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WordPress vs Nordcraft
WordPress has 21,523 GitHub stars, 13,083 forks, 3 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Nordcraft has 494 stars, 47 forks, 184 open issues and last shipped yesterday. WordPress leads on adoption by 4,257% (21,523 vs 494 stars). WordPress is written in PHP under a custom or non-standard licence; Nordcraft is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0. WordPress has attracted 61% as many forks as stars, Nordcraft 10%. WordPress was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
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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| WordPress | Nordcraft | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 22K | ★ 494 |
| License | Custom / other | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | PHP | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 13K | ⑂ 47 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick WordPress if
- You weight community size — 22K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Nordcraft if
- You want the Nordcraft feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Nordcraft fits your workflow better
About WordPress
WordPress & 8250; ReadMe Semantic Personal Publishing Platform First Things First Welcome. WordPress is a very special project to me. Every developer and contributor adds something unique to the mix, and together we create something beautiful that I am proud to be a part of. Thousands of hours have gone into WordPress, and we are dedicated to making it better every day. Thank you for making it part of your world. & 8212; Matt Mullenweg Installation: Famous 5 minute install Unzip the package in an empty directory and upload everything. Open wp admin/install.php in your browser. It will take you through the…
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About Nordcraft
Nordcraft Create highly performant web apps with SSR, branching, version control, components, and much more! Visit nordcraft.com to learn more. Discord BlueSky YouTube LinkedIn Introduction This repository holds different packages that are used internally by the Nordcraft framework. The packages that are currently available are: core 👈 holds core (shared) logic used by the other packages runtime 👈 includes logic for hydrating/running/updating a Nordcraft application on the front end ssr 👈 holds part of the server side rendering logic lib 👈 holds all builtin formulas and actions used by the runtime and during…
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Frequently asked questions
Is WordPress or Nordcraft more popular?
WordPress has 21,523 GitHub stars and Nordcraft has 494. WordPress has the larger community by that measure.
Are WordPress and Nordcraft free?
Both are open source. WordPress has no licence declared in this registry, and Nordcraft is licensed under Apache-2.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between WordPress and Nordcraft?
WordPress is written in PHP and Nordcraft in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, WordPress or Nordcraft?
Choose WordPress if you want the larger community (21,523 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Nordcraft if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.