# beam vs Umbraco 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 124 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 ✓ | 29 |
| Latest release | gateway-0.1.837 · 26 Oct 2026 | release-18.3.0 · 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 29 for Umbraco CMS.

beam is growing faster right now (+47 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [beam](https://selfhost.directory/project/beam) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/beam.md)
- [Umbraco CMS](https://selfhost.directory/project/umbraco-cms) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/umbraco-cms.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/beam-vs-umbraco-cms