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DanB/RSSvsselfoss

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

DanB/RSSselfoss
Score53/10060/100
Rank in category#19 of 86 in Feed Reader#10 of 86 in Feed Reader
GitHub stars—2 477
Stars, last 30 days—+2
Stable releases, 12 months00
Latest release——
SetupEasyEasy
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseMITGPL-3.0
Main language—HTML

Which one should you pick?

selfoss scores 60/100 against 53/100 for DanB/RSS, so it is the safer default.

selfoss is growing faster right now (+2 stars in 30 days).

Key differences

  • License: DanB/RSS is MIT, selfoss is GPL-3.0.
  • Only DanB/RSS ships an official Docker image.
  • Platforms only DanB/RSS lists: Build from Source.
  • Platforms only selfoss lists: Linux, NixOS.
  • Features only DanB/RSS lists: Automatic Feed Fetching, Built-in Authentication, Custom feed names and colors, Feed management UI and 10 more.
  • Features only selfoss lists: Feed auto-detection, Full-text article fetching, Keyboard Shortcuts, Multi-language interface and 8 more.

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