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Newsboat 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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NE Newsboat Terminal RSS and Atom feed reader for text consoles VS RS RSSHub Generate RSS feeds for sites that lack them
FeatureNewsboatRSSHub
CategoryRSS & News ReadersRSS & News Readers
LicenseMITMIT
LanguageC++TypeScript
Setup difficultyMediumEasy
Min. RAM32 MB256 MB
Deploymentbinary, bare-metaldocker
GitHub stars★ 3,874★ 45,646
First released20072018
ReplacesFeedlyFeedly

Why pick each one

Choose Newsboat if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Active community (3.9k GitHub stars)
  • Written in C++
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 32 MB RAM
Newsboat details

Choose RSSHub if…

  • Feeds from feedless sites
  • Huge route catalog
  • Active community
RSSHub details

Frequently asked questions

Is Newsboat or RSSHub better?

RSSHub is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler easy setup. Consider Newsboat if its specific feature set fits your needs better.

Are Newsboat and RSSHub free and open-source?

Yes. Newsboat is licensed under MIT and RSSHub under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Newsboat and RSSHub with Docker?

Newsboat: check the project docs for container support. RSSHub: yes.

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