CMS Made SimplevsJoomla!
Two self-hosted Content Management projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| CMS Made Simple | Joomla! | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 64/100 | 74/100 |
| Rank in category | #12 of 42 in Content Management | #5 of 42 in Content Management |
| GitHub stars | — | 5 157 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +14 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 12 |
| Latest release | — | 6.2.0 · 12 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | GPL-2.0 | GPL-2.0 |
| Main language | — | PHP |
Which one should you pick?
Joomla! scores 74/100 against 64/100 for CMS Made Simple, so it is the safer default.
Joomla! ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for CMS Made Simple.
Joomla! is growing faster right now (+14 stars in 30 days).
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