Alternatives to Nextcloud News

RSS reader that runs inside a Nextcloud instance. 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 Nextcloud News.

  • 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 a standalone AGPL-3.0 reader that does not need Nextcloud, runs on shared hosting and adds XPath scraping and WebSub push support.

  • Miniflux

    A deliberately minimal feed reader: one Go binary, a PostgreSQL database, and no options you do not need.

    FreemiumOpen sourcemacOSLinuxSelf-hostedWeb

    Miniflux is a standalone Go binary with PostgreSQL, stripping trackers and offering full-text search and an API, without depending on Nextcloud background jobs.

  • Tiny Tiny RSS

    Long-running self-hosted news aggregator with plugins and filters.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Tiny Tiny RSS is a standalone self-hosted aggregator with plugins, filtering and scoring rules, requiring PHP with PostgreSQL or MySQL and distributed Docker-first.

  • CommaFeed

    Google Reader-inspired self-hosted RSS reader.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    CommaFeed is a single Java application with SQLite and a Google Reader-style interface, running on modest hardware without a Nextcloud instance.

  • yarr

    Read web feeds through a compact self-hostable application.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    yarr runs as a single executable with a browser interface on Windows, macOS or Linux, so no Nextcloud install or separate database setup is described.

  • selfoss

    Web-based aggregator that mashes up RSS and other sources.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    selfoss is a small PHP and SQLite aggregator with spout plugins for non-RSS sources, though development is slow and its interface is basic.

  • Stringer

    Deliberately anti-social self-hosted RSS reader.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Stringer is a simple self-hosted Rails reader with no social features, but it has no filtering, tagging or mobile apps and is largely dormant.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.