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Kirby vs Craft CMS: catalog facts
Kirby	Craft CMS
Paid Commercial licences are required for live sites.	Freemium Paid editions, support plans and SLAs are available alongside community support.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
No database; content lives in plain files and folders Customizable editing panel for clients	Content model is fully customisable rather than fixed Twig templates or headless use through GraphQL
Paid licence for production sites Requires developer work to build templates	Needs a developer to build the front end Not open source
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is 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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