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NewsBlur vs The Old Reader: catalog facts
NewsBlur	The Old Reader
Freemium A limited free tier is available. Premium is a paid subscription. Self-hosting is free.	Freemium A limited free tier is available. Premium is a paid subscription.
Android, iOS, Web, Self-hosted	Web
Training on tags, authors and phrases genuinely reduces the noise The entire service is open source and self-hostable	Deliberately faithful to the original Google Reader, including social sharing Free tier is usable for a modest number of feeds
The free tier is limited to a small number of feeds Self-hosting the full stack is a substantial undertaking	Free accounts are limited in feeds and refresh frequency No official mobile apps; it relies on third-party clients
Hosted service, Self-hosted	Hosted service
Open source	Closed source
License: MIT	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Account 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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