growthbookvsWriteFreely
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| growthbook | WriteFreely | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 71/100 | 65/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 8 in Feature Flags | #2 of 24 in Blogging |
| GitHub stars | 8 547 | 5 276 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +122 | +19 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 6 | 3 |
| Latest release | v5.1.0 · 22 Sept 2026 | v0.17.2 · 10 Aug 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |
Which one should you pick?
growthbook scores 71/100 against 65/100 for WriteFreely, so it is the safer default.
growthbook ships more often: 6 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for WriteFreely.
growthbook is growing faster right now (+122 stars in 30 days).
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