CMS Made SimplevsREDAXO
Two self-hosted Content Management projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| CMS Made Simple | REDAXO | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 64/100 | 56/100 |
| Rank in category | #12 of 42 in Content Management | #28 of 42 in Content Management |
| GitHub stars | — | 355 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 9 |
| Latest release | — | 5.21.6 · 25 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | GPL-2.0 | Other |
| Main language | — | PHP |
Which one should you pick?
CMS Made Simple scores 64/100 against 56/100 for REDAXO, so it is the safer default.
REDAXO ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for CMS Made Simple.
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