Alternatives to Feedbin
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Feedbin ranks #5 of 11 in RSS readers, with an Alt Score of 78. It is licensed under MIT, sold by subscription from $70/year and available on Web and iOS. 9 of 10 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
People who follow many blogs, news sites, YouTube channels, podcasts, and email newsletters and want a single organized place to read them, instead of relying on social media algorithms or a crowded inbox.
Feedbin aggregates RSS/Atom feeds, YouTube channels, and podcasts, and converts email newsletters into feeds via a unique inbox address. It offers full-text article extraction, search, saved searches, and a clean web interface with customizable themes and typography. It also syncs with many third-party RSS apps (Reeder, NetNewsWire, Unread, and others) on iOS, Mac, and Android.
You add feeds by pasting a URL or a site/newsletter address, then read and organize articles (tag, star, mark as read) in Feedbin's web app or any connected third-party client, with read state and content synced across all of them. Feedbin is a paid service ($7/month or $70/year) with a 30-day free trial.
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Feature comparison
Rows come from the RSS readers checklist (14 rows). Human-verified cells only. ? means the value has not been verified.
| RSS readers checklist | Feedbin | NewsBlur | FreshRSS | Miniflux | Tiny Tiny RSS | Inoreader |
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Every fact and feature listed for Feedbin is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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Starts at $70/year verified 2026-07-11
$70 / year
https://feedbin.com/pricing -
License MIT verified 2026-07-11
The MIT License
https://github.com/feedbin/feedbin/blob/master/LICENSE.md -
Pricing model Subscription verified 2026-07-11
$7 / month
https://feedbin.com/pricing -
Platforms Web, iOS verified 2026-07-11
iPhone & iPad
https://feedbin.com/apps -
Status active verified 2026-07-11
Create & View Newsletter Addresses from the Browser Extension
https://feedbin.com/blog/2025/10/01/newsletter-extension/ -
Feed limit (free) No verified 2026-07-11
Start your free 30-day trial. No credit card required.
https://feedbin.com/pricing -
Full-text extraction Yes verified 2026-07-11
The service uses Mercury Parser to attempt to extract the full content of a webpage.
https://github.com/feedbin/feedbin-api/blob/master/content/extract-full-content.md -
Keyboard navigation Yes verified 2026-07-11
Keyboard shortcuts are also viewable in Feedbin by pressing: ?
https://feedbin.com/help/keyboard-shortcuts/ -
Rules & filters Yes verified 2026-07-11
Actions are a great way to filter out articles you're not interested in or surface articles you want to be sure to read.
https://feedbin.com/blog/2013/11/06/actions-workflows-for-your-rss-feeds -
Newsletter ingestion (email address) Yes verified 2026-07-11
All Feedbin newsletter addresses now use an `@feedb.in` domain.
https://feedbin.com/blog/2024/04/25/custom-newsletter-addresses/ -
Tagging Yes verified 2026-07-11
You can categorize feeds using tags. They work mostly like folders except a feed can exist in multiple tags.
https://feedbin.com/help/tagging-feeds/ -
API Yes verified 2026-07-11
It provides a user interface for reading and managing feeds as well as a REST-like API for clients to connect to.
https://github.com/feedbin/feedbin/blob/master/README.md -
Self-hostable Partial verified 2026-07-11
Feedbin's goal is to be a great web-based RSS service. This goal is at odds with being a great self-hosted RSS reader.
https://github.com/feedbin/feedbin/blob/master/README.md -
Podcast support Yes verified 2026-07-11
There's a few great improvements for playing and managing podcasts in Feedbin.
https://feedbin.com/blog/2017/08/22/podcast-playing-improvements/
FAQ
Yes. NewsBlur, FreshRSS and Tiny Tiny RSS have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.
NewsBlur, FreshRSS and Miniflux — every license claim links its source.