social_recipesvsWriteFreely
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| social_recipes | WriteFreely | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 43/100 | 65/100 |
| Rank in category | #16 of 18 in Recipe Management | #2 of 24 in Blogging |
| GitHub stars | 52 | 5 276 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +0 | +19 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 16 | 3 |
| Latest release | v1.9.11 · 29 Oct 2026 | v0.17.2 · 10 Aug 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | Go |
Which one should you pick?
WriteFreely scores 65/100 against 43/100 for social_recipes, so it is the safer default.
social_recipes ships more often: 16 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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