quackbackvsWriteFreely
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| quackback | WriteFreely | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 50/100 | 65/100 |
| Rank in category | #9 of 14 in Customer Support | #2 of 24 in Blogging |
| GitHub stars | 331 | 5 276 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +19 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 15 | 3 |
| Latest release | v0.14.1 · 7 Oct 2026 | v0.17.2 · 10 Aug 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |
Which one should you pick?
WriteFreely scores 65/100 against 50/100 for quackback, so it is the safer default.
quackback ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for WriteFreely.
WriteFreely is growing faster right now (+19 stars in 30 days).
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