# RSS Guard vs Typst

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

| | RSS Guard | Typst |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 64/100 | 82/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #6 of 85 in Feed Reader | #1 of 2 in Publishing |
| GitHub stars | 2 816 | 56 870 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +53 | +141 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 15 ✓ | 5 |
| Latest release | 5.2.5 · 20 Aug 2026 ✓ | v0.15.1 · 17 Jul 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | GPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | C++ | Rust |

## Which one should you pick?

Typst scores 82/100 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 5 for Typst.

Typst is growing faster right now (+141 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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