# Baby Buddy vs Yarr

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | Baby Buddy | Yarr |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 66/100 ✓ | 61/100 |
| Rank in category | #4 of 31 in Health & Fitness | #7 of 85 in Feed Reader |
| GitHub stars | 2 934 | 4 080 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +36 ✓ | +28 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 ✓ | 4 |
| Latest release | v2.11.0 · 19 Sept 2026 ✓ | v2.9 · 7 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | MIT |
| Main language | Python | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Baby Buddy scores 66/100 against 61/100 for Yarr, so it is the safer default.

Baby Buddy ships more often: 7 stable releases in the past year, against 4 for Yarr.

## Details

- [Baby Buddy](https://selfhost.directory/project/baby-buddy) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/baby-buddy.md)
- [Yarr](https://selfhost.directory/project/yarr) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/yarr.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/baby-buddy-vs-yarr