# Portainer vs Umbraco CMS

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

| | Portainer | Umbraco CMS |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 77/100 ✓ | 71/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 44 in Container Management | #7 of 42 in Content Management |
| GitHub stars | 38 737 ✓ | 5 277 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +188 ✓ | +22 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 21 | 27 ✓ |
| Latest release | 2.45.3 · 21 Oct 2026 | release-13.16.4 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | Zlib | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | C |

## Which one should you pick?

Portainer scores 77/100 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 21 for Portainer.

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

Portainer is growing faster right now (+188 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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