# RSS Guard vs Vert

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

| | RSS Guard | Vert |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 64/100 | 71/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #6 of 85 in Feed Reader | #2 of 10 in File Conversion |
| GitHub stars | 2 816 | 16 173 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +53 | +540 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 15 ✓ | 0 |
| Latest release | 5.2.5 · 20 Aug 2026 | — |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Easy |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | GPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | C++ | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

Vert 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 0 for Vert.

Vert is growing faster right now (+540 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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