harnessvsRSS Guard
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| harness | RSS Guard | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 80/100 | 64/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 28 in CI/CD | #6 of 85 in Feed Reader |
| GitHub stars | 38 746 | 2 817 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +319 | +56 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 6 | 15 |
| Latest release | v2.28.2 · 20 Apr 2026 | 5.2.5 · 20 Aug 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Go | C++ |
Which one should you pick?
harness scores 80/100 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 6 for harness.
harness is growing faster right now (+319 stars in 30 days).
harness details →RSS Guard details →