Miniflux vs NewsBlur
Pros and cons
Each app's own strengths and weaknesses, plus the specs where Miniflux and NewsBlur differ.
Miniflux
Pros
- Tracker and pixel stripping
- Full-text search on Postgres
- Fever and Google Reader APIs
- Passkey and OIDC login
- Single static binary
Cons
- Postgres required
- No official phone apps
- Minimal interface by design
NewsBlur
Pros
- Trains filters to hide stories
- Opens the original web page
- Official iOS, macOS, Android apps
- Full-text and saved searches
Cons
- Twelve containers in the stack
- No ARM images published
- Search needs Elasticsearch
Miniflux vs NewsBlur: specs side by side
Every spec for both apps in one table. Values in bold are where one app has the edge, and amber ones are worth a second look before you install.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Price | Advantage: Free | Free + Paid |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Install options | Docker + Debian package · RPM package · Linux binary | Docker only |
| Clients | – | iOS · macOS · Android |
| Web UI | Yes | Yes |
| Architecture | Advantage: x86 + ARM | Worth checking: x86 only |
| Containers | 2Plus PostgreSQL | Worth checking: 12Plus Node, imageproxy, nginx, HAProxy, PostgreSQL, Redis, Elasticsearch, DejaVu, MongoDB, Celery worker, MCP server |
| Database | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL |
| Runtime | Go | Python / Node.js |
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