RSSHub
RSS & News ReadersGenerate RSS feeds for sites that lack them
Replaces Feedly
Best API RSS & News Readers for self-hosting
The 20 best API rss & news readers you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
FreshRSS
RSS & News ReadersFree, self-hostable RSS feed aggregator
Replaces Feedly, Inoreader
Miniflux
RSS & News ReadersMinimalist and opinionated RSS feed reader
Replaces Feedly, Inoreader
RSS-Bridge
RSS & News ReadersGenerate RSS feeds for websites that lack them
Replaces Feedly
NewsBlur
RSS & News ReadersPersonal news reader with training and sharing
Replaces Feedly, Google Reader
Feedbin
RSS & News ReadersNice, simple, open-source RSS reader
Replaces Feedly, Google Reader
CommaFeed
RSS & News ReadersGoogle Reader-inspired self-hosted RSS reader
Replaces Feedly, Google Reader
Tiny Tiny RSS
RSS & News ReadersWeb-based news feed reader and aggregator
Replaces Feedly, Google Reader
selfoss
RSS & News ReadersMultipurpose RSS reader and web scraping aggregator
Replaces Google Reader, Feedly
RSS-proxy
RSS & News ReadersTurn any website into an RSS, Atom, or JSON feed
Replaces Feedly
Nextcloud News
RSS & News ReadersRSS and Atom feed reader app for Nextcloud
Replaces Feedly, Google Reader
RSSBox
RSS & News ReadersGenerate RSS feeds for sites without native feeds
Replaces RSS-Bridge
FeedHQ
RSS & News ReadersWeb-based feed reader with Google Reader API support
Replaces Google Reader, Feedly
Feed mixer nono Granary
RSS & News ReadersConvert between feed formats and social network data
Replaces Feedly
FeedMixer
RSS & News ReadersAggregate multiple feeds into one combined RSS feed
Replaces RSS Mix, Feedly
feed2toot
RSS & News ReadersAutomatically post RSS feed items to Mastodon
Replaces IFTTT
Feed dashboard nono Reader-self
RSS & News ReadersPHP RSS aggregator with a Google Reader API
Replaces Google Reader, Feedly
Coldsweat
RSS & News ReadersWeb RSS aggregator and reader with a Fever API
Replaces Google Reader, Feedly
TrueRSS
RSS & News ReadersSelf-hosted feed reader with a customizable plugin system
Replaces Feedly, NewsBlur
Newspipe
RSS & News ReadersWeb-based news aggregator and notification service
Replaces Feedly, Google Reader
No apps match these filters.
At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSSHub | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 256 MB | MIT | 46,518 |
| FreshRSS | ≈5-minute setup | Easy | 256 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 16,283 |
| Miniflux | ≈5-minute setup | Easy | 128 MB | Apache-2.0 | 9,794 |
| RSS-Bridge | ≈5-minute setup | Easy | 128 MB | Unlicense | 9,286 |
| NewsBlur | Under-an-hour setup | Hard | 2,048 MB | MIT | 7,656 |
| Feedbin | Under-an-hour setup | Hard | 1,024 MB | MIT | 3,777 |
| CommaFeed | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 512 MB | Apache-2.0 | 3,631 |
| Tiny Tiny RSS | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 256 MB | GPL-3.0 | 3,000 |
| selfoss | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 128 MB | GPL-3.0 | 2,474 |
| RSS-proxy | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 256 MB | MIT | 1,923 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: RSSHub (46,518 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: FeedMixer (from 64 MB RAM, against 2,048 MB for the heaviest here).
- Fastest to deploy: FreshRSS (verified single-container compose).
- Licensing: 10 of 20 use MIT; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged API within the rss & news readers category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.