Ech0
Lightweight federated publishing platform focused on personal idea sharing (documentation in Chinese).
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Still maintained? Yes: 134 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v5.8.3 (Oct 2026).
Comparisons in Blogging Platforms: WordPress.com alternatives.
At a glance
Ech0 quick facts
- Health score
- 93/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 2,082
- Last commit
- 4 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v5.8.3, Oct 2026
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
Top alternatives to Ech0
In its own words
The project's README opens: "Tools like Memos are great for capturing quick thoughts. Ech0 is built for what comes next: publishing those ideas to a personal timeline that others can follow and interact with. Run it on your own server, keep full control of your content, and keep a personal space that still feels connected through optional comments and sharing. It stays lightweight, easy to deploy, and fully open-source."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Ech0 scores 93/100, #1 of 15 in Blogging Platforms: 134 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v5.8.3, 5 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 2,082 stars add 13.3 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 6.7 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
134 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v5.8.3 released 5 days ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 13.3 / 20
2.1k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 134
- Last 90 days
- 1,579
- Last 12 months
- 4 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #1 of 15 tools in Blogging Platforms by health , just above fx (#2) .
Details
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Docker, K8S |
| Latest release | v5.8.3 · 5 days ago |
| Stars | 2,082 |
| Open issues | 3 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | lin-snow/Ech0 ↗ |
Ech0 vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with Ech0 (Blogging Platforms), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ech0 (this tool) | 93 | 2.1k | AGPL-3.0 | 4 days ago |
| Superdesk | 92 | 758 | AGPL-3.0 | 3 days ago |
| fx | 90 | 335 | MIT | 5 days ago |
| Wagtail | 87 | 21k | BSD-3-Clause | yesterday |
| WriteFreely | 85 | 5.3k | AGPL-3.0 | 4 days ago |
| HTMLy | 39 | 1.4k | GPL-2.0 | 9 months ago |
Ech0: common questions
Is Ech0 still maintained?
Ech0 had 134 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 4 days ago; the latest tagged release, v5.8.3, is from 5 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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