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Blackbox exportervsTelegram RSS / JSON Generator

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

Blackbox exporterTelegram RSS / JSON Generator
Score70/10051/100
Rank in category#3 of 51 in Monitoring & observability#9 of 14 in Messaging
GitHub stars5 922651
Stars, last 30 days+16—
Stable releases, 12 months32
Latest releasev0.29.1 · 21 Oct 2026v2.7.2 · 19 Jun 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
Main languageGoPHP

Which one should you pick?

Blackbox exporter scores 70/100 against 51/100 for Telegram RSS / JSON Generator, so it is the safer default.

Blackbox exporter ships more often: 3 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for Telegram RSS / JSON Generator.

If you want the quickest setup, Blackbox exporter is easier to run; Telegram RSS / JSON Generator needs more configuration.

Blackbox exporter is growing faster right now (+16 stars in 30 days).

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