# RSS Guard vs SRS

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

| | RSS Guard | SRS |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 64/100 | 78/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #6 of 85 in Feed Reader | #4 of 118 in Media Server |
| GitHub stars | 2 817 | 29 389 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +56 | +112 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 15 ✓ | 13 |
| Latest release | 5.2.5 · 20 Aug 2026 | v7.0-a3 · 25 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | C++ | C |

## Which one should you pick?

SRS scores 78/100 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 SRS.

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

## Details

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

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