Alternatives to NewsBlur

Open-source cloud RSS reader that learns what you like. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as NewsBlur.

  • Feedly

    Cloud RSS reader with apps, newsletters and AI topic filtering.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroidiOSWeb

    Feedly is closed source with mature apps and newsletter routing, but its free tier caps feeds tightly and AI filtering needs expensive paid tiers.

  • Inoreader

    Power-user cloud RSS reader with rules, filters and full-text search.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroidiOSWeb

    Inoreader is a closed-source hosted reader with rules, filters, full-text search and monitoring feeds, most of which require a paid tier.

  • Feedbin

    Paid RSS reader that also handles newsletters and YouTube.

    PaidOpen sourceWeb

    Feedbin is paid only with no free tier, bringing newsletters, YouTube and Mastodon into one stream and offering an open API used by many third-party apps.

  • The Old Reader

    Hosted feed reader modelled on the original Google Reader.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    The Old Reader is a closed-source hosted Google Reader clone with social sharing, lacking official mobile apps and limiting free accounts in feeds and refresh frequency.

  • BazQux Reader

    Fast Google Reader-style hosted feed reader that shows comments.

    PaidProprietaryWeb

    BazQux Reader is a paid, closed-source web reader modelled on Google Reader that shows comment threads beside articles, with no intelligence training features.

  • FreshRSS

    A self-hosted feed reader that is light enough to run on a cheap shared host and still handles hundreds of feeds.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxWebSelf-hosted

    FreshRSS is a free AGPL-3.0 self-hosted reader light enough for shared hosting, far simpler to run than NewsBlur's stack, but it has no first-party mobile app.

  • Miniflux

    A deliberately minimal feed reader: one Go binary, a PostgreSQL database, and no options you do not need.

    FreemiumOpen sourcemacOSLinuxSelf-hostedWeb

    Miniflux is a minimal self-hosted reader built from one Go binary and PostgreSQL, stripping trackers but offering no training or recommendation features.

  • Tiny Tiny RSS

    Long-running self-hosted news aggregator with plugins and filters.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Tiny Tiny RSS is a free GPL-3.0 self-hosted aggregator using rule-based filtering and scoring instead of learned training, with third-party mobile clients via its API.

Also worth comparing

These listings name NewsBlur as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Bloglovin

    Lifestyle and fashion blog aggregator with a discovery feed.

    FreeProprietaryAndroidiOSWeb

    NewsBlur is open source with Android, iOS and web apps and learns what you like from tags and authors, while its free tier allows few feeds.

  • Capy Reader

    A small open-source Android RSS reader for local feeds or Feedbin, Miniflux and FreshRSS accounts.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    NewsBlur is an open-source hosted reader with its own Android, iOS and web apps that learns your preferences, but the free tier covers only a few feeds.

  • Feeder

    Read RSS, Atom and JSON feeds on Android.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    NewsBlur is an MIT-licensed cloud reader with Android, iOS and web apps that learns your preferences, with a free tier limited to few feeds.

  • FeedLand

    A web-based feed reader and feed management service for reading news and sharing lists of feeds.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

    NewsBlur is an open-source hosted reader with Android, iOS and web apps that learns what you like, though its free tier allows only a few feeds.

  • FeedMe

    Android feed reader supporting many sync services.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroid

    NewsBlur is an open-source cloud reader with its own Android app that learns your preferences, and its free tier is limited to few feeds.

  • Feeds Fun

    A self-hostable news reader that tags feed entries and ranks them with your own scoring rules.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    NewsBlur trains on tags, authors and phrases to reduce noise, is open source with a hosted freemium service, and offers Android and iOS apps.

  • Feedspot

    Reads blogs, YouTube channels, podcasts and social feeds from one dashboard.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    NewsBlur is open source and self-hostable with Android and iOS apps, and trains on tags, authors and phrases, but lacks topic-ranked directories.

  • Folo

    An AI-assisted feed reader for RSS and other sources, with desktop, web and mobile apps.

    FreeProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOSWeb

    NewsBlur is an open-source freemium reader for Android, iOS and web that trains on tags, authors and phrases, and can be self-hosted.

  • Nextcloud News

    RSS reader that runs inside a Nextcloud instance.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    NewsBlur offers a hosted freemium service with Android and iOS apps and training on tags and authors, though self-hosting its full stack is a substantial undertaking.

  • ReadYou

    Follow RSS feeds with a Material-style Android reader.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    NewsBlur is an open-source cloud reader with Android and iOS apps that learns your preferences, though its free tier covers only a few feeds.

  • selfoss

    Web-based aggregator that mashes up RSS and other sources.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    NewsBlur is open source with training on tags and authors plus mobile apps, though self-hosting the full stack is a substantial undertaking.

  • Twine

    An open-source RSS and Atom reader for Android and iOS with a card-based Material You design.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroidiOS

    NewsBlur is an MIT-licensed hosted reader with Android, iOS and web apps that learns your preferences, with a free tier limited to a small number of feeds.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.