CMS Made Simplevsusque
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| CMS Made Simple | usque | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 64/100 | 53/100 |
| Rank in category | #11 of 42 in Content Management | #29 of 56 in VPN |
| GitHub stars | — | 1 505 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +0 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 9 |
| Latest release | — | v4.2.1 · 20 Jul 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | GPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | — | Go |
Which one should you pick?
CMS Made Simple scores 64/100 against 53/100 for usque, so it is the safer default.
usque ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for CMS Made Simple.
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