EmDashvsLocomotiveCMS Engine
Two self-hosted Content Management projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| EmDash | LocomotiveCMS Engine | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 67/100 | 58/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 18 in Content Management | #9 of 18 in Content Management |
| GitHub stars | 14 032 | 2 321 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 10 | 0 |
| Latest release | @emdash-cms/plugin-test@0.2.10 · 18 Oct 2026 | — |
| Setup | Moderate | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | MIT | Other |
| Main language | Typescript | Ruby |
Which one should you pick?
EmDash scores 67/100 against 58/100 for LocomotiveCMS Engine, so it is the safer default.
EmDash ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for LocomotiveCMS Engine.
If you want the quickest setup, EmDash is easier to run; LocomotiveCMS Engine needs more configuration.
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