CMS Made Simplevsunbagrnd
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| CMS Made Simple | unbagrnd | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 64/100 | 46/100 |
| Rank in category | #12 of 42 in Content Management | #10 of 13 in Image Processing |
| GitHub stars | — | 178 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +-1 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 8 |
| Latest release | — | v0.5.6 · 14 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | GPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | — | Rust |
Which one should you pick?
CMS Made Simple scores 64/100 against 46/100 for unbagrnd, so it is the safer default.
unbagrnd ships more often: 8 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for CMS Made Simple.
If you want the quickest setup, unbagrnd is easier to run; CMS Made Simple needs more configuration.
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