Should you build your own Inoreader?
Power RSS reader with rules, monitoring, search, and automations
A single-user RSS reader with rules and alerts can be built quickly on top of existing parsers, though not with Inoreader's scale and polish.
ENOriginal research content in English. Original prompt preserved in English.
Build me a single-user RSS reader with rules and alerts to replace Inoreader. Requirements:
- Node + Express + better-sqlite3, server-rendered pages with htmx for read/unread
and tagging without reloads. No build step.
- Fetch feeds every 15 minutes with node-cron, parse with rss-parser, dedupe by GUID
then by normalized link. Mark a feed failing after 5 straight fetch errors.
- OPML import and export, so my Inoreader subscriptions come in and can leave again.
- Three-pane web UI on localhost:4830: folders left, article list middle, reading
pane right, j/k keyboard navigation, unread counts per folder.
- Keyword rules per feed or folder: match on title or body, actions are tag, mark
read, or alert me by email (SMTP in .env) or an ntfy.sh push.
- Full-text search across all stored articles with SQLite FTS5.
- Binds to localhost only. No accounts, no telemetry, everything in one .db file.
- Out of scope: mobile apps, article translation, and third-party integrations.
- README with setup steps, the fetch schedule, and how to import my OPML.The prompt opens pre-filled in your agent. Review it before running. · this prompt is generated from the build plan · improve it via PR
What would building your own look like?
Fetch feeds, dedupe items, apply keyword rules, tag/folder articles, and send alerts or exports.
What you will need
- RSS parser
- database
- background jobs
- email/webhook notifications
- hosted app or local service
They pay for reliability and a power-user rules engine that keeps working while feeds break.
xenterprise-scale feed handling
xmobile apps
xintegrations
xarticle translation
xpolished search
xsupport
Prefer something ready-made?
FreshRSSFilters, search, tags and extensions without a subscription or hosted convenience.Open source↗
MinifluxRegex filters, full-text search and a clean reader; monitoring and automations are basic.Open source↗
NewsBlurTrainable feeds, search and newsletters, plus enough infrastructure to qualify as a hobby.Open source↗View all 3 alternatives to Inoreader →· Licença, instalação e limitações em cada alternativa.
How much does Inoreader cost?
- Monthly billing
- $9.99/mo$9.99/mo · per person
- Per year
- $120/yr$120/yr
- Annual billing
- $90/yr25% cheaper than paying monthly
- On a Brazilian card, with 3.5% IOF
- R$52.20/moR$470/yr
Saved to My list. You will see a notice on this site when the price changes.
You complete the purchase on Inoreader’s site. Vibe Radar does not handle payments.
| Plan | Monthly | Annual (per month) | What is included |
|---|---|---|---|
| free | $0/user | $0/user | Up to 150 RSS subscriptions. |
| pro | $9.99/user≈ $9.99 | $7.50/user≈ $7.50 | 2,500 RSS subscriptions; 20 web feeds; 20 newsletters; 30 monitoring feeds; 100 boosted feeds; 30 rules; 50 filters; 10 translations/day; 5 text-to-speech uses/day. |
| custom | custom | - | Custom feed, monitoring and organization limits. |
Free tier150 RSS subscriptions
Billing termsmonthly + annual for Pro; Custom quote-based; source prices are in EUR
Additional costspaid add-ons increase web-feed, monitoring and boosted-feed limits; AI/Intelligence can use the user's own third-party API key, which creates separate provider charges
verified 2026-10-20 · source ↗
Is it cheaper to build or buy Inoreader?
Adjust the numbers: hours to build, your hourly rate, running costs and the subscription price.
Over 24 months, subscribing is cheaper.
Starting hours estimated from the analysis (weekend). Does not price what you give up (support, integrations, security).
Can I rebuild Inoreader?
Yes. A competent AI coding agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor) can build a usable personal Inoreader replacement in one session with the prompt on this page. It runs on your own machine or server with no subscription.
How much does Inoreader cost?
Inoreader costs about $9.99/mo (Pro, checked 10/20/2026), which is $90 per year. That’s what you save by replacing it with one prompt.
What do I lose by replacing Inoreader?
Honestly: enterprise-scale feed handling; mobile apps; integrations; article translation; polished search; support. If any of those are load-bearing for you, keep paying.
Is there an open-source alternative to Inoreader?
Yes: FreshRSS (Filters, search, tags and extensions without a subscription or hosted convenience.) Miniflux (Regex filters, full-text search and a clean reader; monitoring and automations are basic.) NewsBlur (Trainable feeds, search and newsletters, plus enough infrastructure to qualify as a hobby.) All 3 curated free alternatives are at https://viberadar.si/inoreader/alternatives. The prompt is for when you want it exactly your way.