# authelia vs Ghost

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

| | authelia | Ghost |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 81/100 | 83/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 3 in IAM | #1 of 42 in Content Management |
| GitHub stars | 29 435 | 55 630 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +354 ✓ | +206 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 18 | 41 ✓ |
| Latest release | v4.39.28 · 17 Sept 2026 | v6.73.0 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Go | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

Ghost scores 83/100 against 81/100 for authelia, so it is the safer default.

Ghost ships more often: 41 stable releases in the past year, against 18 for authelia.

## Details

- [authelia](https://selfhost.directory/project/authelia) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/authelia.md)
- [Ghost](https://selfhost.directory/project/ghost) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/ghost.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/authelia-vs-ghost