# CMS Made Simple vs WackoWiki

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | CMS Made Simple | WackoWiki |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 64/100 ✓ | 44/100 |
| Rank in category | #12 of 42 in Content Management | #27 of 31 in Wikis |
| GitHub stars | — | 55 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +0 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 7 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | 6.3.0 · 6 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | GPL-2.0 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Main language | — | PHP |

## Which one should you pick?

CMS Made Simple scores 64/100 against 44/100 for WackoWiki, so it is the safer default.

WackoWiki ships more often: 7 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for CMS Made Simple.

## Details

- [CMS Made Simple](https://selfhost.directory/project/cms-made-simple) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/cms-made-simple.md)
- [WackoWiki](https://selfhost.directory/project/wackowiki) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/wackowiki.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/cms-made-simple-vs-wackowiki