openITCOCKPITvsWriteFreely
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| openITCOCKPIT | WriteFreely | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 54/100 | 65/100 |
| Rank in category | #6 of 19 in Infrastructure Monitoring | #2 of 24 in Blogging |
| GitHub stars | 406 | 5 277 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +6 | +20 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 12 | 3 |
| Latest release | openITCOCKPIT-5.9.0 · 22 Oct 2026 | v0.17.2 · 10 Aug 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | PHP | Go |
Which one should you pick?
WriteFreely scores 65/100 against 54/100 for openITCOCKPIT, so it is the safer default.
openITCOCKPIT ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for WriteFreely.
WriteFreely is growing faster right now (+20 stars in 30 days).
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