# Backstage vs RSS 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.

## Details

- [Backstage](https://selfhost.directory/project/backstage) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/backstage.md)
- [RSS Guard](https://selfhost.directory/project/rss-guard) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/rss-guard.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/backstage-vs-rss-guard