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