# prefect vs RSS Guard

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

| | prefect | RSS Guard |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 80/100 ✓ | 64/100 |
| Rank in category | #5 of 32 in Workflow Automation | #6 of 85 in Feed Reader |
| GitHub stars | 24 094 ✓ | 2 817 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +182 ✓ | +56 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 17 ✓ | 15 |
| Latest release | 2.20.27 · 23 Oct 2026 ✓ | 5.2.5 · 20 Aug 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | C++ |

## Which one should you pick?

prefect scores 80/100 against 64/100 for RSS Guard, so it is the safer default.

prefect ships more often: 17 stable releases in the past year, against 15 for RSS Guard.

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

prefect is growing faster right now (+182 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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