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LetterFeedvsNode RED

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

LetterFeedNode RED
Score41/10081/100
Rank in category#63 of 85 in Feed Reader#1 of 26 in Automation
GitHub stars20723 791
Stars, last 30 days+0+106
Stable releases, 12 months121
Latest release0.5.3 · 8 Sept 20264.1.17 · 21 Oct 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITApache-2.0
Main languagePythonJavaScript

Which one should you pick?

Node RED scores 81/100 against 41/100 for LetterFeed, so it is the safer default.

Node RED ships more often: 21 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for LetterFeed.

If you want the quickest setup, Node RED is easier to run; LetterFeed needs more configuration.

Node RED is growing faster right now (+106 stars in 30 days).

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