Buku vs Miniflux
A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted apps from related categories
— licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one
replaces.
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Feature Buku Miniflux Category Bookmarks & Read-It-Later RSS & News Readers License GPL-3.0 Apache-2.0 Language Python Go Setup difficulty Easy Easy Min. RAM 64 MB 128 MB Deployment bare-metal, binary docker, binary GitHub stars ★ 7,177 ★ 9,561 First released 2015 2014 Replaces Delicious Feedly, Inoreader
Why pick each one
Choose Buku if… Scriptable and fast Portable database Lightweight Buku details Choose Miniflux if… Very fast and lightweight Easy to deploy Clean reading experience Miniflux details
Frequently asked questions Is Buku or Miniflux better? Neither is universally better. Miniflux has the larger community; both share a easy setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are Buku and Miniflux free and open-source? Yes. Buku is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Miniflux under Apache-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Buku and Miniflux with Docker? Buku: check the project docs for container support. Miniflux: yes.