# Standard Notes vs Umbraco CMS

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

| | Standard Notes | Umbraco CMS |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 70/100 | 71/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #8 of 81 in Notes & Editors | #7 of 42 in Content Management |
| GitHub stars | 6 686 ✓ | 5 278 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +53 ✓ | +21 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 5 | 27 ✓ |
| Latest release | @standardnotes/mobile@3.202.11 · 23 Oct 2026 | release-13.16.4 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | C |

## Which one should you pick?

Umbraco CMS scores 71/100 against 70/100 for Standard Notes, so it is the safer default.

Umbraco CMS ships more often: 27 stable releases in the past year, against 5 for Standard Notes.

Standard Notes is growing faster right now (+53 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Standard Notes](https://selfhost.directory/project/standard-notes) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/standard-notes.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/standard-notes-vs-umbraco-cms