FreshRSS vs RSSHub
A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted rss & news readers options
— licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one
replaces.
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Compare FreshRSS with
choose an app… Karakeep ArchiveBox Linkwarden Omnivore Wallabag Shiori Linkding Fluent Reader Miniflux RSS-Bridge Winds Floccus NewsBlur Buku TagSpaces Stringer yarr Shaarli Newsboat Feedbin CommaFeed Pinry Kill the Newsletter Tiny Tiny RSS Feeder RSS Guard selfoss Fusion Feed reader nono Antennapod-server-Wenholt bewCloud QuiteRSS Nextcloud News osmos::feed Liferea NewsFlash RSSBox morss FeedReader Nom RSS by guyfedwards FeedHQ Readrops Reader by lemon24 Feed mixer nono Granary RSS Monster Yotter rss2email rsspls Feedpushr Feeds Fun Tinyfeed FeedCord Newsraft RSS aggregator nono KrISS feed Russ FeedMixer Bubo Reader RSS reader nono Leed feed2toot Goeland RSS Funnel Feed dashboard nono Reader-self Coldsweat JARR TrueRSS rss2hook Newspipe Yarrharr
Compare RSSHub with
choose an app… Karakeep ArchiveBox Linkwarden Omnivore Wallabag Shiori Linkding Fluent Reader Miniflux RSS-Bridge Winds Floccus NewsBlur Buku TagSpaces Stringer yarr Shaarli Newsboat Feedbin CommaFeed Pinry Kill the Newsletter Tiny Tiny RSS Feeder RSS Guard selfoss Fusion Feed reader nono Antennapod-server-Wenholt bewCloud QuiteRSS Nextcloud News osmos::feed Liferea NewsFlash RSSBox morss FeedReader Nom RSS by guyfedwards FeedHQ Readrops Reader by lemon24 Feed mixer nono Granary RSS Monster Yotter rss2email rsspls Feedpushr Feeds Fun FeedCord Newsraft RSS aggregator nono KrISS feed Russ FeedMixer Bubo Reader RSS reader nono Leed feed2toot Goeland RSS Funnel Feed dashboard nono Reader-self Coldsweat JARR TrueRSS rss2hook Newspipe Yarrharr
Feature FreshRSS RSSHub Category RSS & News Readers RSS & News Readers License AGPL-3.0 MIT Language PHP TypeScript Setup difficulty Easy Easy Min. RAM 256 MB 256 MB Deployment docker, bare-metal docker GitHub stars ★ 15,716 ★ 45,646 First released 2013 2018 Replaces Feedly, Inoreader, Google Reader Feedly
Why pick each one
Choose FreshRSS if… Lightweight and fast Works with many mobile apps Actively maintained FreshRSS details Choose RSSHub if… Feeds from feedless sites Huge route catalog Active community RSSHub details
Frequently asked questions Is FreshRSS or RSSHub better? Neither is universally better. RSSHub has the larger community; both share a easy setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are FreshRSS and RSSHub free and open-source? Yes. FreshRSS is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and RSSHub under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run FreshRSS and RSSHub with Docker? FreshRSS: yes. RSSHub: yes.