# selfoss review (2026): is it any good? > Self-hosted PHP web app for reading RSS feeds Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. selfoss is an open-source RSS reader and feed aggregator that you upload to your own web server. It gathers feeds and other sources into one stream, with a layout that adapts to phones and tablets. It is free to use. - **Category:** Read Later & Bookmarks - **Made by:** Tobias Zeising - **Website:** https://selfoss.aditu.de - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Not for you if you do not want to install and update software yourself. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, selfoss is free to use. - **Pricing model:** Free - **Free plan:** Everything: the software is free and open source; you pay only for your own hosting. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Self-hosted | $0 | Download the release and run it on your own PHP server; there is no hosted version. | Read from https://selfoss.aditu.de on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with selfoss before buying. ## Key features - **Universal aggregator:** Collects feeds, tweets and other posts into a single stream. - **Light install:** A PHP application of around 25 MB that you upload and run, with MySQL, PostgreSQL or SQLite as the database. - **Plug-in sources:** An open plug-in system lets you write your own data connectors, called spouts. - **OPML import and export:** Bring feeds from other readers by importing an OPML file. - **JSON API:** A RESTful JSON API for developers; the site also lists a third-party Android app. ## Good for - People comfortable running a small PHP application on their own server - Readers who want to keep their feed data on hardware they control ## Worth knowing - There is no hosted service: you install, configure and update it yourself. - It needs a PHP web server and a database. - The Android app is third party, not from the selfoss project. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. selfoss is a free, open-source PHP web app for reading RSS feeds, with plug-in sources, OPML import and export and a JSON API. There is no hosted version, so you install, configure and update it yourself on a PHP server with a database, and the Android app is third party. - **Value for money: C.** The software is free, but only if you host it yourself, which needs a server, so it sits at the ordinary C. - **Free plan and trial: B.** Free and open source, with no paid plan. You pay only for your own hosting, and there is no hosted version to try. - **Features: C.** Aggregates feeds, takes plug-in sources, imports and exports OPML and has a JSON API. It does the reader job with a light install, but nothing in the listing shows reading extras like search across a library. - **Ease of use: D.** No store rating on record, and it needs a PHP web server, a database, setup and your own updates. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** A web app only. The Android app is third party, not from the selfoss project, and no other integrations are listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from selfoss's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among read-later and bookmark apps - selfoss's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 0 of the 66 other read-later and bookmark apps we grade, and level with 5. - It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 26 of 66) and worst on ease of use (D, above 0). - selfoss has no paid plan. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 1.7 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/reading ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** selfoss is free, so making your own would save you nothing. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 61 of the 66 other read-later and bookmark apps grade higher. - You could make: RSS reader: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: An API that other software can build on. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** RSS reader, Open source, Self-hostable, Public API ## Alternatives - [Miniflux](https://toolgpa.com/tools/miniflux): Minimalist open-source feed reader, self-hosted or hosted. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/miniflux-vs-selfoss) - [FreshRSS](https://toolgpa.com/tools/freshrss): Free, self-hosted RSS and Atom feed aggregator. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/freshrss-vs-selfoss) - [Tiny Tiny RSS](https://toolgpa.com/tools/tiny-tiny-rss): Free, self-hosted web feed reader with filters and plugins. 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