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Kirby is described as 'Installing Kirby means uploading some files to your server and that's it. Blog articles, galleries, simple pages or complex product sheets – with Kirby you are not limited to a fixed data structure. Kirby is file-based – No database involved' and is a CMS tool in the business & commerce category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Kirby for a variety of platforms, including Online / Web-based, Self-Hosted solutions, PHP, Windows and Linux. The best alternative is WordPress, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Kirby are Drupal, Ghost, Grav and Joomla.

Kirby alternatives are mainly CMS Tools but may also be Blog Publishing Tools or Website Builders. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Kirby.
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  1. WordPress icon

    WordPress

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
    407 alternatives to WordPress 

    WordPress is software designed for everyone, emphasizing accessibility, performance, security, and ease of use. We believe great software should work with minimum set up, so you can focus on sharing your story, product, or services freely.

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    1.  Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsWordPress can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
    2.  Support for ThemesYou can use themes and templates to change the look and feel of WordPress.
    3.  IFTTT IntegrationYou can connect different services to automatically trigger actions within WordPress using IFTTT.
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    WordPress vs Kirby opinions
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    WordPress is powerful, no question, but it is also an overfatted content management system nowadays and an extremely popular target for crackers. Kirby is slim, databaseless, and the content can be managed very easily.

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  2. Drupal icon

    Drupal

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Apache HTTP Server
    • NGINX
    • Microsoft IIS
    203 alternatives to Drupal 

    Drupal is a free software package that allows an individual, a community of users, or an enterprise to easily publish, manage and organize a wide variety of content on a website. Hundreds of thousands of people and organizations are using Drupal to power an endless variety of...

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    1.  Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsDrupal can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
    2.  WYSIWYG SupportDrupal integrates a WYSIWYG editor to edit the look and content of a document, page, or file.
    3.  Support for BootstrapDrupal supports the popular CSS framework Bootstrap.
    4.  Ad-freeDrupal doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
    In 2009 the White House choose Drupal to power its website. The White House also contributed multiple Drupal modules at https://www.drupal.org/u/whitehouse
    Tesla Motors website is powered by Drupal
    The City of Boston website is powered by Drupal
    Drupal vs Kirby opinions
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    tuva-hayabi

    Customers didn't get on well with it and found it too complicated. Kirby is much easier to understand.

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  4. Ghost icon

    Ghost

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Node.JS
    258 alternatives to Ghost 

    The world's most popular modern publishing platform for creating a new media platform.

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    1.  Support for MarkDownGhost supports MarkDown for document formatting.
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    Grav

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Markdown
    • Cloudron
    188 alternatives to Grav 

    Grav is an easy to use, yet powerful, opensource CMS that requires no database. In a nutshell, installing Grav is a matter of unzipping the file. It is fast, has sophisticated caching, and a light footprint for optimal performance.

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    1.  Support for MarkDownGrav supports MarkDown for document formatting.
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsGrav can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
    3.  Two-factor AuthenticationGrav supports two-factor authentication (2FA).
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    Grav vs Kirby opinions
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    tuva-hayabi

    Kirby does not need a database either, but it is more flexible than Grav in my opinion. I like both.

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    It does not require a database

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  6. Joomla icon

    Joomla

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    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    184 alternatives to Joomla 

    Joomla is an award-winning content management system (CMS), which enables you to build web sites and powerful online applications. Many aspects, including its ease-of-use and extensibility, have made Joomla the most popular web site software available.

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    ProcessWire

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    105 alternatives to ProcessWire 

    ProcessWire is a friendly and powerful open source CMS and CMF with an exceptionally strong foundation. With all custom fields, an easy-to-use jQuery-inspired API, and a powerful page selector engine, ProcessWire will rise to any task.

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    1.  Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsProcessWire can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
    2.  Distraction-freeProcessWire has a distraction-free mode for when you need to focus.
    3.  Ad-freeProcessWire doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
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    DEV Community

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    • Free • Open Source
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    303 alternatives to DEV Community 

    Where programmers share ideas and help each other grow. It is an online community for sharing and discovering great ideas, having debates, and making friends. Anyone can share articles, questions, discussions, etc. as long as they have the rights to the words they are sharing.

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    1.  Support for MarkDownDEV Community supports MarkDown for document formatting.
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    django CMS

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    85 alternatives to django CMS 

    django CMS is an Enterprise CMS built with Django and one of the most active open-source projects in the Django ecosystem. Since 2007 it powers tens of thousands of websites across the world, and benefits from a friendly developer community.

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    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensionsdjango CMS can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
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  11. SilverStripe icon

    SilverStripe

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    • Self-Hosted
    100 alternatives to SilverStripe 

    SilverStripe is a free and open source Content Management System and Framework for creating, maintaining websites and web applications.

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    1.  WYSIWYG SupportSilverStripe integrates a WYSIWYG editor to edit the look and content of a document, page, or file.
    2.  File VersioningSilverStripe has a version system that lets you view and go back to older versions of the project/file/document.
    CMS assets view in SilverStripe 4
    Campaigns view in SilverStripe 4
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    Automad

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    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    85 alternatives to Automad 

    Automad is a file-based flat CMS and template engine. It is designed to be fully portable without any dependencies on databases or fixed locations and doesn't require any complicated setup process. All data gets stored in a human readable form.

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