FreshRSS vs Shiori
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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Compare FreshRSS with
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Compare Shiori with
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Feature FreshRSS Shiori Category RSS & News Readers Bookmarks & Read-It-Later License AGPL-3.0 MIT Language PHP Go Setup difficulty Easy Easy Min. RAM 256 MB 128 MB Deployment docker, bare-metal docker, binary GitHub stars ★ 15,716 ★ 11,574 First released 2013 2017 Replaces Feedly, Inoreader, Google Reader Pocket, Raindrop.io
Why pick each one
Choose FreshRSS if… Lightweight and fast Works with many mobile apps Actively maintained FreshRSS details Choose Shiori if… Released under the MIT license Easy to set up — beginner-friendly First-class Docker support for quick deployment Mature project with 11.6k GitHub stars Shiori details
Frequently asked questions Is FreshRSS or Shiori better? Neither is universally better. FreshRSS has the larger community; both share a easy setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are FreshRSS and Shiori free and open-source? Yes. FreshRSS is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Shiori under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run FreshRSS and Shiori with Docker? FreshRSS: yes. Shiori: yes.