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Ferrite Telegram ServervsWriteFreely

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

Ferrite Telegram ServerWriteFreely
Score39/10065/100
Rank in category#88 of 110 in Chat#2 of 24 in Blogging
GitHub stars1775 276
Stars, last 30 days—+19
Stable releases, 12 months03
Latest release—v0.17.2 · 10 Aug 2026
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
Main languageC#Go

Which one should you pick?

WriteFreely scores 65/100 against 39/100 for Ferrite Telegram Server, so it is the safer default.

WriteFreely ships more often: 3 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Ferrite Telegram Server.

If you want the quickest setup, WriteFreely is easier to run; Ferrite Telegram Server needs more configuration.

WriteFreely is growing faster right now (+19 stars in 30 days).

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