CMS Made Simplevspolar
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| CMS Made Simple | polar | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 64/100 | 71/100 |
| Rank in category | #11 of 42 in Content Management | #1 of 13 in Billing |
| GitHub stars | — | 10 436 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +157 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 1 |
| Latest release | — | @polar-sh/cli@3.0.0 · 16 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | GPL-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | — | Python |
Which one should you pick?
polar scores 71/100 against 64/100 for CMS Made Simple, so it is the safer default.
polar ships more often: 1 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for CMS Made Simple.
If you want the quickest setup, CMS Made Simple is easier to run; polar needs more configuration.
polar is growing faster right now (+157 stars in 30 days).
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