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SiYuan vs Miniflux
A side-by-side editorial comparison of SiYuan and Miniflux — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
SiYuan vs Miniflux: at a glance
What is SiYuan?
SiYuan opened a 3.8 branch and put AI agents, embeddings search and MCP in the first alpha.
The 3.7.4 alpha series ran as pure enhancement work with cumulative notes — each alpha restates the previous list and adds a line or two — covering mobile and HarmonyOS parity, database view refinements, drag-and-drop polish, and sync performance. The first 3.8 alpha breaks that pattern with a Feature block: secure OIDC authentication, an AI Agent, semantic search using embeddings and reranking, and Model Context Protocol support.
What is Miniflux?
A minimal RSS reader that made passkeys the only way in, then went back to polishing the reading experience.
Miniflux ships a release roughly monthly, and the 2.2.19-through-2.3.1 stretch was almost entirely security work: OIDC token signature verification, PKCE state cleanup, SHA1 replaced with HMAC-SHA256 for Google Reader API auth, an OAuth account-binding vulnerability, an open redirect, and a possible SQL injection in dynamically built ORDER BY clauses. The two most recent releases return to product — full-text search on PostgreSQL's websearch_to_tsquery, an expanded API v1, and feed language detection.
SiYuan vs Miniflux: editorial side-by-side
SiYuan
6.3COLLAB
SiYuan opened a 3.8 branch and put AI agents, embeddings search and MCP in the first alpha.
◆ Current state
The 3.7.4 alpha series ran as pure enhancement work with cumulative notes — each alpha restates the previous list and adds a line or two — covering mobile and HarmonyOS parity, database view refinements, drag-and-drop polish, and sync performance. The first 3.8 alpha breaks that pattern with a Feature block: secure OIDC authentication, an AI Agent, semantic search using embeddings and reranking, and Model Context Protocol support.
◆ Where it's heading
Two years of this changelog have been editor and database ergonomics for a local-first note tool. The 3.8 opening moves the product into retrieval and agent territory in one step, and pairs it with OIDC — which suggests the target is shared or self-hosted deployments, not just single-user vaults. The mobile and HarmonyOS work continues underneath.
◆ Prediction
Expect the 3.8 alpha series to spend several releases stabilising the embedding and MCP surface, with the practical questions — which models, local or remote, and what leaves the vault — resolved in later alphas rather than this one.
Miniflux
2.5COLLAB
A minimal RSS reader that made passkeys the only way in, then went back to polishing the reading experience.
◆ Current state
Miniflux ships a release roughly monthly, and the 2.2.19-through-2.3.1 stretch was almost entirely security work: OIDC token signature verification, PKCE state cleanup, SHA1 replaced with HMAC-SHA256 for Google Reader API auth, an OAuth account-binding vulnerability, an open redirect, and a possible SQL injection in dynamically built ORDER BY clauses. The two most recent releases return to product — full-text search on PostgreSQL's websearch_to_tsquery, an expanded API v1, and feed language detection.
◆ Where it's heading
Two threads run in parallel. The security thread has systematically closed off every authentication path that was not cryptographically strict, culminating in 2.3.0 restricting WebAuthn login to discoverable passkeys only. The product thread is API-shaped: entry ID pagination, bulk starred updates, tag filtering, and a Go client that now exposes the full feed record — all aimed at people driving Miniflux from other software rather than its own UI.
◆ Prediction
The API surface is the area with visible momentum, so the next release most likely extends filtering or bulk operations further. Whether the passkey-only stance loosens to accommodate post-password MFA is the open question these notes raise but do not answer.
Alternatives to SiYuan and Miniflux
Other Collab products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either SiYuan or Miniflux.
EGroupware
EGroupware is pushing its old branch off a cliff on 15 August, and sweetening the landing with passkeys.
Ethico
The whistleblower hotline vendor is assembling a compliance suite, one module at a time.
Contractbook
Contract automation grows up: admin permission maps, 2FA, and forms that do their own arithmetic.
Tana
The knowledge graph quietly turned itself into a meetings product.
Shiori
A Go bookmark manager rebuilding itself around an API — and only ever shipping release candidates.
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Recent activity from SiYuan and Miniflux
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 2h agoSiYuanSiYuan v3.8.0-alpha.1 ⚡
- 2d agoSiYuan3.7.4-alpha.6 adds tab dragging and child documents from selection
- 3d agoSiYuan3.7.4-alpha.5 adds S Pen hover and configurable tab startup
- 3d agoSiYuan3.7.4-alpha.4 improves Pandoc storage and mobile fonts
- 5d agoSiYuan3.7.4-alpha.3 improves sync performance and database toolbars
- 9d agoSiYuan3.7.4-alpha.2 improves opening rows from the relation selector
- 10d agoMinifluxFeeds and entries now carry declared language
- 1mo agoMinifluxSearch gains phrases, OR and negation; new bulk entry endpoints
- 2mo agoMinifluxOAuth binding, open redirect and SQL injection issues fixed
- 2mo agoMinifluxWebAuthn login restricted to passkeys only ⚡
- 4mo agoMinifluxOIDC token verification and Google Reader API auth hardened
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between SiYuan and Miniflux?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. SiYuan is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 2.5), with 1 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is SiYuan better than Miniflux?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. SiYuan is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 2.5), with 1 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Collab products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to SiYuan?
Top SiYuan alternatives in Collab are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "SiYuan alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/siyuan for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Miniflux?
Top Miniflux alternatives in Collab are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Miniflux alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/miniflux for the full list with editorial commentary on each.