FreshRSS vs Upvote RSS

Comparing two open source alternatives to Feedly. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

FreshRSS

AGPL-3.0

Self-hostable RSS and Atom news aggregator with a clean interface, multi-user support, and Fever/Google Reader API compatibility.

MIT

Self-hosted PHP app that turns Reddit, Hacker News, Lemmy, Lobsters, PieFed, Mbin and GitHub into filtered RSS feeds of their most popular posts.

	FreshRSS	Upvote RSS
License	AGPL-3.0	MIT
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	16,343	503
Forks	1,313	15
Open Issues	687	15
Last Commit	Oct 20, 2026	Mar 13, 2026
First Released	Oct 21, 2012	Feb 10, 2025
Categories	Bookmark & Content Management Tools	RSS Readers
Tags	#newsletter #self hosted	#rss #reddit #hacker-news #lemmy #rss-generator

A fast, vim-inspired terminal RSS reader with a powerful query language, zen mode, and support for Feedly, Inoreader, Miniflux, FreshRSS and more.

Self-hosted RSS reader with feed discovery, YouTube support, folders, filters and webhooks. Self-host on web, or use the native desktop app.

Long-running self-hosted RSS/Atom feed reader and aggregator, originally created in 2005 and now maintained at github.com/tt-rss/tt-rss.

Modern self-hosted RSS reader with timed bookmarks, smart filters, in-article notes, and a built-in newsletter-to-RSS converter.

Minimalist, opinionated RSS feed reader that is fast, lightweight, and written in Go — designed for long-term use.

Self-hosted RSS reader inspired by Google Reader — organize, read and subscribe to your favorite feeds on your own server.