in McLean, Virginia, USA. It supports content localization, custom role permissions, webhooks, content preview, and asset transformations. Its API types include REST and GraphQL, and it is listed for web, Windows, macOS, and Linux.

The available plans represent three deployment and support arrangements. Community is an open-source GPL v3 release with community support and a self-hosted download. Enterprise is commercially supported and can be self-hosted or self-managed, with enterprise features and support. Crafter Cloud is a fully managed SaaS option with managed infrastructure, monitoring, and upgrades. The pricing model is listed as free, with a free plan available, but no prices are provided for Community, Enterprise, or Crafter Cloud.