# TraceRoot vs WriteFreely

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

| | TraceRoot | WriteFreely |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 58/100 | 65/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #11 of 51 in Monitoring & observability | #2 of 24 in Blogging |
| GitHub stars | 1 133 | 5 276 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +21 ✓ | +19 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 10 ✓ | 3 |
| Latest release | v1.3.3 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ | v0.17.2 · 10 Aug 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

WriteFreely scores 65/100 against 58/100 for TraceRoot, so it is the safer default.

TraceRoot ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for WriteFreely.

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

## Details

- [TraceRoot](https://selfhost.directory/project/traceroot) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/traceroot.md)
- [WriteFreely](https://selfhost.directory/project/writefreely) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/writefreely.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/traceroot-vs-writefreely