# EmDash vs Wagtail

> Two self-hosted [WordPress alternatives](https://selfhost.directory/alternative-to/wordpress), compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | EmDash | Wagtail |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 67/100 | 79/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 18 in Content Management | #3 of 42 in Content Management |
| GitHub stars | 14 032 | 20 594 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +89 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 10 | 19 ✓ |
| Latest release | @emdash-cms/plugin-test@0.2.10 · 18 Oct 2026 | v8.0.1 · 20 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | MIT | BSD-3-Clause |
| Main language | Typescript | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

Wagtail scores 79/100 against 67/100 for EmDash, so it is the safer default.

Wagtail ships more often: 19 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for EmDash.

Wagtail is growing faster right now (+89 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [EmDash](https://selfhost.directory/project/emdash) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/emdash.md)
- [Wagtail](https://selfhost.directory/project/wagtail) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/wagtail.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/emdash-vs-wagtail