Publify
Simple but full featured web publishing software.
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Still maintained? Yes: 38 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v11.0.1 (Oct 2026).
Comparisons in Content Management Systems (CMS): Squarespace alternatives, Webflow alternatives.
At a glance
Publify quick facts
- Health score
- 83/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 1,855
- Last commit
- 4 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v11.0.1, Oct 2026
- Licence
- MIT
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "Publify is a simple but full featured web publishing software. It's built around a blogging engine and a small message system connected to Twitter."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Publify scores 83/100, #19 of 48 in Content Management Systems (CMS): 38 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v11.0.1, 7 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 1,855 stars add 13.1 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is Docker support, worth 10.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
38 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v11.0.1 released 7 days ago
- Stars 13.1 / 20
1.9k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support biggest shortfall 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 38
- Last 90 days
- 122
- Last 12 months
- 4 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #19 of 48 tools in Content Management Systems (CMS) by health , between Kirby (#18) and WinterCMS (#20) .
Details
| Licence | MIT |
| Platforms | Ruby |
| Latest release | v11.0.1 · 7 days ago |
| Stars | 1,855 |
| Open issues | 78 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | publify/publify ↗ |
Publify vs its top 5 alternatives
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Publify: common questions
Is Publify still maintained?
Publify had 38 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 4 days ago; the latest tagged release, v11.0.1, is from 7 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.