FreshRSS vs Miniflux vs RSSHub

Side by side, as alternatives to Feedly. Rows that differ are highlighted; the strongest value in a row is marked. Unknown means no source yet.

FreshRSSFreshRSS/FreshRSS

Minifluxminiflux/v2

RSSHubDIYgod/RSSHub

Feedlypaid product

Cost and coverage

Price

$0 software; you run it

Free for up to 100 feeds; Pro and Pro+ are paid yearly plans (priced in your local currency); Enterprise on request source ↗

Follow sites

Partly

Yes

Summarise and prioritise articles with AI

Yes

Track keywords

Partly

Yes

Jobs covered

2 of 3 jobs

1 of 3 jobs

All 3

Popularity and activity (from GitHub)

Stars

16,377

9,812

46,603Top

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Gain this week

Unknown

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Signal

Building history

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Commits / 4 wk

1,461Top

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Latest release

1.30.4 · 2026-10-21

2.3.4 · 2026-10-20

v2026.10.22-8458.ec765d3 · 2026-10-22Top

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Commits / 12 wk

178

2,048

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People committing / 12 mo

37+

20+

88+

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Issues opened / closed, 30 days

35 / 32

5 / 9

25 / 314

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Facts, with sources on each project page

Runs on my machine?Differs

Yes, self-hosted web app on your own server

Yes, self-hosted web app (single binary plus PostgreSQL)

Yes, self-host with Docker, Node.js, Kubernetes or a cloud host

Hosted by the vendor

Code licenceDiffers

AGPL-3.0

Apache-2.0

AGPL-3.0

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Model weights licence

No separate model weights

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Commercial useDiffers

Yes under AGPL-3.0; if you modify it and offer it to others over a network, you must share your changes

Yes, Apache-2.0 allows commercial use

Yes under AGPL-3.0; if you modify it and offer it to others over a network, you must share your changes

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Paid services needed?Differs

None; needs a web server, PHP and a database (SQLite works)

None; you only need a PostgreSQL database

None for most routes; X (Twitter) routes need a logged-in auth_token cookie or paid Pay-Per-Use developer API keys

Subscription

HardwareDiffers

Light server; runs even on a Raspberry Pi 1

Very light; a few MB of memory and little CPU even with hundreds of feeds

Not checked yet

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Operating systemsDiffers

Server on Linux or Windows; macOS hosting not mentioned; apps for Linux, Android, iOS, Windows and macOS via its APIs

Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, OpenBSD and Windows listed; primarily tested on Linux; Docker images and Debian/RPM packages

Docker images for linux/amd64 and linux/arm64, or a manual Node.js install; Windows and macOS hosting not documented

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Setup effortDiffers

Medium; Docker or one-click hosts (YunoHost, PikaPods, Cloudron), or manual install with a web server and PHP 8.1+

Medium; install a package, binary or Docker image and set up PostgreSQL

Medium; Docker Compose is the recommended path, with Redis and an optional headless browser for some routes

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Stars over time

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FreshRSS
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Tracked daily since 22 Oct 2026. Dashed history: estimated from public records of when people starred the repo. Lines connect observations only; gaps contain no measured points.

Growth % starts at each project's first observed point in the shown range. Zero-star starts are unavailable.

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FreshRSS vs Miniflux vs RSSHub (as alternatives to Feedly)
Figures from RepoQuarry, 22 Oct 2026. Sources: https://repoquarry.dev/compare?ids=freshrss,miniflux,rsshub&product=feedly

Feedly: Free for up to 100 feeds; Pro and Pro+ are paid yearly plans (priced in your local currency); Enterprise on request
FreshRSS: free software; does 2 of 3 Feedly jobs
Miniflux: free software; does 1 of 3 Feedly jobs
RSSHub: free software; does 1 of 3 Feedly jobs

- FreshRSS: 16,377 GitHub stars, 178 commits in 12 weeks, licence AGPL-3.0
- Miniflux: 9,812 GitHub stars, 43 commits in 12 weeks, licence Apache-2.0
- RSSHub: 46,603 GitHub stars, 2,048 commits in 12 weeks, licence AGPL-3.0

Where they differ:
- Runs on my machine?: FreshRSS Yes, self-hosted web app on your own server; Miniflux Yes, self-hosted web app (single binary plus PostgreSQL); RSSHub Yes, self-host with Docker, Node.js, Kubernetes or a cloud host
- Code licence: FreshRSS AGPL-3.0; Miniflux Apache-2.0; RSSHub AGPL-3.0
- Commercial use: FreshRSS Yes under AGPL-3.0; if you modify it and offer it to others over a network, you must share your changes; Miniflux Yes, Apache-2.0 allows commercial use; RSSHub Yes under AGPL-3.0; if you modify it and offer it to others over a network, you must share your changes
- Paid services needed?: FreshRSS None; needs a web server, PHP and a database (SQLite works); Miniflux None; you only need a PostgreSQL database; RSSHub None for most routes; X (Twitter) routes need a logged-in auth_token cookie or paid Pay-Per-Use developer API keys
- Hardware: FreshRSS Light server; runs even on a Raspberry Pi 1; Miniflux Very light; a few MB of memory and little CPU even with hundreds of feeds; RSSHub Not checked yet
- Operating systems: FreshRSS Server on Linux or Windows; macOS hosting not mentioned; apps for Linux, Android, iOS, Windows and macOS via its APIs; Miniflux Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, OpenBSD and Windows listed; primarily tested on Linux; Docker images and Debian/RPM packages; RSSHub Docker images for linux/amd64 and linux/arm64, or a manual Node.js install; Windows and macOS hosting not documented
- Setup effort: FreshRSS Medium; Docker or one-click hosts (YunoHost, PikaPods, Cloudron), or manual install with a web server and PHP 8.1+; Miniflux Medium; install a package, binary or Docker image and set up PostgreSQL; RSSHub Medium; Docker Compose is the recommended path, with Redis and an optional headless browser for some routes

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Numbers: GitHub, fetched nightly. Facts: read from each project's own documentation, with the source on its page. How we check. FreshRSS/FreshRSS ↗miniflux/v2 ↗DIYgod/RSSHub ↗

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