# daily-brief vs FreshRSS

> Two self-hosted [Feed Reader projects](https://selfhost.directory/feed-reader), compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | daily-brief | FreshRSS |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 50/100 | 79/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #27 of 85 in Feed Reader | #2 of 85 in Feed Reader |
| GitHub stars | 383 | 16 435 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +309 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 9 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | 1.30.4 · 21 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | PHP |

## Which one should you pick?

FreshRSS scores 79/100 against 50/100 for daily-brief, so it is the safer default.

FreshRSS ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for daily-brief.

If you want the quickest setup, FreshRSS is easier to run; daily-brief needs more configuration.

FreshRSS is growing faster right now (+309 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [daily-brief](https://selfhost.directory/project/dailybrief) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/dailybrief.md)
- [FreshRSS](https://selfhost.directory/project/freshrss) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/freshrss.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/dailybrief-vs-freshrss