Halo

Powerful, easy-to-use open-source website building tool

About Halo

Halo is an open-source website building tool from FIT2CLOUD for blogs, knowledge bases, company sites, and online stores. It pairs a built-in rich-text and Markdown editor with a plugin and theme architecture, structured configuration forms, backups, data migration, and REST APIs. Optional AI plugins assist writing and turn knowledge bases into Q&A assistants, serving creators and organizations that self-host their sites.

Halo website preview

Live preview of halo.run via the WordPress mShots service — it can take a few seconds to generate on a first visit.

Halo: strengths & things to check

Strengths

Completely free to use — this directory lists no paid plan for it.
Covers cms, website builder, blog, open source — see the focus areas listed in its key facts.
Has 6 close alternatives in the same category on this page, so switching or comparing is easy.

Things to check

Free tools can change their model or shut down — avoid locking critical work into it without an export path.
Current plan prices are not listed here (they change too often to print reliably) — confirm the exact price on the official site.
It is one of 544 tools in the Design & Creative category here — compare it against the alternatives below before you commit.

Derived from this listing's own data (pricing model, focus areas and category) — not a hands-on review score.

Halo pricing

Pricing model	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Free access	Yes — fully free
Current plan prices	Listed on the official site — prices change, so this directory links out instead of printing a number that may already be stale.
Official site	halo.run

Halo key facts

Category: Design & Creative
Pricing: Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas: cms, website builder, blog, open source
Official site: halo.run

Halo FAQ

How much does Halo cost?

Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it. Current plans and prices are listed on the official site (halo.run).

What is Halo used for?

Powerful, easy-to-use open-source website building tool Its focus areas in the Design & Creative category: cms, website builder, blog, open source.

Where can I try Halo?

On its official site, halo.run — the Visit Official Site button above goes straight there.

Halo vs alternatives

	Halo	Joomla!	Ycode	Vvveb
Pricing	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas	cms, website builder, blog, open source	cms, open source, website builder, php	website builder, cms, open source, ai agent	cms, page builder, e commerce, open source
Official site	halo.run	joomla.org	ycode.com	vvveb.com
Directory status	Listed	Listed	Listed	Listed

Side-by-side from each listing's own directory data. Full alternative cards are below.

About the Design & Creative category

Design tools for interfaces, graphics, websites, and creative work. The Design & Creative category on Tools Hub currently lists 544 tools. Alongside Halo, it includes Sloyd, Smallppt, Superflow, ColorMagic.

FreeDesign & Creativecmswebsite-builderblogopen-source

Alternatives to Halo

Tools in the same Design & Creative category that share focus areas with Halo — worth comparing before you commit:

Design & Creative

Joomla!

A free, volunteer-built content management system for websites

Freecmsopen-sourcewebsite-builderphp

Design & Creative

Ycode

Open-source visual website builder and CMS with a built-in AI agent

Freemiumwebsite-buildercmsopen-sourceai-agent

Design & Creative

Vvveb

Open-source CMS and eCommerce with drag-and-drop builder

Freecmspage-buildere-commerceopen-source

Design & Creative

Webflow

Visual web development with the power of code.

Freemiumwebsite-builderno-codecms

Design & Creative

Webstudio

Advanced open-source visual website builder with full CSS control

Freewebsite-builderopen-sourcevisual-editorcss

Design & Creative

WordPress

Hosted WordPress sites for blogs, businesses and online stores

Freemiumwebsite-builderbloggingcmsecommerce

More in Design & Creative

Comparing tools in the Design & Creative category? These related listings are worth a look: Sloyd — 3D AI model generator — unlimited generative 3D from text or images; Smallppt — AI PowerPoint generator and slideshow maker that turns ideas into slides; Superflow — Ship creative assets impossibly fast - comment and collaborate directly on your website.