CMS Made SimplevsTandoor Recipes
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| CMS Made Simple | Tandoor Recipes | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 64/100 | 63/100 |
| Rank in category | #11 of 42 in Content Management | #2 of 18 in Recipe Management |
| GitHub stars | — | 8 702 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +75 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 18 |
| Latest release | — | 2.7.2 · 27 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | GPL-2.0 | Other |
| Main language | — | HTML |
Which one should you pick?
CMS Made Simple scores 64/100 against 63/100 for Tandoor Recipes, so it is the safer default.
Tandoor Recipes ships more often: 18 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for CMS Made Simple.
Tandoor Recipes is growing faster right now (+75 stars in 30 days).
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