Feedreader vs News Explorer
Feedreader
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| Figure | Feedreader | News Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $14.99/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 11 | 4 |
| Spec score · RSS Reader Software | 9.2 (#2) | 8.6 (#10) |
| What it does | Feedreader is a free web-based RSS aggregator and a Windows desktop reader that collects syndicated articles into a single reading stream. | News Explorer is an Apple-platform RSS and news reader that gathers feeds and synchronizes reading data across devices. |
Plans
Feedreader
- Feedreader Standard EditionFree
- Standard EditionFree
- Feedreader MySQL Edition€29, paid once
- Feedreader Connect Personal Edition€39, paid once
- Feedreader Connect Server (MSSQL or MYSQL) — up to 100 feeds€490, paid once
- Feedreader Connect Server (MSSQL or MYSQL) up to 100 feeds€490, paid once
- Feedreader OEM unlimited license€500, paid once
- Feedreader Connect Server 1000 feeds and more€990, paid once
- Feedreader Connect Server (MSSQL or MYSQL) — up to 1000 feeds€990, paid once
- Feedreader Connect Server (MSSQL or MYSQL) up to 1000 feeds€990, paid once
News Explorer
- Mac editionPriced on request
- Mobile edition$4.99, paid once
- Mac personal license$9.99, paid once
- Setapp edition$14.99 a month
In their own words
Feedreader
Feedreader is a feed aggregator for reading website subscriptions in one online stream, with a desktop product that downloads updates and organizes syndicated content. Smart feeds watch for keywords or phrases and surface matching articles. Readers can choose a River of News view, group headlines by source, date, or tag, and combine feeds. It supports mainstream feed formats, nested folders, Unicode, and SSL connections, and can download article enclosures and podcasts automatically. Intelliupdate learns each feed’s update frequency and refreshes when needed. Feedreader Connect can upload feeds to a remote FTP server, forward articles by email, publish feeds to an intranet or extranet, and send articles to Windows Live Messenger users through an instant messaging gateway. The product dates to 2001 and is described as accessible to people with little technical knowledge. Listed platforms are Linux, web, and Windows. Standard Edition is free, while MySQL Edition is €29, paid once and Connect Personal Edition is €39, paid once. Connect Server editions and an OEM license are also listed; Connect Server’s free version has limits on subscriptions and archived articles.
News Explorer
News Explorer has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.