Kirby Alternatives

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 Self-Hosted, Web-based, Windows, Linux and Mac apps. The best Kirby alternative is WordPress, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Kirby are Ghost, Drupal, Joomla and Grav.

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  1. PureBlog icon
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    Pure Blog is a simple, flat-file blogging platform with a Markdown-first editor and a lightweight admin area. It stores posts and pages as Markdown files on disk—no database required.

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    • Self-Hosted
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  2. Cargo icon
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    Cargo evolved out of the system that runs the SpaceCollective community. We found it remarkably successful and efficient in creating visual content on the web, placing a strong emphasis on design, layout, image quality and typography.

    82 Cargo alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  3. Chyrp Lite icon
     7 likes

    Chyrp Lite makes it possible to host a blog on your own web server with minimal fuss. You can have a traditional blog, a tumbleblog, or you can add oodles of customisation and build a web publishing platform with blogging features on the side.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
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  4. Vvveb icon
     6 likes

    Powerful and easy to use CMS with page builder to build websites, blogs or ecommerce stores.

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Online
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  5. django CMS icon
     62 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  6. Markdown Ninja is the easiest way to publish Markdown-based websites and newsletters. The days of hacking a static site generator, a broken theme, a complex CI/CD pipeline and a cloud platform with unlimited billing to publish a website are long gone!

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  7. Kalmia icon
     4 likes

    Kalmia is a Go tool with a web interface for managing RsPress documentation. It supports multiple versions, multiple users, and includes a Markdown editor for easy edits.

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Docker
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  8. Apostrophe CMS icon
     11 likes

    Apostrophe is a powerful website builder platform built on an enterprise open source CMS, offering in-context live editing, visual design tools, and multisite enablement in a full stack JS environment.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
    • MongoDB
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Node.JS
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  9. GetSimple CMS icon
     18 likes

    GetSimple is an XML based lite Content Management System. To go along with its best-in-class user interface, we have loaded it with features that every website needs, but with nothing it doesn't. GetSimple is truly the simplest way to manage a small-business website.

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
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  10. OverBlog icon
     7 likes

    OverBlog is a blogging platform, active and evolving. Create a blog, without any technical knowledge, and find everything you post ! Create your blog has never been easier.

    310 OverBlog alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  11. Symphony CMS icon
     15 likes

    Symphony is an XSLT-powered open source content management system

    It's a web-based content management system (CMS) that enables users to create and manage websites and web applications of all shapes and sizes—from the simplest of blogs to bustling news sites and feature-pack.

    128 Symphony CMS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  12. Portal CMS icon
     8 likes

    Portal CMS is a free and open source content management system with a powerful integrated page builder built in .NET MVC.

    211 Portal CMS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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