CMS Made SimplevsNakama
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| CMS Made Simple | Nakama | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 64/100 | 76/100 |
| Rank in category | #12 of 42 in Content Management | #3 of 62 in Game Servers |
| GitHub stars | — | 13 603 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +61 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 9 |
| Latest release | — | v3.41.0 · 18 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | GPL-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | — | Go |
Which one should you pick?
Nakama scores 76/100 against 64/100 for CMS Made Simple, so it is the safer default.
Nakama ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for CMS Made Simple.
Nakama is growing faster right now (+61 stars in 30 days).
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