Reader vs Feedbin
Keep years of posts, start on a free plan
Feedbin is a respected, paid-only reader with newsletters and a large ecosystem of apps. Reader starts free, keeps far more history, and answers your assistant over MCP.
Side by side
Reader and Feedbin, row by row
Read from each product's own pages on 31 October 2026. Rows we could not confirm are left out.
| Compared | Reader | Feedbin |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 20 feeds, no ads | None; a 30-day trial, then $7 a month |
| Posts kept | Up to 25,000 posts on Free; you choose how long each feed's stay | The 400 most recent articles per feed |
| Agents and API | MCP endpoint on Paid, with read or write tokens | REST API; community-built MCP servers |
| Apps | Web app, installable, with push notifications | iOS app, and third-party apps on other platforms |
| Newsletters by email | Not offered | Included |
| AI features | None | None |
| Hosting | Hosted by us | Hosted; open source under MIT |
Why switch
What you gain leaving Feedbin
A free plan that lasts
Follow your first feeds without a trial clock.
History you choose
Each feed keeps its posts from three hours to forever, within your plan's budget.
Filters as sentences
Drop, mark read or flag posts as they arrive.
Honestly
When Feedbin might be better
Newsletters and more
Feedbin turns newsletters, podcasts, YouTube and Mastodon into one list. Reader reads feeds.
Apps that sync with it
Many third-party readers sync with Feedbin. Reader is its own web app.
Open source
Feedbin's code is published under the MIT licence.
Switching
Move from Feedbin in one file
Export from Feedbin
Download your subscriptions as an OPML file.Import it in Reader
Settings reads the file, follows every feed and reports what it could not reach.Read
Your folders arrive with your feeds, and older posts come in behind them.
FAQ
Questions about leaving Feedbin
Will my starred items come across?
OPML carries your feeds and folders. Saved posts start fresh in Reader.
Does Reader have a third-party app API?
Reader's agent endpoint speaks the Model Context Protocol; there is no sync API for other reading apps.
Bring your Feedbin feeds
Sign in, import your list or follow a feed, and read newest first.