librephotosvsRSS Guard
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| librephotos | RSS Guard | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 71/100 | 64/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 41 in Photo Management | #6 of 85 in Feed Reader |
| GitHub stars | 8 120 | 2 816 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +37 | +53 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 13 | 15 |
| Latest release | 1.5.0 · 28 Oct 2026 | 5.2.5 · 20 Aug 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | No |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | C++ |
Which one should you pick?
librephotos scores 71/100 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 13 for librephotos.
If you want the quickest setup, RSS Guard is easier to run; librephotos needs more configuration.
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