Open-source alternatives to Feedly
The most popular self-hosted, open-source alternatives to Feedly (RSS feed reading) are RSSHub (46,576 GitHub stars), Glance (37,546 GitHub stars) and FreshRSS (16,318 GitHub stars). SelfHostHub lists 12 options below, taken from its Feed Readers category; 8 support Docker and all of them can run on your own server.
Comparison of self-hosted Feedly alternatives
| Project | GitHub stars | Licence | Language / platform | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSSHub | 46,576 | MIT | Nodejs, Docker | Easy to use, and extensible RSS feed aggregator capable of generating RSS feeds from pretty much everything ranging from social media to university departments. |
| Glance | 37,546 | AGPL-3.0 | Docker, Go | Highly customizable dashboard that puts all your feeds in one place. |
| FreshRSS | 16,318 | AGPL-3.0 | PHP, Docker | Self-hostable RSS feed aggregator. |
| Miniflux | 9,806 | Apache-2.0 | Go, deb, Docker | Minimalist news reader. |
| RSS-Bridge | 9,294 | Unlicense | PHP, Docker | Generate RSS/ATOM feeds for websites which don't have one. |
| NewsBlur | 7,663 | MIT | Python | Personal news reader that brings people together to talk about the world. A new sound of an old instrument. |
| Stringer | 4,129 | MIT | Ruby | Work-in-progress self-hosted, anti-social RSS reader. |
| Yarr | 4,067 | MIT | Go | Yarr (yet another rss reader) is a web-based feed aggregator which can be used both as a desktop application and a personal self-hosted server. |
| CommaFeed | 3,630 | Apache-2.0 | Java, Docker | Google Reader inspired self-hosted RSS reader. |
| Selfoss | 2,472 | GPL-3.0 | PHP | New multipurpose rss reader, live stream, mashup, aggregation web application. |
| Fusion | 2,192 | MIT | Go, Docker | Lightweight RSS aggregator and reader. |
| bewCloud | 1,241 | AGPL-3.0 | Docker | File sharing + sync, notes, and photos (alternative to Nextcloud and ownCloud's RSS reader). |
Star counts and licences come from the awesome-selfhosted dataset and may lag GitHub slightly.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best open-source alternative to Feedly?
By GitHub stars, RSSHub is the most popular self-hosted alternative to Feedly listed here, followed by Glance and FreshRSS. The best fit depends on the features and stack you need.
Is there a free self-hosted alternative to Feedly?
Yes. All 12 projects on this page are open source and can be self-hosted at no licence cost; you pay only for your own server.
Which licences do these Feedly alternatives use?
The most common licences among them are MIT (5), AGPL-3.0 (3) and Apache-2.0 (2).
Can I run a Feedly alternative with Docker?
8 of the 12 alternatives list Docker as a supported platform.