When comparing TYPO3 vs Kirby CMS, the Slant community recommends Kirby CMS for most people. In the question“What is the best PHP CMS?” Kirby CMS is ranked 2nd while TYPO3 is ranked 10th. 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 Flexible multi-lingual site management
You can use both one-tree and multi-tree structure.
Pro Multiple websites/domains from one installation
You can use a single TYPO3 installation for multiple websites and domains.
Pro TYPO3 is enterprise
TYPO3 can be used from small to very big installations where it is possible to give rights to users on a very fine grained basis.
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
Cons
Con Writing or debugging extension in Typoscript is a nightmare
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.