# Lettern vs Kirby

> Like Kirby, Lettern can keep content in files you own. It adds a live visual builder, forms and an AI assistant, and it’s free and MIT licensed.

## Lettern vs Kirby

Keep the files. Design on the page.

[Get started](https://lettern.org/download)

[See examples](https://lettern.org/examples)

A new section in Kirby

```plain
sections:
  wine:
    type: fields
    fields:
      wines:
        type: structure
        fields:
          name: { type: text }
          price: { type: number }
```

```plain
<section class="wine">
  <h2>By the glass</h2>
  <?php
  $wines = $page->wines()
    ->toStructure();
  foreach ($wines as $w): ?>
    <p><?= $w->name() ?></p>
    <p>€<?= $w->price() ?></p>
  <?php endforeach ?>
</section>
```

```plain
.wine { background: #2f3a24; }
.wine h2 { font-size: 1.75rem; }
.wine p { display: flex; }
```

A new section here

Add a wine list

Add a wine list under the menu.

I’ll check how the menu is built first, so the wine list matches it.

Get Entry

Home

Update Entry

Home

Done. **By the glass** now sits under the menu, in the same style. It’s saved as a draft, so guests won’t see it until you publish.

By the glass

Muscadet, Pépière

€8

Assyrtiko, Santo

€9

Gamay, Sunier

€9

## One licence: MIT.

Use it on as many domains as you like.

See it on GitHub

|  | Lettern | Kirby |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free, MIT | €99 or €349 per site[1](https://getkirby.com/buy) |
| Domains | As many as you like | One licence each, subdomains too[2](https://getkirby.com/license) |
| Page design | Live visual builder | PHP templates[4](https://getkirby.com/docs/guide/templates/basics) and YAML blueprints[3](https://getkirby.com/docs/guide/blueprints/introduction) |
| Forms | Built in, with spam filtering | Code you write[5](https://getkirby.com/docs/cookbook/forms/basic-contact-form) |
| AI agents | Assistant and MCP built in | A community plugin[6](https://plugins.getkirby.com/bnomei/kirby-mcp) |

Checked 30 October 2026.   [1. Kirby pricing](https://getkirby.com/buy)   [2. Kirby licence agreement](https://getkirby.com/license)   [3. Kirby blueprints](https://getkirby.com/docs/guide/blueprints/introduction)   [4. Kirby templates](https://getkirby.com/docs/guide/templates/basics)   [5. Kirby contact form recipe](https://getkirby.com/docs/cookbook/forms/basic-contact-form)   [6. Kirby MCP, a community plugin](https://plugins.getkirby.com/bnomei/kirby-mcp)

## Made without a line of PHP.

Type, colour and layout, set right on the page.

See all examples

![The builder with an illustrator’s home page open, its big heading selected.]()

An illustrator

![The builder with an architect’s home page open, its big heading selected.]()

An architect

![The builder with a magazine’s front page open, its masthead selected.]()

A magazine

![The builder with an art venue’s home page open, its giant heading selected.]()

An art venue

## Design the next site on the page.

[Get started](https://lettern.org/download)

[See all features](https://lettern.org/features)

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Source: https://lettern.org/vs/kirby · Updated 2026-10-30