# Onlook vs Umbraco CMS

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | Onlook | Umbraco CMS |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 69/100 | 71/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 6 in Web Development | #7 of 42 in Content Management |
| GitHub stars | 27 028 ✓ | 5 278 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +56 ✓ | +21 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 27 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | release-13.16.4 · 28 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | C |

## Which one should you pick?

Umbraco CMS scores 71/100 against 69/100 for Onlook, so it is the safer default.

Umbraco CMS ships more often: 27 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Onlook.

Onlook is growing faster right now (+56 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Onlook](https://selfhost.directory/project/onlook) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/onlook.md)
- [Umbraco CMS](https://selfhost.directory/project/umbraco-cms) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/umbraco-cms.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/onlook-vs-umbraco-cms