Feedbin vs Miniflux
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Feedbin
Paid RSS reader for feeds, newsletters, podcasts and YouTube
Free trial · from $7/mo
Miniflux
Minimalist open-source feed reader, self-hosted or hosted
Free plan · from $15/yr
Where they differ
- Feedbin starts at $7 per month, or $70 per year. Miniflux starts at $15 per year (hosted version).
- Miniflux has a free plan. Feedbin does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Feedbin lists an iOS app.
- Only Feedbin lists a browser extension.
- Miniflux is self-hostable, according to its own site.
In commonWebOpen sourcePublic APIRSS reader
At a glance
| Feedbin | Miniflux | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $7 per month, or $70 per year | $15 per year (hosted version) |
| Free plan | None | The software is free and open source under the Apache 2.0 license when run on your own server. The hosted version has no free plan, only a 15-day trial. |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial, no credit card required | 15-day free trial of the hosted version; the account and its data are removed if you do not subscribe |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Feedbin, Inc. | Frédéric Guillot |
| Price read from | feedbin.com | miniflux.app |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Feedbin
- Reading RSS, newsletters, podcasts and YouTube in one web reader
- People who use Reeder, NetNewsWire or Unread and need a sync service
- Readers who want a single paid plan with no ads or tracking
Miniflux
- Readers who want a fast, plain RSS reader with no ads or tracking
- Self-hosters comfortable running a server with PostgreSQL
- People who navigate their feeds with keyboard shortcuts
- Anyone looking for a low-cost hosted RSS reader
Worth knowing
Feedbin
- There is no free plan: after the 30-day trial it costs $7 a month or $70 a year.
- Feedbin's own apps cover the web, iPhone and iPad; Mac and Android use relies on third-party apps.
- It stores the 400 most recent articles per feed and is not meant as an archive.
- The code is open source, but Feedbin does not recommend running it yourself and offers no install support.
Miniflux
- There are no native apps: Miniflux runs in a browser and relies on third-party mobile apps through the Fever or Google Reader API.
- Self-hosting requires PostgreSQL, the only database Miniflux works with.
- On the hosted version, read articles are removed after 30 days and unread ones after 60; only starred articles are kept.
- The hosted version has no password reset feature, and accounts are deleted 30 days after a subscription lapses.
Key features
Feedbin
- Feeds, newsletters, podcasts and YouTube
- Follow any website with RSS, receive newsletters at a personal Feedbin email address, listen to podcasts, and follow YouTube channels and playlists in order.
- Full-text extraction
- When a feed offers only partial content, Feedbin can pull in the full article so reading continues without leaving the reader.
- Actions
- Rules that automatically star an incoming article, mark it as read or send a push notification, based on what you want to catch.
- Search and saved searches
- A search syntax for finding articles across feeds, with frequent searches saved so their results stay one click away.
- Updated articles
- Articles are refreshed when the original changes, and a difference view shows what was altered.
- Sync with third-party apps
- An API lets apps such as Reeder, NetNewsWire, Unread and ReadKit sync with a Feedbin account on iOS, Mac and Android.
Miniflux
- Feed reading
- Reads Atom, RSS and JSON Feed, imports and exports OPML, handles podcast, video and image enclosures, and plays YouTube videos inside the reader.
- Original article fetching
- When a feed shows only a summary, Miniflux can fetch the original page and extract the article with a local Readability parser. Custom scraper and rewrite rules are supported.
- Privacy protections
- Removes pixel trackers and tracking parameters from URLs, proxies media, blocks external JavaScript and sends no referrer. There is no telemetry or advertising.
- Keyboard-driven interface
- A minimal, responsive web interface with a wide range of keyboard shortcuts, optional touch gestures, light, dark and system themes, and custom stylesheets.
- Categories, search and filters
- Articles are organized with categories and bookmarks, searched in full text through Postgres, included or excluded by regex filters, and can be shared publicly one at a time.
- Integrations and API
- Saves articles to more than 25 services, sends webhooks, offers a REST API with Go and Python clients, and works with mobile apps that support the Fever or Google Reader API.
Plans
Feedbin
Feedbin$7
per month, or $70 per year
One plan with everything: websites, newsletters, podcasts, YouTube, full-text extraction, search, actions and app sync. No tiers or add-ons.
Miniflux
Self-hostedFree
The complete open-source reader on your own server, shipped as a single binary, Debian and RPM packages or a Docker image.
Paid Hosting$15
per year, not renewed automatically
Run by Miniflux's developer on a server in Finland, with feeds refreshed every 1-2 hours and email support in English or French.
Ways to pay less
Feedbin
- Annual discount
Save $14 with yearly billing
The pricing page marks the yearly plan as saving $14: $70 a year instead of twelve monthly payments of $7.
Miniflux
No public discounts listed.
