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glance vs upvote-rss
glance has 38,139 GitHub stars, 1,519 forks, 318 open issues and last shipped 5 days ago. upvote-rss has 513 stars, 17 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped 21 days ago. glance leads on adoption by 7,335% (38,139 vs 513 stars). glance is written in Go under AGPL-3.0; upvote-rss is written in PHP under MIT. glance has attracted 4% as many forks as stars, upvote-rss 3%. glance was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 3 topic tags (reddit, rss, self-hosted), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
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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| glance | upvote-rss | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 38K | ★ 513 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Go | PHP |
| Last push | 2026-11-07 | 2026-10-22 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.5K | ⑂ 17 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick glance if
- You weight community size — 38K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- 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 glance
Glance Install • Configuration • Discord • Sponsor Community widgets • Preconfigured pages • Themes A lightweight, highly customizable dashboard that displays your feeds in a beautiful, streamlined interface Features Various widgets RSS feeds Subreddit posts Hacker News posts Weather forecasts YouTube channel uploads Twitch channels Market prices Docker containers status Server stats Custom widgets and many more... Fast and lightweight Low memory usage Few dependencies Minimal vanilla JS Single Configuration Configuration is done through YAML files, to learn more about how the layout works, how to add more pages…
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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 glance or upvote-rss more popular?
glance has 38,139 GitHub stars and upvote-rss has 513. glance has the larger community by that measure.
Are glance and upvote-rss free?
Both are open source. glance is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and upvote-rss under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between glance and upvote-rss?
glance is written in Go 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, glance or upvote-rss?
Choose glance if you want the larger community (38,139 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose upvote-rss if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.