deer-flowvsRSS Guard
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| deer-flow | RSS Guard | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 86/100 | 64/100 |
| Rank in category | #4 of 209 in AI Agents | #6 of 85 in Feed Reader |
| GitHub stars | 84 560 | 2 817 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +1 639 | +56 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 2 | 15 |
| Latest release | v2.1.0 · 24 Sept 2026 | 5.2.5 · 20 Aug 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Easy |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | C++ |
Which one should you pick?
deer-flow scores 86/100 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 2 for deer-flow.
If you want the quickest setup, RSS Guard is easier to run; deer-flow needs more configuration.
deer-flow is growing faster right now (+1 639 stars in 30 days).
deer-flow details →RSS Guard details →