Kill the Newsletter vs Nextcloud News
A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted rss & news readers options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.
Nextcloud News
RSS and Atom feed reader app for Nextcloud
| Feature | Kill the Newsletter | Nextcloud News |
|---|---|---|
| Deploy effort | Under-an-hour setup | Under-an-hour setup |
| Health score | 87 · Excellent | 82 · Excellent |
| Category | RSS & News Readers | RSS & News Readers |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Language | TypeScript | PHP |
| Setup difficulty | Medium | Medium |
| Min. RAM | 128 MB | 512 MB |
| Deployment | docker, source | docker, bare-metal |
| GitHub stars | ★ 3,105 | ★ 1,004 |
| First released | 2020 | 2012 |
| Replaces | Feedly | Feedly, Google Reader |
What are Kill the Newsletter and Nextcloud News?
Kill the Newsletter
Kill the Newsletter is a self-hostable service that gives you an email address whose incoming messages are turned into an RSS feed. It lets you read email newsletters in your feed reader instead of your inbox.
- Newsletters to RSS
- Disposable feed addresses
- Self-contained mail handling
- Lightweight
Nextcloud News
Nextcloud News is an RSS and Atom feed reader application that runs as a Nextcloud app. It offers a feed-reading API supported by numerous mobile and desktop client applications.
- Integrated with Nextcloud
- Open feed-reading API
- Many compatible apps
Kill the Newsletter vs Nextcloud News: key differences
Kill the Newsletter is written in TypeScript, while Nextcloud News is built with PHP. Licensing differs — MIT for Kill the Newsletter versus AGPL-3.0 for Nextcloud News. Kill the Newsletter is the lighter option, starting around 128 MB of RAM against 512 MB for Nextcloud News. Nextcloud News is the more established project (first released 2012), while Kill the Newsletter arrived in 2020. Kill the Newsletter has the considerably larger community, at 3,105 GitHub stars versus 1,004.
Why pick each one
Choose Kill the Newsletter if…
- Released under the MIT license
- First-class Docker support for quick deployment
- Active community (3.1k GitHub stars)
- Written in TypeScript
Watch out for
- Needs inbound mail config
- Per-newsletter feed setup
Choose Nextcloud News if…
- Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
- First-class Docker support for quick deployment
- Active community (1k GitHub stars)
- Written in PHP
Frequently asked questions
Is Kill the Newsletter or Nextcloud News better?
Neither is universally better. Kill the Newsletter has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are Kill the Newsletter and Nextcloud News free and open-source?
Yes. Kill the Newsletter is licensed under MIT and Nextcloud News under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Kill the Newsletter and Nextcloud News with Docker?
Kill the Newsletter: yes. Nextcloud News: yes.
Which is lighter on resources, Kill the Newsletter or Nextcloud News?
Kill the Newsletter has the smaller minimum footprint at 128 MB of RAM, compared to about 512 MB for Nextcloud News. Real-world usage depends on library size, user count, and enabled features.