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BazQux Reader vs NewsBlur: catalog facts
BazQux Reader	NewsBlur
Paid A paid subscription is required after the trial.	Freemium A limited free tier is available. Premium is a paid subscription. Self-hosting is free.
Web, Browser extension	Android, iOS, Web, Self-hosted
Pulls in comment threads alongside articles, which almost no reader does Very fast interface modelled directly on Google Reader	Training on tags, authors and phrases genuinely reduces the noise The entire service is open source and self-hostable
Paid subscription only after the trial One-person project with a plain interface	The free tier is limited to a small number of feeds Self-hosting the full stack is a substantial undertaking
Hosted service, Browser extension	Hosted service, Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
Account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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