Kirby
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Kirby, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Kirby's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Kirby Basic | €99, paid once | € 99 per site · For projects below €1 million in total annual revenue/funding · One installation on one domain · One-time payment; includes 3 years of feature updates. |
| Kirby Enterprise | €349, paid once | € 349 per site · No revenue limit · One installation on one domain · One-time payment; includes 3 years of feature updates. |
The facts
Each one read from Kirby's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API authentication
- Kirby requires authentication for every REST API request and supports HTTP Basic Auth for remote requests and session authentication for same-site requests.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Custom content types
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Custom user roles
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Editing
- The Kirby Panel is a web interface for managing a site and can be customized for different project needs.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Editorial workflows
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Headless use
- Kirby can serve content to mobile apps, static site generators, and custom frontends using content representations, its REST API, KQL, or custom routes.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Kirby's plugin directory lists integrations including Nuxt KQL, Plausible Analytics, Mastodon, and email services.checked 9 Oct 2026
- License scope
- A paid license covers one Kirby installation on one domain, and customers provide their own hosting and domain.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Media library
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Multilingual content
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Product
- Kirby is a self-hosted content management system that stores and manages content in files and folders.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Security
- Kirby says its file-based architecture removes SQL injection as an attack vector and that vulnerability reports normally receive a response within 24 hours.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Security updates
- The security policy lists Kirby 5 as actively supported with security updates through June 24, 2028.checked 9 Oct 2026
- SEO tools
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Support
- Kirby provides a support forum and Discord chat for its community.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Templates
- Kirby includes a PHP-based template engine and PHP API for building a site's frontend.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Updates
- A license includes three years of feature updates, after which the installed version can continue to be used or the license can be upgraded for newer releases.checked 9 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2012checked 19 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 22 Sep 2026
- Trial
- Kirby can be evaluated locally or on a test server for as long as needed, and its online demo is erased after an hour.checked 9 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platform requirements
- Kirby 5 requires PHP 8.2 or later and supports installation by manual download, Herd, Kirby CLI, Composer, or Git.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Platform type
- self_hostedchecked 22 Sep 2026
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