# Klaxon vs Miniflux

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | Klaxon | Miniflux |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 49/100 | 73/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 3 in News Aggregators | #3 of 85 in Feed Reader |
| GitHub stars | 683 | 9 851 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +122 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 1 | 8 ✓ |
| Latest release | v0.7.0 · 9 Mar 2026 | 2.3.4 · 19 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Advanced | 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 49/100 for Klaxon, so it is the safer default.

Miniflux ships more often: 8 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for Klaxon.

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

Miniflux is growing faster right now (+122 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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