spiderfootvsWriteFreely
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| spiderfoot | WriteFreely | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 77/100 | 65/100 |
| Rank in category | #9 of 78 in Security | #2 of 24 in Blogging |
| GitHub stars | 24 012 | 5 276 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +1 536 | +19 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 3 |
| Latest release | — | v0.17.2 · 10 Aug 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | Go |
Which one should you pick?
spiderfoot scores 77/100 against 65/100 for WriteFreely, so it is the safer default.
WriteFreely ships more often: 3 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for spiderfoot.
spiderfoot is growing faster right now (+1 536 stars in 30 days).
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