# monitorss-bot vs Nextcloud News

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

| | monitorss-bot | Nextcloud News |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 58/100 | 61/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #2 of 4 in RSS | #1 of 6 in Feed Aggregator |
| GitHub stars | 1 296 ✓ | 1 012 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +11 ✓ | +8 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 9 ✓ |
| Latest release | v7.5.0 · 24 Oct 2026 ✓ | 29.0.0 · 10 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | PHP |

## Which one should you pick?

Nextcloud News scores 61/100 against 58/100 for monitorss-bot, so it is the safer default.

Nextcloud News ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for monitorss-bot.

If you want the quickest setup, Nextcloud News is easier to run; monitorss-bot needs more configuration.

## Details

- [monitorss-bot](https://selfhost.directory/project/monitorss-bot) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/monitorss-bot.md)
- [Nextcloud News](https://selfhost.directory/project/nextcloud-news) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/nextcloud-news.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/monitorss-bot-vs-nextcloud-news