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The Old Reader vs NewsBlur: catalog facts
The Old Reader	NewsBlur
Freemium A limited free tier is available. Premium is a paid subscription.	Freemium A limited free tier is available. Premium is a paid subscription. Self-hosting is free.
Web	Android, iOS, Web, Self-hosted
Deliberately faithful to the original Google Reader, including social sharing Free tier is usable for a modest number of feeds	Training on tags, authors and phrases genuinely reduces the noise The entire service is open source and self-hostable
Free accounts are limited in feeds and refresh frequency No official mobile apps; it relies on third-party clients	The free tier is limited to a small number of feeds Self-hosting the full stack is a substantial undertaking
Hosted service	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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