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CouchCMS vs Kirby: catalog facts
CouchCMS	Kirby
Free Free and open source; paid support is available.	Paid Commercial licences are required for live sites.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Retrofits into existing static HTML sites No PHP knowledge required	No database; content lives in plain files and folders Customizable editing panel for clients
Development pace is slow Less suited to large editorial teams or headless setups	Paid licence for production sites Requires developer work to build templates
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Closed source
License: CPAL-1.0	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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