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GitnessvsRSSbrew

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

GitnessRSSbrew
Score80/10042/100
Rank in category#2 of 14 in Code Hosting#58 of 85 in Feed Reader
GitHub stars38 753296
Stars, last 30 days+319+0
Stable releases, 12 months61
Latest releasev2.28.2 · 20 Apr 2026v2026.1 · 29 Aug 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0AGPL-3.0
Main languageGoPython

Which one should you pick?

Gitness scores 80/100 against 42/100 for RSSbrew, so it is the safer default.

Gitness ships more often: 6 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for RSSbrew.

If you want the quickest setup, Gitness is easier to run; RSSbrew needs more configuration.

Gitness is growing faster right now (+319 stars in 30 days).

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