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Alternative to Craft CMS
Craft CMS is a popular content management system. Hoila is something else: an assistant that looks after your website. You write what should change — in the app, by e-mail or on WhatsApp — and Hoila makes the change as a draft, shows it to you and only publishes it when you say yes.
What Craft CMS is good at
Craft CMS is a content management system for custom-built websites, with flexible content fields that agencies like.
- Content modelled exactly the way the site needs it.
- A clean editing interface for content teams.
- Designers keep full control over the front end.
When Craft CMS is the better choice
- An agency builds a site with complex content structures for you.
- Your content team edits a lot every day in a control panel.
When Hoila is the better choice
- You are a small business whose site mostly needs quick updates.
- You don't want to depend on an agency for every small change.
- You want drafts, preview and undo without learning a new tool.
Craft CMS and Hoila side by side
| What you compare | Craft CMS | Hoila |
|---|---|---|
| How you make a change | In the admin area | Write a message: in the app, by e-mail or on WhatsApp |
| Starting with your current website | Move it there or rebuild it | Keep it: Hoila works with it or copies it |
| Draft, preview and undo for every change | Depends on the tool and setup | Always, nothing goes online by surprise |
| Where your website is hosted | Your choice of hosting | In Europe, or stays with your own host |
| Technical skills needed | A developer for setup and bigger changes | None: you write in your own words |
| Updates and upkeep | You or your agency | Done by Hoila, with undo |
| Your own web address | Yes | Yes, registered in your name (paid plans) |
| Taking your website with you | Yes, it is open source | Yes: download everything, with every version |
Moving from Craft CMS to Hoila
Your website can stay where it is: Hoila connects with the FTP or SFTP login of your hosting and changes the files safely, as drafts. Or Hoila copies your website as it is — pages, images and forms — so you can change it by message from day one.
Questions about Craft CMS and Hoila
Can Hoila work with my existing site?
Yes. Hoila connects with your hosting's FTP or SFTP login and changes the files as drafts, or it copies the website as it is. Your web address can stay.
Will my site look the same?
Yes. Hoila keeps your design: it changes texts, photos and sections on the pages you already have.
Can I try Hoila for free?
Yes. The free plan includes one website or app. You can upgrade or cancel any time, and take everything with you.
Who makes the changes in Hoila?
An AI assistant (Claude, made by Anthropic) does the work, and you decide what goes online. Every change is a draft first, and every earlier version is kept, so you can always go back.
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Craft CMS and the other names on this page are trademarks of their owners. This page compares kinds of tool, not every feature, and reflects our understanding at the time of writing.
Try Hoila for free
Change your website by sending a message: in the app, by e-mail or on WhatsApp. Nothing goes online until you say yes.