Looking for alternatives to Google Reader

    As it recently became known, from July 1, Google Reader closes . Immediately I began to look for alternatives. In this post, I only consider online readers. Plugins like Feedly do not consider. 1. NewsBlur Free up to 64 subscriptions and no more than 10 posts. Paid - from $ 12 / year. There is an API . Pros:








    • Client for iOS and Android

    Minuses:
    • At the moment, can not cope with the load, you can’t even log in


    2. BazQux Reader

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    Paid, trial 30 days. From $ 9 / year. There is an import of Opml and Google Reader. Convenient enough thing, easy interface.
    On a habr there is a developer of this service vshabanov .
    Pros:
    • Works fast
    • Very fast import
    • Ability to view the full article
    • Categories

    Minuses:
    • Posts are marked as read when scrolling, not by clicking
    • Not optimized for wide resolutions
    • Virtually no settings
    • There is no view mode for a full article by click (without opening in a new tab)
    • There is no way to set one view for all channels


    3. Zentomi

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    Free. Import from Google Reader is. It is difficult to say how convenient it is - the headings and brief contents of the article are located on the left side, and if there are many subscriptions, you have to scroll for a long time to find the one you need. Although, if you adapt, it will be convenient.
    Pros:
    • Nice interface
    • Works fast

    Minuses:
    • There is no way to display the contents of the channel on the right side (now only one post)


    4. PulseFeed

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    Free. It is possible to import from OPML. So did not update anything.

    5. Feederator


    Free. Awful interface, no import (and with my 400+ subscriptions ...). I don’t even want to consider.

    6. Good Noows

    Free. There is an import of OPML. Nice enough interface. There are many display styles

    7. BlogTrottr

    Free. There is an import of OPML. Of the 400+ subscriptions, 25 were imported. I did not look any further

    8. Yandex Subscriptions
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    Is free. There is an import of OPML. User-friendly interface and functionality similar to Google Reader. It is possible to collapse messages. Upset two things - unread messages and the general concept of Yandex design are not allocated (well, I don’t like it!). And so, one of the best free alternatives. There is an API .

    9. Blogkeen

    Free. No import. This mega-carrying pink design seems to hit some Tagbrand.

    10. PublicRSS
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    Free. There is an import of OPML. Import did, but subscriptions did not appear. Obviously a long time ago they tried to copy Google Reader.

    11. Netvibes
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    It seems like free. There is an import of OPML. You can view both widgets and the reader. Probably the most convenient interface of all the readers considered. The best alternative to Google Reader. There is an API .

    12. zenCancan
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    Free. There is an import of OPML. In French, but Google Translate does a pretty good job. The interface is below average, but you can use it.

    13. Channelorama
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    Free. You can import 100 subscriptions from OPML at a time, and then you need to re-upload the file - WAT? .. Interface - Web 1.0, it’s absolutely not suitable for such a service, and even a damn leg. With the Russian coding of a problem.

    14. Q-Sensei FeedBooster
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    Is free. There are imports from Google Reader and OPML. Imported fast enough. Fairly simple and nice interface. Of the free ones, one of the best.

    15. BlogLines
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    Failed to import to do. Yes, and it is built on the basis of Netvibes.

    16. NewsIsFree
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    Free. There is an import of OPML, but Google did not pick it up. I did not test further, and the design is not very. There is an API .

    17. FeedShow

    Free. There is an import of OPML. Simple interface But could not register - said Email address is not valid.

    18. The Old Reader

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    19. Rolio



    Free. There is an import of OPML. Everything goes in one crowd, but you can create categories. Inconvenient.

    20.SwarmIQ



    Free. Import from Google Reader and OPML. The interface is not very convenient. Cyrillic is not displayed.

    21. Feedbin



    Paid, 2 $ / month. No trial. Test failed. There is an API .

    22. bloglovin



    Free. Import from Google Reader. User-friendly interface, but no categories. Cyrillic issue in headers (adds @ in some places). Not everything was picked up upon import.

    23. RSS Miner



    Free. Import from Google Reader. User-friendly interface, there are categories, but not hooked.

    24. Taptu



    Free. Import from Google Reader. There are clients for Android and IOS. Magazine-like interface, no categories. Not very comfortable.

    25. ZZReader



    Is free. There is no import. The interface is convenient, but there are no categories.

    26. Protopage



    Free. Import from OPML. Awful design and interface (widgets).

    27. 1kpl.us



    Free. Import from OPML. Long import. There are categories. Nice interface.

    28. Skimr



    Free. There is import from OPML. Nice design, but low-cost interface. Although, someone might like it. Feeds are imported for a very long time. Small problems with the Cyrillic alphabet.

    29. Intigi



    Trial 30 days, further from $ 19 / month. There is an import of OPML. It seems to import, but nothing booted. There is an API .

    30. LikeHack



    Is free. There is import from Google Reader. All news goes in one stream - very inconvenient.

    31. Dotdotdot



    Free. Import from Google Reader. There are categories. There is an iOS app. The design is beautiful, but the interface is inconvenient.
    Failed to fully test, because import does not work.

    32. Feedspot



    Free. Import from OPML. There are categories. Nice design, user-friendly interface. There are bookmarks. One of the best free readers.

    33. Subpug



    Free. Import from OPML. Nice design, user-friendly interface, though it loads slowly. This reader is not very suitable for this list, because there is no authorization. But there is a chance that will appear.

    34. Alesti



    Is free. Import from OPML. Archaic design, but quite user-friendly interface. There are no categories, but there are tags.

    35. Pheedr



    Free. Import from OPML. Pleasant design, but absolutely non-usable interface. When editing a feed, it terribly slows down. There are categories, but they are hard to see because of the terrible interface.

    36. Kedoya



    Free. Import from OPML. Mediocre design and interface. There are categories. In a few hours, not a single record appeared.

    37. FeedHQ



    Free. Import from OPML. Quick import. Minimalistic design. It’s inconvenient to use, because the articles go only in the form of headings, and the full version opens on a new page. But the service has just opened (an invitation was sent today), so there are prospects. there isopensource version .

    38. BlogRoll



    Free. Import from Google Reader. Nice design. Usability is average because There is no choice of feed type in list view. Unstable because periodically logged out after page refresh. Long feeds. There are favorites

    39. i.ua



    Free. Import from OPML. Bad design, no usability - could not open the article. There are categories.

    40. KickRSS



    Free. Import from OPML. Clumsy design and no usability. There are no categories. After importing, feeds must be manually added to the main page.

    41. Yanobs Reader



    Free. You can import only line by line. It is based on the well-known open-source project tt-rss tt-rss.org. It is not clear why there is no import from OPML, because it is built into tt-rss. The design and interface are not bad.

    42. FeedRinse



    Free. There is import from OPML, but no feed has been updated. There is export to OPML.

    For me, the BazQux Reader seems to be the most promising reader . By the way, its author is on Habré .

    At the end, a survey on your impressions. If you find any rss aggregator, write in the comments.

    PS In early June I plan to write the 2nd part of the article, with an analysis of new and old services. Also stay tuned for updates in this post.

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    What services did you like?

    • 8.8% NewsBlur 88
    • 18.2%BazQux Reader182
    • 1.5%Zentomi15
    • 0.2%PulseFeed2
    • 0.6%Feederator6
    • 6.3%Good Noows63
    • 0.5%BlogTrottr5
    • 24.7%Yandex Подписки247
    • 0.2%Blogkeen2
    • 0.5%PublicRSS5
    • 20.6%Netvibes206
    • 0.3%zenCancan3
    • 0.1%Channelorama1
    • 1.8%Q-Sensei FeedBooster18
    • 0.6%BlogLines6
    • 0.3%NewsIsFree3
    • 0.8%FeedShow8
    • 12.5%The Old Reader125
    • 28.3% No decent alternatives 282
    • 8.4% Other (I will write in the comments) 84
    • 8.3% What is RSS? 83

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