BackstagevsRSS Guard
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Backstage | RSS Guard | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 78/100 | 64/100 |
| Rank in category | #8 of 166 in Developer Tools | #6 of 85 in Feed Reader |
| GitHub stars | 34 732 | 2 817 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +50 | +56 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 14 | 15 |
| Latest release | v1.57.0-next.0 · 27 Oct 2026 | 5.2.5 · 20 Aug 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Easy |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | C++ |
Which one should you pick?
Backstage scores 78/100 against 64/100 for RSS Guard, so it is the safer default.
RSS Guard ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 14 for Backstage.
If you want the quickest setup, RSS Guard is easier to run; Backstage needs more configuration.
Backstage details →RSS Guard details →