RSSHub vs Miniflux
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.
Also replaces Feedly: + FreshRSS
Cost and coverage
Price
$0 software; you run it
$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
No: No
Partial: Partly
Confirmed: Yes
Summarise and prioritise articles with AI
No: No
No: No
Confirmed: Yes
Track keywords
Partial: Partly
No: No
Confirmed: Yes
Jobs covered
1 of 3 jobs
1 of 3 jobs
All 3
Popularity and activity (from GitHub)
Stars
46,603Top
9,812
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Gain this week
Unknown
Unknown
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Signal
Building history
Building history
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Commits / 4 wk
1,461Top
21
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Latest release
v2026.10.22-8458.ec765d3 · 2026-10-22Top
2.3.4 · 2026-10-20
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Commits / 12 wk
2,048
43
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People committing / 12 mo
88+
20+
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Issues opened / closed, 30 days
25 / 314
5 / 9
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Facts, with sources on each project page
Runs on my machine?Differs
Confirmed: Yes, self-host with Docker, Node.js, Kubernetes or a cloud host
Confirmed: Yes, self-hosted web app (single binary plus PostgreSQL)
Hosted by the vendor
Code licenceDiffers
Confirmed: AGPL-3.0
Confirmed: Apache-2.0
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Model weights licence
Confirmed: No separate model weights
Confirmed: No separate model weights
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Commercial useDiffers
Confirmed: Yes under AGPL-3.0; if you modify it and offer it to others over a network, you must share your changes
Confirmed: Yes, Apache-2.0 allows commercial use
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Paid services needed?Differs
Partial: None for most routes; X (Twitter) routes need a logged-in auth_token cookie or paid Pay-Per-Use developer API keys
Confirmed: None; you only need a PostgreSQL database
Subscription
HardwareDiffers
Unknown: Not checked yet
Confirmed: Very light; a few MB of memory and little CPU even with hundreds of feeds
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Operating systemsDiffers
Partial: Docker images for linux/amd64 and linux/arm64, or a manual Node.js install; Windows and macOS hosting not documented
Confirmed: Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, OpenBSD and Windows listed; primarily tested on Linux; Docker images and Debian/RPM packages
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Setup effortDiffers
Confirmed: Medium; Docker Compose is the recommended path, with Redis and an optional headless browser for some routes
Confirmed: Medium; install a package, binary or Docker image and set up PostgreSQL
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Stars over time
Switch to Growth % to compare projects of different sizes fairly.
The chart appears after a few nightly checks.
Notes for a video or post
A plain summary with today's date and a link to the sources. Check each project page before you publish.
Want share images and a ready video description? Open a project's creator kit.
Numbers: GitHub, fetched nightly. Facts: read from each project's own documentation, with the source on its page. How we check. DIYgod/RSSHub ↗miniflux/v2 ↗