CMS Made SimplevsOpenship
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| CMS Made Simple | Openship | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 64/100 | 67/100 |
| Rank in category | #12 of 42 in Content Management | #1 of 10 in PaaS |
| GitHub stars | — | 14 973 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +103 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 11 |
| Latest release | — | v0.9.5 · 24 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | GPL-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | — | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
Openship scores 67/100 against 64/100 for CMS Made Simple, so it is the safer default.
Openship ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for CMS Made Simple.
Openship is growing faster right now (+103 stars in 30 days).
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