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OSEMvsVvveb CMS

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

OSEMVvveb CMS
Score47/10055/100
Rank in category#8 of 11 in Event Management#11 of 18 in Content Management
GitHub stars9291 212
Stars, last 30 days—+19
Stable releases, 12 months07
Latest release—1.0.8.6 · 11 Jun 2026
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseMITAGPL-3.0
Main languageRubyHTML

Which one should you pick?

Vvveb CMS scores 55/100 against 47/100 for OSEM, so it is the safer default.

Vvveb CMS ships more often: 7 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for OSEM.

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

Vvveb CMS is growing faster right now (+19 stars in 30 days).

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