EmDashvsWPMgr
Two self-hosted Content Management projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| EmDash | WPMgr | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 67/100 | 48/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 18 in Content Management | #15 of 18 in Content Management |
| GitHub stars | 14 029 | 165 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 10 | 9 |
| Latest release | @emdash-cms/plugin-test@0.2.10 · 18 Oct 2026 | v0.61.198 · 24 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |
Which one should you pick?
EmDash scores 67/100 against 48/100 for WPMgr, so it is the safer default.
EmDash ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 9 for WPMgr.
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