Feedbin vs FreshRSS

Feedbin

• Reading RSS, newsletters, podcasts and YouTube in one web reader
• People who use Reeder, NetNewsWire or Unread and need a sync service
• Readers who want a single paid plan with no ads or tracking

FreshRSS

• People who want to run their own RSS reader on a small server
• Households or groups sharing one multi-user installation
• Following sites that publish no feed, using the built-in scraping

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.

FreshRSS

• You install and maintain it yourself: it needs a web server, PHP 8.1 or newer and a PostgreSQL, SQLite, MariaDB or MySQL database.
• The project runs no hosted service of its own; public and managed instances come from independent providers with their own prices.
• Reading in a native app depends on third-party clients that connect through the Google Reader or Fever API.
• The README says the web interface works on mobile browsers except for a few features.

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.

FreshRSS

Feeds, podcasts and video channels

Follows websites, podcasts and video channels in one place, imports and exports OPML, and receives instant updates from sources that support the WebSub standard.

Web scraping and generated feeds

Creates feeds for sites that offer none by scraping pages with XPath or reading JSON documents, and can generate new feeds from your own filters.

Search, saved queries and tags

Articles can be searched, searches can be saved as queries for quick access, and custom tags organize what you want to keep.

Multi-user with several login methods

One installation serves several users and offers an anonymous reading mode, with login by web form, HTTP authentication or OpenID Connect.

APIs for mobile and desktop apps

Google Reader and Fever compatible APIs let third-party apps on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS and Windows sync with a FreshRSS server. A command-line interface is included.

Themes, extensions and sharing

Themes and extensions from a dedicated repository customize the reader, and selections of articles can be reshared as HTML, RSS or OPML.

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.

FreshRSS

• FreshRSS$0

  The complete aggregator, self-hosted on a web server with PHP and a PostgreSQL, SQLite, MariaDB or MySQL database.

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.

FreshRSS

No public discounts listed.