# html2rss vs Ollama

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

| | html2rss | Ollama |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 50/100 | 95/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #27 of 85 in Feed Reader | #1 of 25 in LLM Inference |
| GitHub stars | 194 | 185 141 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +3 593 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 19 | 50 ✓ |
| Latest release | v1.14.5 · 23 Oct 2026 | v0.40.12 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Main language | Ruby | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Ollama scores 95/100 against 50/100 for html2rss, so it is the safer default.

Ollama ships more often: 50 stable releases in the past year, against 19 for html2rss.

If you want the quickest setup, Ollama is easier to run; html2rss needs more configuration.

Ollama is growing faster right now (+3 593 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [html2rss](https://selfhost.directory/project/html2rss) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/html2rss.md)
- [Ollama](https://selfhost.directory/project/ollama) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/ollama.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/html2rss-vs-ollama