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FreshRSS vs Miniflux: catalog facts
FreshRSSMiniflux
Free

Free and open source under the AGPL 3.0.

Freemium

Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence to self-host. A paid hosted version is…

Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Web
  • Light enough for shared hosting, yet handles hundreds of feeds
  • API support, so existing mobile feed readers work with it
  • One small Go binary plus PostgreSQL, and nothing else to run
  • Strips pixel trackers and tracking parameters from every article
  • You run it, including PHP, a database and updates
  • The interface is functional rather than beautiful
  • PostgreSQL is required; there is no SQLite option
  • Deliberately few features, which some people will find too few
Self-hosted Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: AGPL-3.0 License: Apache-2.0
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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