# Rainbond vs Umbraco CMS

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

| | Rainbond | Umbraco CMS |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 64/100 | 71/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #2 of 10 in PaaS | #7 of 42 in Content Management |
| GitHub stars | 6 284 ✓ | 5 278 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +0 | +21 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 10 | 27 ✓ |
| Latest release | v6.10.0-release · 27 Oct 2026 | release-13.16.4 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | Other | MIT |
| Main language | Go | C |

## Which one should you pick?

Umbraco CMS scores 71/100 against 64/100 for Rainbond, so it is the safer default.

Umbraco CMS ships more often: 27 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for Rainbond.

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

Umbraco CMS is growing faster right now (+21 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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