Okno vs Kirby
Pick Kirby for a PHP site on your own server that you would rather pay for once. Otherwise Okno keeps the content in your own repository, next to the code, and leaves you nothing to run.
| What is being compared | Kirby | Okno |
|---|---|---|
| Content lives | In your own files | In your repository, next to the code |
| If you leave | Your files, you keep them | Nothing to move. You already have it all |
| Caps | None on this plan | None |
| Free | None | Everything, but on your own machine only |
| You pay | Once, per site | Only on a day you edit the live site, max €200 a year |
Where Kirby wins
- Yes: Pay once per site, with no recurring fee at all
- Yes: Flat files, no database to run
- Yes: A mature editing panel, built over many years
Where Okno wins
- Yes: Kirby needs a PHP server you keep running and patched. Okno adds a build step and no server at all.
- Yes: Kirby edits in its Panel, a separate area. Okno edits the page a visitor is looking at.
- Yes: Kirby's files sit on that server. Okno's sit in your Git repository, so the content moves with the code.
What it costs
Kirby Basic licence
€99 once, per site
Okno Free while you build
€120 never more than €200 a year
Compare something else
Basic licence plan, publicly listed price as of June 2026, normalised to euros and annualised, priced for 1 editor, 1 language and 10 collections. This one has not been re-checked since that scan. Check Kirby's own pricing page before relying on it. See something off? support@okno.build.