Self-hosted alternatives to Google Reader
Want RSS reading without handing your data to Google Reader? These 26 self-hosted apps run on your own server. Cheapest estimated hosting starts at about $3.5/month.
About Google Reader: Google's RSS reader, shut down in July 2013.
| App | Health | Stars | License | Docker | RAM (est.) | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSS Monster direct | Active | 573 | MIT | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| RSSHub | Active | 46.8k | MIT | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Glance | Active | 38k | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 512 MB | $3.5/mo |
| FreshRSS | Active | 16.5k | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Miniflux | Active | 9.9k | Apache-2.0 | ✓ | 512 MB | $3.5/mo |
| RSS-Bridge | Active | 9.3k | Unlicense | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| NewsBlur | Active | 7.7k | MIT | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Stringer | Active | 4.1k | MIT | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Yarr | Active | 4.1k | MIT | – | 512 MB | $3.5/mo |
| CommaFeed | Active | 3.6k | Apache-2.0 | ✓ | 2 GB | $10/mo |
| Selfoss | Active | 2.5k | GPL-3.0 | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Fusion | Active | 2.2k | MIT | ✓ | 512 MB | $3.5/mo |
| bewCloud | Active | 1.2k | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| Tiny Tiny RSS | Active | 874 | GPL-3.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| reader | Active | 560 | BSD-3-Clause | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Upvote RSS | Active | 500 | MIT | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Readflow | Active | 476 | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 512 MB | $3.5/mo |
| Feeds Fun | Active | 397 | BSD-3-Clause | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| TinyFeed | Active | 386 | MIT | ✓ | 512 MB | $3.5/mo |
| Leed | Active | 235 | AGPL-3.0 | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Goeland | Active | 205 | MIT | ✓ | 512 MB | $3.5/mo |
| JARR | Active | 129 | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Kriss Feed | Maintained | 292 | CC0-1.0 | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Bubo Reader | Maintained | 236 | MIT | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| RSS2EMail | Slowing | 461 | GPL-2.0 | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Newspipe | Unknown | – | AGPL-3.0 | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
The options in detail
1. RSS Monster
Easy to use web-based RSS aggregator and reader compatible with the Fever API (alternative to Google Reader).
Active Last commit 2026-10-25. Latest release v2.3.0 (2026-09-09). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
2. RSSHub
Easy to use, and extensible RSS feed aggregator capable of generating RSS feeds from pretty much everything ranging from social media to university departments.
Active Last commit 2026-11-04. 10+ releases in the past year. Latest release v2026.11.04-8573.8f4fd43 (2026-11-04). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
3. Glance
Highly customizable dashboard that puts all your feeds in one place.
Active Last commit 2026-11-02. 3 releases in the past year. Latest release v0.8.7 (2026-10-15). Needs roughly 512 MB RAM. How to run it →
4. FreshRSS
Self-hostable RSS feed aggregator.
Active Last commit 2026-11-02. 9 releases in the past year. Latest release 1.30.4 (2026-10-21). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
5. Miniflux
Minimalist news reader.
Active Last commit 2026-11-04. Latest release 2.3.5 (2026-11-02). Needs roughly 512 MB RAM. How to run it →
6. RSS-Bridge
Generate RSS/ATOM feeds for websites which don't have one.
Active Last commit 2026-11-03. Latest release 2025-08-05 (2025-08-05). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
7. NewsBlur
Personal news reader that brings people together to talk about the world. A new sound of an old instrument.
Active Last commit 2026-11-03. Latest release v0.2.2 (2026-08-11). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
8. Stringer
Work-in-progress, anti-social RSS reader that.
Active Last commit 2026-11-02. Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
9. Yarr
Yarr (yet another rss reader) is a web-based feed aggregator which can be used both as a desktop application and as a personal server.
Active Last commit 2026-11-04. Latest release v2.9 (2026-09-07). Needs roughly 512 MB RAM. How to run it →
10. CommaFeed
Google Reader inspired RSS reader.
Active Last commit 2026-11-04. 10+ releases in the past year. Latest release 7.4.1 (2026-10-22). Needs roughly 2 GB RAM. How to run it →
11. Selfoss
New multipurpose rss reader, live stream, mashup, aggregation web application.
Active Last commit 2026-11-01. Latest release 2.19 (2022-10-12). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
12. Fusion
Lightweight RSS aggregator and reader.
Active Last commit 2026-10-07. 9 releases in the past year. Latest release v1.3.0 (2026-10-07). Needs roughly 512 MB RAM. How to run it →
13. bewCloud
File sharing + sync, notes, and photos (alternative to Nextcloud and ownCloud's RSS reader).
Active Last commit 2026-10-18. 10+ releases in the past year. Latest release v4.21.0 (2026-10-18). Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
14. Tiny Tiny RSS
Web-based news feed (RSS/Atom) reader and aggregator.
Active Last commit 2026-10-25. Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
15. reader
Feed reader web app and library (so you can use it to build your own), with only standard library and pure-Python dependencies.
Active Last commit 2026-10-22. Latest release 3.27 (2026-10-11). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
16. Upvote RSS
Generate rich RSS feeds from Reddit, Hacker News, Lemmy, Mbin, and more.
Active Last commit 2026-10-22. Latest release v1.8.2 (2026-10-22). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
17. Readflow
Lightweight news reader with modern interface and features: full-text search, automatic categorization, archiving, offline support, notifications.
Active Last commit 2026-10-12. Latest release v1.2.0 (2024-03-04). Needs roughly 512 MB RAM. How to run it →
18. Feeds Fun
News reader with tags, scoring, and AI.
Active Last commit 2026-10-22. Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
19. TinyFeed
Generate a static HTML page from a collection of feeds with a simple CLI.
Active Last commit 2026-10-20. Latest release v1.5.1 (2026-10-17). Needs roughly 512 MB RAM. How to run it →
20. Leed
Minimalist RSS aggregator (Leed stands for Light Feed).
Active Last commit 2026-10-27. Latest release v1.16.0 (2026-10-28). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
21. Goeland
Turns any RSS/Atom feed into a beautiful email digest.
Active Last commit 2026-10-07. Latest release v0.29.2 (2026-08-30). Needs roughly 512 MB RAM. How to run it →
22. JARR
JARR (Just Another RSS Reader) is a web-based news aggregator and reader (fork of Newspipe).
Active Last commit 2026-09-29. Latest release v1.0.2 (2016-07-25). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
23. Kriss Feed
Simple and smart (or stupid) feed reader.
Maintained Last commit 2026-07-29. Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
24. Bubo Reader
Irrationally minimal RSS feed reader.
Maintained Last commit 2026-01-10. Latest release v2.0.2 (2023-06-03). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
25. RSS2EMail
Fetches RSS/Atom-feeds and pushes new content to any email-receiver, supports OPML.
Slowing Last commit 2025-04-17. Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
26. Newspipe
Web news reader.
Unknown Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
Why self-host instead of Google Reader?
- Own your data — it lives on a server you control, with backups you decide on.
- Predictable cost — a small VPS often replaces per-seat pricing for a whole team or family.
- No lock-in — open-source licenses let you keep running the software even if a vendor disappears.
The trade-off: you are responsible for updates, backups and security. Pick an app marked Active (a commit in the last 90 days) and with Docker support for the easiest ride.
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