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Add to SafariWhen comparing Kirby CMS vs Publii, the Slant community recommends Kirby CMS for most people. In the question“What are the best flat-file CMS? ” Kirby CMS is ranked 1st while Publii is ranked 9th. 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 Search engine form & SEO included
Pro WordPress import
Pro Free and open source
WYSIWYG.
Pro Social media friendly (generates cards)
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.
Con Price model
Con Mostly blog oriented
Con Poor support community
A very poor support community, and a developer who is just way too sensitive to any feedback.
Con Limited
Very limited free themes, that really are quite useless. Other themes cost quite a bit of money.
