Winter CMSvsWriteFreely
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Winter CMS | WriteFreely | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 62/100 | 65/100 |
| Rank in category | #16 of 42 in Content Management | #2 of 24 in Blogging |
| GitHub stars | 1 522 | 5 276 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +2 | +19 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 3 |
| Latest release | v1.2.14 · 19 Aug 2026 | v0.17.2 · 10 Aug 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | PHP | Go |
Which one should you pick?
WriteFreely scores 65/100 against 62/100 for Winter CMS, so it is the safer default.
Winter CMS ships more often: 7 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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