FreshRSS vs RSS Monster
Both are self-hosted feed readers projects. This page compares how well each one is actually maintained — the part you cannot see from a feature list.
| FreshRSS | RSS Monster | |
|---|---|---|
| Health score | 82/100 | 77/100 |
| Commits (11 mo) | 654 | 1054 |
| Commits (last 3 mo) | 183 | 417 |
| Stars | 16k | 557 |
| Latest release | 9 Sept 2026 | 9 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Built with | PHP, Docker | PHP |
| Typical RAM | 1 GB | 1 GB |
FreshRSS
Self-hostable RSS feed aggregator.
High commit volume, frequent releases and growing activity.
Commit activity more than 70% of tracked projects; popularity more than 86%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
RSS Monster
Easy to use web-based RSS aggregator and reader compatible with the Fever API (alternative to Google Reader).
Actively maintained with regular releases.
Commit activity more than 80% of tracked projects; popularity more than 25%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
How to read this
Everything above is measured, not opinion: commit counts and release dates come from the public repositories, and the health score ranks each project against all 1352 projects we track. Read the full method.
What this comparison deliberately does not do is tell you which has the better feature set. Maintenance health tells you which project will still be receiving security fixes in two years. Decide that first, then compare features on the projects that survive the filter.
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