Miniflux vs RSSHub vs FreshRSS

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.

Minifluxminiflux/v2

RSSHubDIYgod/RSSHub

FreshRSSFreshRSS/FreshRSS

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

1 of 3 jobs

2 of 3 jobs

All 3

Popularity and activity (from GitHub)

Stars

9,812

46,603Top

16,377

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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

2.3.4 · 2026-10-20

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

1.30.4 · 2026-10-21

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Commits / 12 wk

2,048

178

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People committing / 12 mo

20+

88+

37+

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Issues opened / closed, 30 days

5 / 9

25 / 314

35 / 32

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Facts, with sources on each project page

Runs on my machine?Differs

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

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

Yes, self-hosted web app on your own server

Hosted by the vendor

Code licenceDiffers

Apache-2.0

AGPL-3.0

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Model weights licence

No separate model weights

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Commercial useDiffers

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; 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

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

Subscription

HardwareDiffers

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

Not checked yet

Light server; runs even on a Raspberry Pi 1

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Operating systemsDiffers

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

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

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Setup effortDiffers

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

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

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Stars over time

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

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

- 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
- FreshRSS: 16,377 GitHub stars, 178 commits in 12 weeks, licence AGPL-3.0

Where they differ:
- Runs on my machine?: Miniflux Yes, self-hosted web app (single binary plus PostgreSQL); RSSHub Yes, self-host with Docker, Node.js, Kubernetes or a cloud host; FreshRSS Yes, self-hosted web app on your own server
- Code licence: Miniflux Apache-2.0; RSSHub AGPL-3.0; FreshRSS AGPL-3.0
- Commercial use: 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; FreshRSS 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?: 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; FreshRSS None; needs a web server, PHP and a database (SQLite works)
- Hardware: Miniflux Very light; a few MB of memory and little CPU even with hundreds of feeds; RSSHub Not checked yet; FreshRSS Light server; runs even on a Raspberry Pi 1
- Operating systems: 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; FreshRSS Server on Linux or Windows; macOS hosting not mentioned; apps for Linux, Android, iOS, Windows and macOS via its APIs
- Setup effort: 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; FreshRSS Medium; Docker or one-click hosts (YunoHost, PikaPods, Cloudron), or manual install with a web server and PHP 8.1+

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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. miniflux/v2 ↗DIYgod/RSSHub ↗FreshRSS/FreshRSS ↗

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