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elasticsearchvsVvveb CMS

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

elasticsearchVvveb CMS
Score84/10055/100
Rank in category#2 of 41 in Search Engines#11 of 18 in Content Management
GitHub stars78 4281 212
Stars, last 30 days+448+18
Stable releases, 12 months328
Latest releasev9.5.5 · 6 Oct 20261.0.9.0 · 29 Oct 2026
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherAGPL-3.0
Main languageJavaHTML

Which one should you pick?

elasticsearch scores 84/100 against 55/100 for Vvveb CMS, so it is the safer default.

elasticsearch ships more often: 32 stable releases in the past year, against 8 for Vvveb CMS.

If you want the quickest setup, Vvveb CMS is easier to run; elasticsearch needs more configuration.

elasticsearch is growing faster right now (+448 stars in 30 days).

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