Haven

A private blogging platform with a built-in RSS reader

About Haven

Haven is an open-source platform for hosting your own private blog. Posts are written in Markdown and shared only with the people you invite, and a built-in RSS reader lets your small community follow each other and outside feeds in one place. There are no ads, no tracking and no public timeline. Haven is free to run on your own server, and suits families, friend groups and small teams who want a quiet, private corner of the web.

Haven website preview

Live preview of havenweb.org via the WordPress mShots service — it can take a few seconds to generate on a first visit.

Haven: strengths & things to check

Strengths

Completely free to use — this directory lists no paid plan for it.
Covers blogging, private, rss, self hosted — see the focus areas listed in its key facts.
Has 6 close alternatives in the same category on this page, so switching or comparing is easy.

Things to check

Free tools can change their model or shut down — avoid locking critical work into it without an export path.
Current plan prices are not listed here (they change too often to print reliably) — confirm the exact price on the official site.
It is one of 2092 tools in the Productivity & Notes category here — compare it against the alternatives below before you commit.

Derived from this listing's own data (pricing model, focus areas and category) — not a hands-on review score.

Haven pricing

Pricing model	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Free access	Yes — fully free
Current plan prices	Listed on the official site — prices change, so this directory links out instead of printing a number that may already be stale.
Official site	havenweb.org

Haven key facts

Category: Productivity & Notes
Pricing: Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas: blogging, private, rss, self hosted
Official site: havenweb.org

Haven FAQ

How much does Haven cost?

Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it. Current plans and prices are listed on the official site (havenweb.org).

What is Haven used for?

A private blogging platform with a built-in RSS reader Its focus areas in the Productivity & Notes category: blogging, private, rss, self hosted.

Where can I try Haven?

On its official site, havenweb.org — the Visit Official Site button above goes straight there.

Haven vs alternatives

	Haven	Antville	Feeds Fun	JARR
Pricing	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas	blogging, private, rss, self hosted	blogging, self hosted, open source, publishing	news reader, rss, ai, self hosted	rss, feed reader, news, self hosted, open source
Official site	havenweb.org	antville.org	feeds.fun	1pxsolidblack.pl
Directory status	Listed	Listed	Listed	Listed

Side-by-side from each listing's own directory data. Full alternative cards are below.

About the Productivity & Notes category

Notes, tasks, and project tools that keep you organized and focused. The Productivity & Notes category on Tools Hub currently lists 2092 tools. Alongside Haven, it includes Mataroa, Alf.io, Easy!Appointments, QloApps.

FreeProductivity & Notesbloggingprivaterssself-hosted

Alternatives to Haven

Tools in the same Productivity & Notes category that share focus areas with Haven — worth comparing before you commit:

Productivity & Notes

Antville

Open-source blog hosting software for thousands of blogs

Freebloggingself-hostedopen-sourcepublishing

Productivity & Notes

Feeds Fun

News reader with automatic tags, scoring rules and AI.

Freenews-readerrssaiself-hosted

Productivity & Notes

JARR

Just Another RSS Reader: web-based feed aggregator and reader

Freerssfeed-readernewsself-hosted

Productivity & Notes

Tiny Tiny RSS

Free, open-source web-based news feed reader and aggregator

Freerssfeed-readerself-hostedopen-source

Productivity & Notes

Admidio

Free membership management for organizations, clubs, and associations

Freemembershipself-hostedopen-sourceclubs

Productivity & Notes

AdventureLog

Travel log, trip planner, and world map in one app

Freetraveltrip-plannerself-hostedopen-source

More in Productivity & Notes

Comparing tools in the Productivity & Notes category? These related listings are worth a look: Mataroa — A minimal blogging platform with Markdown, no tracking and easy export; Alf.io — The open-source ticket reservation system for events; Easy!Appointments — Free and open-source appointment booking for service businesses.