Miniflux vs Shaarli
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 Miniflux with
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Compare Shaarli with
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Feature Miniflux Shaarli Category RSS & News Readers Bookmarks & Read-It-Later License Apache-2.0 GPL-3.0 Language Go PHP Setup difficulty Easy Easy Min. RAM 128 MB 128 MB Deployment docker, binary docker, bare-metal GitHub stars ★ 9,561 ★ 3,888 First released 2014 2013 Replaces Feedly, Inoreader Pocket, Delicious
Why pick each one
Choose Miniflux if… Very fast and lightweight Easy to deploy Clean reading experience Miniflux details Choose Shaarli if… Extremely lightweight Easy to back up Can be public or private Shaarli details
Frequently asked questions Is Miniflux or Shaarli 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 Miniflux and Shaarli free and open-source? Yes. Miniflux is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Shaarli under GPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Miniflux and Shaarli with Docker? Miniflux: yes. Shaarli: yes.