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Bluesky vs upvote-rss
Bluesky has 18,389 GitHub stars, 2,885 forks, 2,400 open issues and last shipped yesterday. upvote-rss has 513 stars, 17 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped 21 days ago. Bluesky leads on adoption by 3,485% (18,389 vs 513 stars). Bluesky is written in TypeScript under MIT; upvote-rss is written in PHP under MIT. Bluesky has attracted 16% as many forks as stars, upvote-rss 3%. Bluesky was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Bluesky | upvote-rss | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 18K | ★ 513 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | PHP |
| Last push | 2026-11-11 | 2026-10-22 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.9K | ⑂ 17 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Bluesky if
- You weight community size — 18K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick upvote-rss if
- You want the upvote-rss feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You evaluated both and upvote-rss fits your workflow better
About Bluesky
Bluesky Social App Welcome friends! This is the codebase for the Bluesky Social app. Get the app itself: Web: bsky.app iOS: App Store Android: Play Store Development Resources This is a React Native application, written in the TypeScript programming language. It builds on the atproto TypeScript packages (like @atproto/api ), which are also open source, but in a different git repository. There is a small amount of Go language source code (in ./bskyweb/ ), for a web service that returns the React Native Web application. The Build Instructions are a good place to get started with the app itself. The Authenticated…
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About upvote-rss
Upvote RSS Generate rich RSS feeds for popular posts from social aggregation websites Reddit, Lemmy, Hacker News, Lobsters, PieFed, Mbin, and git forge GitHub. Table of Contents Features Motivation Installation Usage Feed options Additional configuration Environment variables Disclaimer Attribution License Features Supports subreddits, Hacker News, Lemmy communities, Lobste.rs, PieFed communities, Mbin magazines, and GitHub Configurable filtering to dial in the right number of posts per day in your feed reader Embedded post media (videos, galleries, and images) Parsers to extract clean content and add featured…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bluesky or upvote-rss more popular?
Bluesky has 18,389 GitHub stars and upvote-rss has 513. Bluesky has the larger community by that measure.
Are Bluesky and upvote-rss free?
Both are open source. Bluesky is licensed under MIT and upvote-rss under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Bluesky and upvote-rss?
Bluesky is written in TypeScript and upvote-rss in PHP. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Bluesky or upvote-rss?
Choose Bluesky if you want the larger community (18,389 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose upvote-rss if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.