When comparing Kirby CMS vs WonderCMS, 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 WonderCMS is ranked 6th. 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 Easy to install
All you have to do is unzip and upload files without any database setup.
Pro Free and white label
Free and no "powered by" links.
Pro Easy to theme
Pro Very fast and easy enough for clients to edit
Blows PicoCMS away for Resume/CV, Portfolio, Landing/Single Page. Only Jekyll is faster (but no average client can edit it).
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 Your website will break itself automatically
