Kiln vs Quiqr

Kiln is an open-source, click-to-edit CMS for static sites. Invited editors change content directly on a site, with edits saved as Git commits in a repository owned by the site owner. Supported content includes text, images, documents, blocks, galleries, events, and calendar items. The publishing workflow includes drafts, scheduled publishing, named versions, history, and restoration. Owners sign in with GitHub, while invited editors and members can use Google sign-in and be scoped to particular pages or sections. Reviewer seats can comment only; suggest mode lets owners approve or decline proposed changes field by field. Kiln works with GitHub repositories and hosts that redeploy on push, including Cloudflare Pages, Netlify, Vercel, and GitHub Pages. A REST API and kiln-mcp support scoped, sanitized edits by scripts and agents; optional AI assistance uses an API key supplied by the user. Site content remains plain HTML in the customer's repository, even after leaving Kiln. Self-hosted costs nothing; Kiln Cloud is $4.99 a month, and Fully managed is $14.99 a month.

Quiqr is a free offline desktop CMS for creating and publishing static HTML websites, with a focus on Hugo. It runs on the user’s computer, keeps content local, and lets users publish when ready. The app includes an embedded Hugo server, Hugo-focused features, and support for importing Hugo themes. Its desktop template gallery provides community-created starting points, and a site library helps users switch between and maintain multiple sites. The built-in Git client can publish to GitHub, BitBucket, or GitLab; users can also prepare sites for other static hosting services. Developers can make CMS forms using YAML, JSON, or TOML files. Quiqr lists installers for macOS, Windows, and Linux, and describes its Linux AppImage as intended to run on any Linux distribution. The project invites users to seek help and contribute through GitHub, including bug reports, pull requests, templates, documentation, translations, and interface work.