# polar vs Umbraco CMS

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

| | polar | Umbraco CMS |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 71/100 | 71/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 13 in Billing | #7 of 42 in Content Management |
| GitHub stars | 10 437 ✓ | 5 278 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +158 ✓ | +21 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 1 | 29 ✓ |
| Latest release | @polar-sh/cli@3.0.0 · 16 Oct 2026 | release-18.3.0 · 29 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Python | C |

## Which one should you pick?

polar and Umbraco CMS score the same (71/100), so the choice comes down to the details below.

Umbraco CMS ships more often: 29 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for polar.

polar is growing faster right now (+158 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [polar](https://selfhost.directory/project/polar) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/polar.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/polar-vs-umbraco-cms