CommaFeed vs Feedbin (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, CommaFeed grades higher than Feedbin: 2.6 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
CommaFeed grades higher on value for money and the free plan. Feedbin grades higher on features and platforms. They get the same grade on ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Feedbin
Paid RSS reader for feeds, newsletters, podcasts and YouTube
Which one is for you
Pick CommaFeed if
- Fits if you want a plain web reader and are happy to let a volunteer project host it
- Works for people who run their own server and read through a Fever-compatible phone app
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want an official iPhone or Android app, because there isn't one
- Tight if you rely on the public instance, since its limits aren't spelled out in the README and it's funded by donations
- Not for you if you want to follow newsletters or social accounts, as it reads feeds only
- Watch out: self-hosting means you run and update it yourself, on your own server
Pick Feedbin if
- Fits if you want RSS, newsletters, podcasts and YouTube in one reader on one plan
- Works for people using Reeder, NetNewsWire or Unread who need a service to sync through
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a free reader, as there's only a 30-day trial and then $7 a month
- Skip it if you want Feedbin's own app on Mac or Android, where you'll need a third-party one
- Too light for keeping an archive, since it stores the 400 most recent articles per feed
- Pricey if you set it against this category's $3.33 middle, as $70 a year works out at $5.83 a month
- Watch out: the code is open source, but Feedbin doesn't recommend running it yourself and gives no install help
How we grade them
| 2.6GPACommaFeedGood | 2.4GPAFeedbinFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AFree on the public instance, with no ads or tracking, and free to self-host under Apache 2.0, so it undercuts the $2.50 that a cheap reading app starts at. | C$70 a year works out at $5.83 a month, towards the dear end of this category, where the middle is $3.33; pay by the month and it's $7. For that you get one plan with everything, with no tiers or add-ons. |
| Free plan and trial | BThe public instance is free for good and one person could live on it, though the README says it comes with limits compared with self-hosting and doesn't list them itself. | CNo free plan at all. You get 30 days with no credit card asked for, and then it's $7 a month or you stop. |
| Features | CFour layouts, keyboard shortcuts, auto-read rules, OPML and a REST API. The gaps the listing shows: no mobile app of its own and a public instance with unnamed limits. | BIt covers the whole job: feeds, newsletters at your own Feedbin address, podcasts and YouTube channels in one list, full text pulled in for partial feeds, rules that star, mark read or notify, saved searches, and a diff view when an article is edited. Inoreader and Feedly do much the same. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You sign up on the public instance and add feeds, which is quick, but the self-hosted route means Docker or a JVM build. | CNo store rating on record, and a reader is only as useful as the feed list you build, which is your job: subscriptions to gather, actions to write, searches to save. Newsletters arrive at a Feedbin address instead of your inbox. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only. Phones use the responsive site or a third-party app through the Fever or Google Reader APIs, and there is no desktop or phone app from the project. | BFeedbin's own apps cover the web, iPhone and iPad, and its API brings in Reeder, NetNewsWire, Unread, ReadKit and others for Mac and Android. Plenty of choice, none of it Feedbin's own. |
| Best for | a free web RSS reader you can host yourself | feeds, newsletters and YouTube in one paid reader |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: CommaFeed and Feedbin. How we grade
Price against what you get
CommaFeed has no paid plan and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Feedbin starts at $5.83 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.7.
Feedbin scores higher, and starts $5.83 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other read-later and bookmark apps on the chart, none scores higher than CommaFeed for less, and 10 score higher than Feedbin for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- CommaFeed is self-hostable, according to its own site.
At a glance
| CommaFeed | Feedbin | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free trial |
| Starts at | Free | $7 per month, or $70 per year |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 30-day free trial, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | CommaFeed project | Feedbin, Inc. |
| Price read from | raw.githubusercontent.com | feedbin.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Worth knowing
CommaFeed
- The public instance has limits compared with self-hosting; the README points to a discussion thread that lists them.
- The public instance is funded by donations, so continued availability depends on them.
- There is no first-party mobile app; phones use the responsive web app or a Fever-compatible app.
Feedbin
- There is no free plan: after the 30-day trial it costs $7 a month or $70 a year.
- Feedbin's own apps cover the web, iPhone and iPad; Mac and Android use relies on third-party apps.
- It stores the 400 most recent articles per feed and is not meant as an archive.
- The code is open source, but Feedbin does not recommend running it yourself and offers no install support.
Key features
CommaFeed
- Layouts and themes
- Four layouts, light and dark themes, and a responsive design that the README says works on mobile and desktop.
- Keyboard and rules
- Shortcuts for almost everything, plus user-defined rules that mark matching articles as read automatically.
- Native app support
- Fever and Google Reader APIs let outside mobile apps connect, and a REST API is available.
- Import and export
- Moves subscriptions in and out with OPML, and sends push notifications when new articles are published.
- Customizable
- Custom CSS and JavaScript change the look and behavior, and a separate browser extension is published for it.
Feedbin
- Feeds, newsletters, podcasts and YouTube
- Follow any website with RSS, receive newsletters at a personal Feedbin email address, listen to podcasts, and follow YouTube channels and playlists in order.
- Full-text extraction
- When a feed offers only partial content, Feedbin can pull in the full article so reading continues without leaving the reader.
- Actions
- Rules that automatically star an incoming article, mark it as read or send a push notification, based on what you want to catch.
- Search and saved searches
- A search syntax for finding articles across feeds, with frequent searches saved so their results stay one click away.
- Updated articles
- Articles are refreshed when the original changes, and a difference view shows what was altered.
- Sync with third-party apps
- An API lets apps such as Reeder, NetNewsWire, Unread and ReadKit sync with a Feedbin account on iOS, Mac and Android.
Plans
CommaFeed
Public instance$0
Free hosted instance with no ads or tracking, funded by donations, with a few limits compared with self-hosting.
Self-hosted$0
Apache 2.0 software you run yourself with Docker, a native package or a JVM build; you pay only for your own server.
Feedbin
Feedbin$7
per month, or $70 per year
One plan with everything: websites, newsletters, podcasts, YouTube, full-text extraction, search, actions and app sync. No tiers or add-ons.
Ways to pay less
CommaFeed
No public discounts listed.
Feedbin
- Annual discount
Save $14 with yearly billing
The pricing page marks the yearly plan as saving $14: $70 a year instead of twelve monthly payments of $7.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, CommaFeed or Feedbin?
As of Nov 12, 2026, CommaFeed is cheaper to start with: it is free, against $5.83 a month when paid by the year for Feedbin. CommaFeed is free, and Feedbin starts at $7 per month, or $70 per year.
Which has a free plan, CommaFeed or Feedbin?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only CommaFeed has a free plan. Feedbin does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do CommaFeed and Feedbin run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Feedbin lists an iOS app and a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.