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NewsBlur vs CommaFeed: catalog facts
NewsBlurCommaFeed
Freemium

A limited free tier is available. Premium is a paid subscription. Self-hosting is free.

Free

Free and open source under the Apache licence. A hosted instance is available.

Android, iOS, Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Training on tags, authors and phrases genuinely reduces the noise
  • The entire service is open source and self-hostable
  • Familiar Google Reader interface and keyboard shortcuts
  • Single Java application with SQLite, so it runs on modest hardware
  • The free tier is limited to a small number of feeds
  • Self-hosting the full stack is a substantial undertaking
  • Fewer filtering and automation features than Tiny Tiny RSS
  • Small maintainer team
Hosted service, Self-hosted Self-hosted, Web application
Open source Open source
License: MIT License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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