When comparing Kirby CMS vs Grav, the Slant community recommends Kirby CMS for most people. In the question“What is the best PHP CMS?” Kirby CMS is ranked 2nd while Grav is ranked 12th. The most important reason people chose Kirby CMS is:
Installing means uploading some files to your server and that's it.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Kirby is a file‑based CMS
Installing means uploading some files to your server and that's it.
Pro Great Community
Pro Good support
Well documented and friendly community.
Pro Markdown syntax
Write your content with plain Markdown or use Kirbytext.
Pro Custom panel
You can create custom panel (admin section) for every page type with ease.
Pro Very customisable
From very simple pages to highly customised content models, almost anything is possible. Fast prototyping.
Pro Great community
Pro Open source
Pro Not free for commercial
This is good thing. Free CMS always have some hidden pricing model that you eventually pay actually more than this.
Pro Super Flexible
The entire CMS is extremely flexible and very easy to use.
Pro Open for unconvetional/exoerimental solutions
Pro Can be hosted with any provider
Since Grav is built with PHP, it can be hosted on almost all web hosting providers. If the provider supports Wordpress, they also support Grav.
Pro Easy creation of templates and content
Supports Twig for templating with Parsedown for fast Markdown and Markdown Extra support.
Pro Easy to use admin panel
Well designed, easily usable and modern admin panel is a boost as it lets Clients edit the content easily.
Pro Custom fields for content
YAML-based page headers allow you easily add custom dynamic fields to your content.
Pro Open-source and free
Pro Extensive Documentation
Documentation is not an afterthought! Grav has a dedicated documentation site plus loads of tutorials and guides.
Pro Extensive documentation
Documentation is not an afterthought. Grav has a dedicated documentation site plus loads of tutorials and guides.
Pro Built-in package manager
Pro CLI Tools
Command line tools such as dependency installation, cache clearing, user creation, and backups.
Cons
Con Euro 99,– per domain
Kirby CMS costs Euro 99,– (plus VAT) per installation. There is no longer a discount for private websites.
Con Kirby 3 pricing went up
The price went up with Kirby 3 as the CMS grew. It's still worth it but maybe not for small websites. Tip: They sometimes offer social pricing on demand for small structures or students.