# Coldsweat vs Miniflux

> Two self-hosted [Feed Reader projects](https://selfhost.directory/feed-reader), compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | Coldsweat | Miniflux |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 39/100 | 73/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #69 of 85 in Feed Reader | #3 of 85 in Feed Reader |
| GitHub stars | 146 | 9 854 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +125 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 8 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | 2.3.4 · 19 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | SCSS | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Miniflux scores 73/100 against 39/100 for Coldsweat, so it is the safer default.

Miniflux ships more often: 8 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Coldsweat.

If you want the quickest setup, Miniflux is easier to run; Coldsweat needs more configuration.

Miniflux is growing faster right now (+125 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Coldsweat](https://selfhost.directory/project/coldsweat) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/coldsweat.md)
- [Miniflux](https://selfhost.directory/project/miniflux) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/miniflux.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/coldsweat-vs-miniflux