Feeder vs NewsBlur
Feeder
feeder.co
NewsBlur
newsblur.comSide by side
| Figure | Feeder | NewsBlur |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $7.99/mo | $3/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 11 | 9 |
| Spec score · RSS Reader Software | 9.3 (#1) | 9.0 (#4) |
| AI features | Feeder offers AI summaries, text-to-speech, AI-generated feeds for pages without RSS, and an AI setup assistant. | Archive includes Ask AI for story questions and an AI-generated Daily Briefing. |
| Integrations | MCP, webhooks, Zapier, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord, Telegram and RSS or JSON publishing are documented, with availability depending on plan. | The FAQ says NewsBlur connects with IFTTT and Zapier and can automate actions involving Pocket, Instapaper, Evernote, Notion, Slack and email. |
| Notifications | Desktop and mobile push notifications can be enabled globally or for selected feeds. | Premium users can receive browser, email, iOS or Android notifications filtered by their training. |
| Product | Feeder tracks online sources chosen by the user and bundles them into a reading experience. | NewsBlur is a personal news reader for RSS and web feeds, synced across platforms. |
| Rating on Apple App Store | 4.7 out of 5 from 1K ratings on the US iPhone listing. | 4.7 out of 5 from 509 ratings. |
| Rating on Google Play | 4.3 out of 5 from 1.59K reviews. | 4.3 out of 5 from 2.21K reviews. |
| What it does | Feeder is a news manager that collects online sources into a single reading experience. | NewsBlur is a personal reader that combines websites, blogs and RSS feeds in one place. |
Plans
Feeder
- FreeFree
- FreeFree
- Plus$7.99 a month
- Plus$9.99 a month
- Plus$9.99 a month
- Professional$14.99 a month
- Professional$19.99 a month
- Professional$19.99 a month
- Plus$95.88 a year
- Professional$179.88 a year
NewsBlur
- FreeFree
- FreeFree
- Premium Pro$29 a month
- Premium Pro$29 a month
- Premium$36 a year
- Premium$36 a year
- Premium Archive$99 a year
- Premium Archive$99 a year
- DIYPriced on request
In their own words
Feeder
Feeder tracks online sources selected by the user and brings them together in a reading experience. Sources include blogs, news, weather, government databases, job boards, Mastodon and newsletters. Users can filter posts by keywords or topics, exclude terms, arrange feeds into folders, save favorites, make collections and share content. AI options include summaries, text-to-speech, feeds generated for pages without RSS, and a setup assistant. Listed connections include MCP, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord, Telegram, Zapier and webhooks, although availability depends on plan. The Free plan allows up to 200 feeds, with checks as often as every 30 minutes; the default interval is every two hours. It includes 50 posts of history per feed and two AI summaries per day. Plus costs $9.99 a month, and Professional costs $19.99 a month. Enterprise pricing is available by contacting sales. Feeder is available on Android, iOS, web and as a browser extension. It does not provide self-serve API keys; REST API access is available by request for app builders and is part of Enterprise.
NewsBlur
NewsBlur is a personal reader for RSS and web feeds, synchronized across web, iOS, Android, API, and self-hosted use. Readers can train feeds to highlight or hide stories by author, tag, and title; the Archive plan adds full-text training. Web Feeds monitor sites without RSS and present updates as custom feeds. The free plan supports up to 64 sites, real-time RSS updates, story saving, training, and mobile apps. New accounts receive a 30-day premium trial without a credit card, then retain feeds and training on the free tier. Premium costs $36 a year, Premium Pro $29 a month, and Premium Archive $99 a year. Depending on plan, features include search, larger site limits, more frequent fetching, River of News, story clustering, permanent searchable archives, Ask AI, daily briefings, and MCP tools. NewsBlur also describes IFTTT and Zapier workflows, a public API, third-party reader sync, and open-source self-hosting.