EmDashvsJoomla!
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| EmDash | Joomla! | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 67/100 | 74/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 18 in Content Management | #5 of 42 in Content Management |
| GitHub stars | 14 032 | 5 157 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +14 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 10 | 12 |
| Latest release | @emdash-cms/plugin-test@0.2.10 · 18 Oct 2026 | 6.2.0 · 12 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | MIT | GPL-2.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | PHP |
Which one should you pick?
Joomla! scores 74/100 against 67/100 for EmDash, so it is the safer default.
Joomla! ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for EmDash.
Joomla! is growing faster right now (+14 stars in 30 days).
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