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Kirby vs WonderCMS: catalog facts
KirbyWonderCMS
Paid

Commercial licences are required for live sites.

Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence, funded by donations.

Self-hosted Self-hosted
  • No database; content lives in plain files and folders
  • Customizable editing panel for clients
  • No database needed, about 50 KB download
  • Install by uploading five files
  • Paid licence for production sites
  • Requires developer work to build templates
  • Limited features compared with larger CMSs
  • Suited to small sites rather than complex projects
Self-hosted Self-hosted
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: MIT
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

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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