# Klaxon vs RSS Guard

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

| | Klaxon | RSS Guard |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 49/100 | 64/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 3 in News Aggregators | #6 of 85 in Feed Reader |
| GitHub stars | 683 | 2 817 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +56 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 1 | 15 ✓ |
| Latest release | v0.7.0 · 9 Mar 2026 | 5.2.5 · 20 Aug 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Advanced | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | SCSS | C++ |

## Which one should you pick?

RSS Guard scores 64/100 against 49/100 for Klaxon, so it is the safer default.

RSS Guard ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for Klaxon.

If you want the quickest setup, RSS Guard is easier to run; Klaxon needs more configuration.

RSS Guard is growing faster right now (+56 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Klaxon](https://selfhost.directory/project/klaxon) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/klaxon.md)
- [RSS Guard](https://selfhost.directory/project/rss-guard) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/rss-guard.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/klaxon-vs-rss-guard