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ApostrophevsCMS Made Simple

Two self-hosted WordPress alternatives, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

ApostropheCMS Made Simple
Score64/10064/100
Rank in category#12 of 42 in Content Management#12 of 42 in Content Management
GitHub stars4 654—
Stars, last 30 days+28—
Stable releases, 12 months00
Latest release——
SetupModerateModerate
Official Docker imageNoNo
LicenseMITGPL-2.0
Main languageJavaScript—

Which one should you pick?

Apostrophe and CMS Made Simple score the same (64/100), so the choice comes down to the details below.

Apostrophe is growing faster right now (+28 stars in 30 days).

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