Briefkasten vs FreshRSS
Comparing two open source alternatives . Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.
FreshRSS
AGPL-3.0Self-hostable RSS and Atom news aggregator with a clean interface, multi-user support, and Fever/Google Reader API compatibility.
Side-by-side comparison
 Briefkasten | FreshRSS | |
|---|---|---|
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| GitHub Stars | 1,177 | 14,993 |
| Forks | 48 | 1,169 |
| Open Issues | 12 | 680 |
| Last Commit | May 8, 2025 | May 11, 2026 |
| First Released | May 4, 2022 | Oct 21, 2012 |
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