Feedly

Overview

Feedly is a news reader alongside separate AI-powered products for market and threat intelligence. It suits people who want publications and newsletters in one reading stream, as well as teams that need to gather industry or security signals. The breadth is a strength, but a personal reader and a team intelligence product are different purchases with very different costs.

The News Reader gathers followed sites, blogs, industry publications, email newsletters, and Google News feeds. Readers can search across sources, save articles to Boards, add notes, and highlight sentences. Feedly was founded in 2008 and shifted toward B2B and AI/ML in 2016.

Key features

Reading and organizing

Search, Boards, notes, and sentence highlights give readers ways to find and retain useful material rather than simply consume a stream of headlines. Full-text extraction and filter rules add practical ways to work with feeds, and the stated feed limit is 100. The free account allows up to three personal Boards, a workable start for an individual but a constraint for readers who organize extensively.

Market and threat intelligence

Market Intelligence combines AI Feeds, trend dashboards, insights cards, and Ask AI to help teams discover and share industry intelligence. Threat Intelligence is aimed at CTI teams collecting threat signals, researching threats with Ask AI, and delivering tailored intelligence. Feedly says its Intel Agents draw on more than 10,000 trusted clear- and dark-web sources, and that deep citations trace AI responses to original sources. Those capabilities make the team products more specialized than an RSS reader; they are unlikely to matter to someone who only wants a personal reading list.

Integrations, API, and security

Integrations include Cortex XSOAR, MISP, OpenCTI, Microsoft Sentinel, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Zapier, Dropbox, Evernote, and OneNote. Feedly documents REST APIs for sharing intelligence and Feed, Search, and STIX APIs for retrieving content. This is useful for teams incorporating intelligence into existing workflows, while API access is included in Market Intelligence Advanced rather than Standard.

Feedly says its production data centers are in the United States and physically and digitally secured, and browser traffic is encrypted over HTTPS. Its security practices say customer data is used to provide the service and related support, then deleted 30 days after an agreement ends. The company states that it is SOC 2 Certified.

Pricing

The pricing model is freemium, with a free plan and paid plans from $7/mo. News Reader Free costs nothing, requires no credit card, and includes up to three personal Boards. That makes it a low-commitment way to try the reader, but the Board cap is a real limit for people who need a larger filing system.

Market Intelligence Standard costs $1,600 a month, billed annually. It includes 100 AI Feeds, five Newsletter Templates, up to 10 seats, and Company and Trend Insights Cards. It fits a team that needs those discovery and insight tools within a 10-seat ceiling; the annual billing commitment makes it a substantial step up from personal reading.

Market Intelligence Advanced costs $2,400 a month, billed annually, and raises the allowance to 200 AI Feeds, 20 Newsletter Templates, and up to 25 seats. It also adds Ask AI, API Access, and Single Sign-On. Teams needing those capabilities or more than 10 seats have a clear reason to move up; smaller teams that do not need them may not.

Threat Intelligence Standard has custom pricing and includes 1,000+ Threat Intelligence AI Models, 50 AI Feeds, five Newsletter Templates, Ask AI and Report Builder, and whole-team access. Advanced includes Standard, 100 AI Feeds, integrations with OpenCTI, XSOAR, and MISP, Slack and Microsoft Teams integration, and a Threat Graph STIX API. Dark Web Agents and Commercial Access are available as add-ons. The tier split gives security teams a defined base and integration-focused upgrade, but no stated price to compare against the Market Intelligence plans.

Platforms

Feedly supports Android, iOS, web, browser extensions, and an API. Mobile apps suit reading away from a desk, while the API gives teams a route to retrieve or share content programmatically.

Who it's for

Feedly is a good fit for readers consolidating many kinds of publications and newsletters, and for organizations with a concrete need for market or threat intelligence workflows. Its free reader is the sensible starting point for personal use. Teams should choose between Market and Threat Intelligence based on the work they need to support; the annual Market Intelligence prices are difficult to justify for casual reading.

Pros and cons

Pros: One reader brings together sites, blogs, newsletters, and Google News feeds, with search, Boards, notes, and highlights for organizing what matters.

Pros: Market and Threat Intelligence offer specialized research tools, with citations, source collection, and integrations relevant to team workflows.

Pros: Free News Reader access requires no credit card, and the platform range includes mobile, web, extensions, and API access.

Cons: The free reader caps personal Boards at three, which can limit readers who maintain many topic-specific collections.

Cons: Market Intelligence requires annual billing at $1,600 a month for Standard or $2,400 a month for Advanced, putting it well beyond an individual reader's needs.

Cons: Threat Intelligence has custom pricing, so teams cannot compare its cost from the plan price alone.

Alternatives

For a wider comparison, browse RSS Reader Software.

Choose Feedreader if Linux or Windows support matters more than Feedly’s broader intelligence suite; its Standard Edition is free, and its MySQL Edition is €29, paid once. Fluent Reader is a free, open-source desktop RSS reader for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows, a better fit for readers prioritizing an open-source option. Inoreader is another freemium reader, with a free tier capped at 150 RSS feed subscriptions and a Pro plan at €6.67 a month; it may suit readers who want a larger stated free subscription allowance.

Newsify is an alternative for readers focused on iOS, macOS, and web. BazQux Reader is worth considering for readers willing to pay for a reader with Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web, and Windows support; its annual subscription is $50 a year. NewsBlur offers a free tier for up to 64 sites and supports self-hosting, making it an alternative for readers who value those options. FreshRSS is a free, self-hosted RSS and Atom aggregator for readers who want a self-hosted option. Passman is also listed as a free, open-source option.

Verdict

Choose Feedly if you want one place for a broad mix of reading sources or need its dedicated market and threat intelligence workflows. Its strongest case is the range from personal aggregation to specialized team tools; its main reason to look elsewhere is that those team plans carry high annual costs, while the free reader limits personal Boards to three.