# OpenDesign vs Umbraco CMS

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

| | OpenDesign | Umbraco CMS |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 83/100 ✓ | 71/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 7 in Design | #7 of 42 in Content Management |
| GitHub stars | 104 656 ✓ | 5 278 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +1 825 ✓ | +21 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 10 | 27 ✓ |
| Latest release | open-design-v0.26.1 · 22 Oct 2026 | release-13.16.4 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | C |

## Which one should you pick?

OpenDesign scores 83/100 against 71/100 for Umbraco CMS, so it is the safer default.

Umbraco CMS ships more often: 27 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for OpenDesign.

If you want the quickest setup, OpenDesign is easier to run; Umbraco CMS needs more configuration.

OpenDesign is growing faster right now (+1 825 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [OpenDesign](https://selfhost.directory/project/open-design) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/open-design.md)
- [Umbraco CMS](https://selfhost.directory/project/umbraco-cms) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/umbraco-cms.md)

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