Private and open-source alternatives to Feedly
10 news readers rated against the same public privacy criteria as Feedly, with our picks first.
Why look for an alternative?
- Open source: no. Closed source.
- No trackers or telemetry: no. The website loads Google Tag Manager, Mixpanel and HubSpot, and the privacy policy lists marketing analytics providers. The Android app has no trackers per Exodus.
- Independent audit: no. No independent audit is published.
The alternatives
Feeder Grade B
Open source RSS, Atom and JSON Feed reader for Android that runs locally without an account, with optional sync between devices.
Feeder scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the news readers criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales.
Fluent Reader Grade B
Open source desktop feed reader for Windows, macOS and Linux built with Electron, which reads feeds locally or syncs with Fever and Google Reader API services, Inoreader and Feedbin.
Fluent Reader scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the news readers criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales.
FreshRSS Grade B
Self-hosted feed reader and aggregator written in PHP, with multi-user support, extensions, WebSub and APIs compatible with Google Reader and Fever mobile clients.
FreshRSS scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the news readers criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales.
Miniflux Grade B
Minimalist self-hosted feed reader for RSS, Atom and JSON Feed, written in Go with PostgreSQL. Removes tracking pixels and parameters. Also offered as a paid hosted service.
Miniflux scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the news readers criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales.
NetNewsWire Grade B
Free, open source RSS and Atom feed reader for Mac, iPhone and iPad, with sync through iCloud or services such as Feedbin, Feedly and FreshRSS.
NetNewsWire scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the news readers criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales.
NewsBlur Grade B
Hosted feed reader with web, Android and iOS apps that learns which stories a reader likes, with shared stories and paid premium tiers. The server code is open source and can be self-hosted.
NewsBlur scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the news readers criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales.
Newsboat Grade B
Terminal-based RSS and Atom feed reader for Linux, macOS and BSD, a maintained fork of Newsbeuter, with support for podcasts and sync services such as Miniflux and FreshRSS.
Newsboat scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the news readers criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales.
Read You Grade B
Open source Material You feed reader for Android that works locally or syncs with FreshRSS and services using the Fever or Google Reader API.
Read You scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the news readers criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales.
Tiny Tiny RSS Grade B
Self-hosted, web-based feed reader and aggregator for RSS and Atom, with plugins, filters and an API for mobile clients. Maintained as a community fork after the original project was retired.
Tiny Tiny RSS scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the news readers criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales.
Inoreader Grade F
Hosted news reader for RSS feeds, newsletters and social feeds, with rules, filters and search, available on the web, Android and iOS.
Based in Bulgaria. Inoreader scores 0 out of 100 (grade F) on the news readers criteria. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and independent audit.