EmDashvswebstudio
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| EmDash | webstudio | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 67/100 | 69/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 18 in Content Management | #1 of 6 in Website Builder |
| GitHub stars | 14 032 | 9 122 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +142 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 10 | 58 |
| Latest release | @emdash-cms/plugin-test@0.2.10 · 18 Oct 2026 | 0.308.0 · 26 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
webstudio scores 69/100 against 67/100 for EmDash, so it is the safer default.
webstudio ships more often: 58 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for EmDash.
If you want the quickest setup, EmDash is easier to run; webstudio needs more configuration.
webstudio is growing faster right now (+142 stars in 30 days).
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