CMS Made SimplevsKrawl
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| CMS Made Simple | Krawl | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 64/100 | 55/100 |
| Rank in category | #11 of 42 in Content Management | #32 of 78 in Security |
| GitHub stars | — | 821 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +0 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 11 |
| Latest release | — | v2.4.0 · 11 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | GPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | — | Python |
Which one should you pick?
CMS Made Simple scores 64/100 against 55/100 for Krawl, so it is the safer default.
Krawl ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for CMS Made Simple.
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