beamvsUmbraco CMS
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| beam | Umbraco CMS | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 60/100 | 71/100 |
| Rank in category | #31 of 125 in AI | #7 of 42 in Content Management |
| GitHub stars | 1 834 | 5 278 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +47 | +21 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 364 | 28 |
| Latest release | gateway-0.1.837 · 26 Oct 2026 | release-17.8.0 · 29 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Go | C |
Which one should you pick?
Umbraco CMS scores 71/100 against 60/100 for beam, so it is the safer default.
beam ships more often: 364 stable releases in the past year, against 28 for Umbraco CMS.
beam is growing faster right now (+47 stars in 30 days).
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