Alternatives to BazQux Reader

Fast Google Reader-style hosted feed reader that shows comments. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as BazQux Reader.

  • Inoreader

    Power-user cloud RSS reader with rules, filters and full-text search.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroidiOSWeb

    Inoreader adds Android and iOS apps, rules, filters and full-text search, and has a free tier, though rules and search need a paid plan and it lacks comment threads.

  • Feedly

    Cloud RSS reader with apps, newsletters and AI topic filtering.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroidiOSWeb

    Feedly offers a free tier and mature apps on Android, iOS and web, and routes newsletters into the stream, while its AI filtering needs expensive paid tiers.

  • The Old Reader

    Hosted feed reader modelled on the original Google Reader.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    The Old Reader is also modelled on Google Reader and adds social sharing and a usable free tier, but has no official mobile apps and no comment threads.

  • Feedbin

    Paid RSS reader that also handles newsletters and YouTube.

    PaidOpen sourceWeb

    Feedbin is also a paid web reader, open source, bringing newsletters, YouTube and Mastodon into one stream, with an API used by most third-party reader apps.

  • NewsBlur

    Open-source cloud RSS reader that learns what you like.

    FreemiumOpen sourceAndroidiOSWebSelf-hosted

    NewsBlur is open source and self-hostable, adds Android and iOS apps, and trains on tags, authors and phrases, with a free tier limited to few feeds.

  • FeedHQ

    Minimal hosted feed reader with an open-source server.

    FreemiumOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    FeedHQ is a minimal hosted reader with an open-source BSD server for self-hosting and a Google Reader-compatible API, with no official mobile apps.

  • CommaFeed

    Google Reader-inspired self-hosted RSS reader.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    CommaFeed is a free Apache-licensed self-hosted reader with a Google Reader interface and shortcuts, so you run the Java application yourself instead of paying a subscription.

  • FreshRSS

    A self-hosted feed reader that is light enough to run on a cheap shared host and still handles hundreds of feeds.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxWebSelf-hosted

    FreshRSS is free AGPL software you host yourself, handling hundreds of feeds, with an API for mobile readers and XPath scraping for sites without feeds.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.