Bolt CMS

Free plan Web

What Bolt CMS is

Bolt CMS is a free, self-hosted content management system that runs on the web. Its features include custom content types, a media library, SEO tools, and support for multilingual content. Editorial workflows and custom user roles provide controls for organizing publishing work and assigning participation. Bolt CMS offers a Single plan described for personal projects or a friend's website, and a Pro plan for building sites professionally for clients or within a team. The product has a free plan, and its self-hosted platform type means the user hosts it rather than selecting a listed hosted deployment. Its website is boltcms.io. The plan descriptions frame the choice around the context of the site work: personal projects on Single, or professional client and team work on Pro.

Who it suits

Bolt CMS may suit people building a personal site or a friend’s website, as well as professionals creating client or team sites. Its features also fit content workflows involving custom roles, multilingual material, and structured content types.

What it does well

Free plan is available
Supports multilingual content
Includes editorial workflows and custom user roles
Provides a media library and SEO tools
Supports custom content types

What to know first

Self-hosted platform

Plans

Plan	Billed and limits	Price
Single	For personal projects or the website of a friend	On request
Pro	For building sites professionally for clients or within a team	On request

As boltcms.io lists them, read 21 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Verdict

Bolt CMS combines structured content tools with editorial controls and multilingual support. Its self-hosted setup and plan descriptions are key points to weigh when choosing it.

Facts from Bolt CMS's own pages

Custom content types: Yes · boltcms.io, 21 Sept 2026
Custom user roles: Yes · boltcms.io, 21 Sept 2026
Editorial workflows: Yes · boltcms.io, 21 Sept 2026
Free plan: Yes · boltcms.io, 21 Sept 2026
Media library: Yes · boltcms.io, 21 Sept 2026
Multilingual content: Yes · boltcms.io, 21 Sept 2026
Platform type: self_hosted · boltcms.io, 21 Sept 2026
SEO tools: Yes · boltcms.io, 21 Sept 2026

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