WordPress vs WriteFreely
Both WordPress and WriteFreely are self-hosted alternatives to Medium, Tumblr and WordPress.com.
Side by side
| Field | WordPress | WriteFreely |
|---|---|---|
| Description | World's most-used blogging and CMS engine. | Writing software for starting a minimalist, federated blog — or an entire community. |
| GitHub stars | 21,524 | 5,283 |
| License | GPL-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | PHP | Go |
| Latest release | No release recorded | v0.17.2, 10 August 2026 |
| Repository activity | 1 November 2026 | 28 September 2026 |
| Health | Active | Active |
| Categories | Content Management Systems (CMS) | Blogging Platforms |
| Website | https://wordpress.org/ | https://writefreely.org |
| Source code | https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress | https://github.com/writefreely/writefreely |
Where the records differ
Computed from the two records above: a line appears only where the dataset states a figure, a date or a set relation, and no line recommends one application over the other.
- WordPress has more GitHub stars in the dataset, 21,524 against 5,283.
- WordPress recorded repository activity more recently, 1 November 2026 against 28 September 2026.
- WriteFreely has a release on record (v0.17.2); the dataset records no release for WordPress.
- Licenses differ: WordPress is listed under GPL-2.0; WriteFreely under AGPL-3.0.
- Platforms differ: WordPress lists PHP; WriteFreely lists Go.
- WordPress is filed under Content Management Systems (CMS); WriteFreely is filed under Blogging Platforms.