Self-Hosted Google Reader Alternatives

Google Reader is not available as a self-hosted solution but there are plenty of alternatives for power users and business that want to host a solution on-premise. The best Self-Hosted alternative is CommaFeed, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Google Reader and 17 are available as a self-hosted solution so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Self-Hosted alternatives to Google Reader are FreshRSS, Feedbin, Miniflux and Nextcloud News.

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  1. CommaFeed icon
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    Google Reader inspired self-hosted RSS reader, based on JAX-RS, Wicket and AngularJS.

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker Hub
    • YunoHost
     
  2. FreshRSS icon
     180 likes

    FreshRSS is a free, self-hosted RSS aggregator. It is quite lightweight, fast (it can manage +100k articles without complaining) and powerful (e.g. shortcuts, filters, responsive design, multi-views, multi-themes, multi-users, statistics, provides a Google Reader API, etc.)

    126 FreshRSS alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
     
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    Comments about FreshRSS as an Alternative to Google Reader
    MorganGeek
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    great features, self-hosted, big community, mobile friendly, light

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    • FreshRSS is Free and Open SourceGoogle Reader is Free and Proprietary
    • FreshRSS is Lightweight and Privacy focusedGoogle Reader is not according to our users
  3. Feedbin icon
     211 likes

    Feedbin is a modern web reader to follow websites, Twitter feeds and email newsletters in one place. It boasts a clean interface, is ad-free, and costs $5/month.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • ReadKit
    • FeedMe
    • Slow Feeds
    • Reeder
    • NetNewsWire
     
  4. Miniflux icon
     64 likes

    Miniflux is a minimalist and opinionated feed reader.

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
     
  5. Nextcloud News icon
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    The News app is an extension to Nextcloud. Essentially it is an RSS/Atom feed aggregator and offers a RESTful API for app developers. There are several clients, also for mobile devices.

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    • Linux
    • Android
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
    • Nextcloud
    • Android Tablet
     
  6. selfoss icon
     47 likes

    selfoss is a multipurpose RSS reader and feed aggregation web application. It allows you to easily follow updates from different websites, social networks and other platforms, all in a single place. It is written in PHP, allowing you to run it basically anywhere.

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    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. Sismics Reader icon
     31 likes

    Looking for a simple and open feed reader?

    Free, open source, easy to use, Sismics Reader is what you need to keep your feeds under control.

    Central

    Access all your RSS and Atom feeds in one central easy readable place.

    Easy

    Sismics Reader can be installed in few steps on al.

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. FeedHQ icon
     6 likes

    FeedHQ is a simple, lightweight web-based feed reader. Main features: User-facing features

    RSS and ATOM support Grouping by categories Awesome pagination and intelligent browsing Great readability on all screen sizes (smatphones, tablets and desktops) Mobile-.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  9. RSS Monster icon
     6 likes

    RSS Monster is an easy to use web-based RSS aggregator and reader compatible with the Fever API, created as an alternative for Google Reader.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. Read where you write! Bring your feed reader into the wordpress admin. You can blog directly from Orbital and publish to your WordPress site.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Wordpress
     
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