Best Open-Source Feedly Alternatives (2026)

The alternatives, reviewed

1. #1

   RSSHub

   Self-host: Easy

   Extensible RSS feed generator for virtually any website or service

   45k Nodejs MIT today

   How it compares to Feedly

   • No built-in read-later or article-saving functionality; it only generates feeds
   • No user authentication or per-user personalization out of the box
   • Relies on scraping, so routes break when upstream sites change structure
   • No offline reading or sync across devices

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2. #2

   FreshRSS

   Self-host: Moderate

   Self-hostable RSS aggregator with a clean multi-user web interface

   15k PHP AGPL-3.0 yesterday

   How it compares to Feedly

   • No AI-driven article recommendations or smart filtering like Feedly Pro
   • Read-later queue is basic; no article annotation or highlight export
   • Mobile experience relies on third-party apps via the API rather than first-party apps
   • Newsletter-to-RSS and email digest features absent

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3. #3

   Miniflux

   Self-host: Moderate

   Minimalist, opinionated RSS reader built for speed and privacy

   9.4k Go Apache-2.0 yesterday

   How it compares to Feedly

   • Deliberately minimal UI with no customizable themes or layout options
   • No native mobile apps; third-party apps required via API
   • No AI or ML-based article recommendations or smart prioritization
   • Requires PostgreSQL — cannot run on SQLite for simpler setups

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4. #4

   RSS-Bridge

   Self-host: Easy

   Generate RSS and Atom feeds for sites that don't provide them

   9k PHP Unlicense 13 days ago

   How it compares to Feedly

   • Generates feeds only; no reading interface, saved articles, or annotations
   • Bridges break frequently when upstream sites change their HTML structure
   • No authentication layer by default — publicly exposed instances are open to abuse
   • No mobile apps or browser extensions for capturing pages

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5. #5

   NewsBlur

   Self-host: Advanced

   Social RSS reader with story training and discussion features

   7.5k Python MIT yesterday

   How it compares to Feedly

   • Self-hosting is complex: requires MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, Elasticsearch, and Celery workers
   • Documentation for self-hosted setup is sparse compared to the hosted version
   • Social blurblog network only active on the official hosted instance
   • Story training model is less sophisticated than modern ML-based feed ranking in Feedly Pro

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6. #6

   Stringer

   Self-host: Involved

   Self-hosted anti-social RSS reader built with Ruby on Rails

   4.1k Ruby MIT 3 days ago

   How it compares to Feedly

   • Marked as work-in-progress; lacks some features expected of a production reader
   • No multi-user support; single-user only
   • No mobile native app or official API for third-party clients
   • No content archiving, annotations, or read-later queue with offline sync

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7. #7

   Yarr

   Self-host: Effortless

   Lightweight web-based RSS reader usable as desktop app or personal server

   3.9k Go MIT 8 days ago

   How it compares to Feedly

   • No user accounts; designed for single-user personal use only
   • No API for third-party mobile clients or integrations
   • Minimal configuration options; no plugins or extension support
   • No content archiving, offline snapshots, or annotations

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8. #8

   CommaFeed

   Self-host: Moderate

   Google Reader-inspired self-hosted RSS reader with a familiar interface

   3.6k Java Apache-2.0 today

   How it compares to Feedly

   • No AI-based article recommendations or smart prioritization
   • No native mobile apps; third-party clients connect via the REST API
   • Java runtime increases memory footprint compared to Go/PHP alternatives
   • No built-in read-later queue or archiving; depends on external integrations

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9. #9

   Selfoss

   Self-host: Involved

   Multipurpose self-hosted RSS reader and live stream aggregator

   2.5k PHP GPL-3.0 17 days ago

   How it compares to Feedly

   • No built-in article text extraction or offline read-later saving
   • UI is dated compared to modern readers like Feedly; mobile experience is limited
   • No native mobile apps; relies on third-party clients via API
   • Social source plugins (Twitter/X, etc.) are fragile due to API changes

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10. #10

    Fusion

    Self-host: Easy

    Lightweight self-hosted RSS aggregator and reader written in Go

    2.1k Go MIT 15 days ago

    How it compares to Feedly

    • Very minimal feature set; lacks tagging, folders, and advanced filtering found in Feedly
    • No read-later or article archiving functionality
    • No third-party client API or mobile app support
    • Fewer integrations and plugin ecosystem compared to mature readers

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