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htmly vs Hyvor Blogs
htmly has 1,363 GitHub stars, 306 forks, 54 open issues and last shipped 8 months ago. Hyvor Blogs has 16 stars, 4 forks, 90 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. htmly leads on adoption by 8,419% (1,363 vs 16 stars). htmly is written in PHP under GPL-2.0; Hyvor Blogs is written in PHP under AGPL-3.0. htmly has attracted 22% as many forks as stars, Hyvor Blogs 25%. Hyvor Blogs was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (cms), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| htmly | Hyvor Blogs | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 1.4K | ★ 16 |
| License | GPL-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | PHP | PHP |
| Last push | 2026-01-25 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 306 | ⑂ 4 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick htmly if
- You weight community size — 1.4K stars and counting
- You want the GPL-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Hyvor Blogs if
- You want the Hyvor Blogs feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You evaluated both and Hyvor Blogs fits your workflow better
About htmly
HTMLy is an open source blogging platform and flat file CMS written in PHP. It serves people who want a blog or simple website without running a database server. The project stores content in files and uses an algorithm to list material by date, type, category, tag, or author. It lives in the PHP web publishing ecosystem.
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About Hyvor Blogs
Hyvor Blogs is an open source, self hosted blogging platform maintained by HYVOR and written primarily in PHP under the AGPL 3.0 license. It is built for speed and simplicity while remaining flexible enough to support anything from a straightforward personal blog to more complex publishing workflows. The project ships as a full application rather than a library: a console and editor frontend built with SvelteKit and the Hyvor Design System, an API backend built on PHP and Symfony, and PostgreSQL serving both as the database and as the queue backend. It lives in the PHP and Symfony ecosystem, with a SvelteKit fron…
read the full Hyvor Blogs overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is htmly or Hyvor Blogs more popular?
htmly has 1,363 GitHub stars and Hyvor Blogs has 16. htmly has the larger community by that measure.
Are htmly and Hyvor Blogs free?
Both are open source. htmly is licensed under GPL-2.0 and Hyvor Blogs under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between htmly and Hyvor Blogs?
htmly is written in PHP and Hyvor Blogs in PHP. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, htmly or Hyvor Blogs?
Choose htmly if you want the larger community (1,363 stars) or its GPL-2.0 licence terms. Choose Hyvor Blogs if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.