Feedbro vs Feedly (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Feedbro grades higher than Feedly: 2.8 against 2.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Feedbro grades higher on value for money and the free plan. Feedly grades higher on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Feedly
News reader for RSS feeds, with AI filtering on paid plans
Which one is for you
Pick Feedbro if
- Fits if you want feeds inside the browser you already use
- Works for filtering a busy feed set with keyword or regex rules
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want phone or desktop apps, as the site names none
- Watch out: no cloud sync is described, so feeds live in the browser
- Not for you if you use Safari, which the site does not name
- Watch out: some listed sources, such as Google+, may no longer exist
Pick Feedly if
- Fits if you follow lots of news sites, blogs and publications and want them in one reader
- Works for people who track a topic or a company for work and will pay $12.37 a month for the AI filters
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you just want search in your feeds, which needs Pro at $6.99 a month
- Pricey if you want AI Feeds, newsletters or RSS Builder, which need Pro+ at $148.45 a year with no monthly option
- Tight if you're staying free, with 100 feeds, 3 folders and no search, notes or highlights
- Skip it if you want a desktop app, because it runs in a browser and on phones only
- Not for you if you need the API, Slack or Microsoft Teams without an Enterprise deal
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAFeedbroGood | 2.6GPAFeedlyGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AListed at $0 with no paid plan, under 60% of the cheaper quarter. | DPro is $6.99 a month billed annually, twice this category's $3.33 middle, and that's the price of search, notes and highlights. The AI, newsletters and RSS Builder sit on Pro+ at $12.37 a month, yearly billing only, which is miles past the $7.99 where the dearest tenth starts. |
| Free plan and trial | AFree outright, with no plan, no cap and no account to open. | BA free plan one person could really live on: 100 feeds on the web and in the phone apps, which is more sources than most of us read. The pinch is 3 folders to sort them into, and no search, notes or highlights until you pay. |
| Features | CRules, folders, OPML import and full-article conversion. No sync service is described and some listed sources may be gone. | BIt covers the whole job: feeds from news sites, blogs, YouTube, podcasts and Reddit, boards for saving, notes and highlights, search, and on Pro+ AI Feeds that track a topic across the web, mute filters, deduplication and newsletters. Inoreader covers the same ground. |
| Ease of use | CYou add feeds and write rules, which is a learning curve. No store rating on record. | B4.64 from about 26,000 App Store ratings, a shade under the 4.7 our top mark wants, but from a big crowd. Follow a few sources, drop them in folders, read. There's nothing more to it until you start on the AI filters. |
| Platforms and integrations | CA browser extension for Chrome, Vivaldi, Edge, Brave and Firefox, not Safari, with no apps. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Chrome and Firefox extensions, saving to Evernote and OneNote and sharing to LinkedIn, Buffer, IFTTT and Zapier. No desktop app, and the API, Slack and Microsoft Teams are Enterprise only. |
| Best for | an RSS reader with filter rules inside your browser | following lots of news sources with AI filtering |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Feedbro and Feedly. How we grade
Price against what you get
Feedbro has no paid plan and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Feedly starts at $6.99 a month and scores 3.0.
Feedly scores higher, and starts $6.99 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other read-later and bookmark apps on the chart, none scores higher than Feedbro for less, and 5 score higher than Feedly for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Feedbro also covers workflow automation.
- Feedly also covers read later.
At a glance
| Feedbro | Feedly | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free plan |
| Starts at | Free | $6.99 per month, billed annually (Pro) |
| Free plan | None | Free plan on the web and mobile apps: follow up to 100 feeds and organize them into 3 folders. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Nodetics | Feedly Inc. |
| Price read from | nodetics.com | feedly.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Feedbro
- It is a browser extension only; the site names no desktop or mobile app.
- No cloud sync service is described on the pages read, so feeds live in the browser.
- Some listed social sources, such as Google+, may no longer exist as services.
- The site names Chrome, Vivaldi, Edge, Brave and Firefox, not Safari.
Feedly
- The free plan stops at 100 feeds and 3 folders.
- Search, notes and highlights need Pro; newsletters, RSS Builder and Feedly AI need Pro+.
- Pro+ is listed with yearly billing only, while Pro can also be paid monthly at $8.99.
- There is no desktop app: Feedly runs in a browser and on iOS and Android, with Chrome and Firefox extensions.
Key features
Feedbro
- Rule engine
- Rules run when an article arrives or is viewed and can match on title, author or content with words, fragments or regular expressions.
- Rule actions
- A matching rule can show a desktop notification, play a sound, hide or delete the article, add a tag, star it or highlight words.
- Folders and tags
- Feeds sit in a drag-and-drop folder tree, and articles take custom tags with autocomplete.
- Full-article conversion
- A built-in engine can turn partial feed articles into full text; it is switched on per feed in its properties.
- Feed autodiscovery and OPML
- Find the feeds on the current tab with two clicks, and import or export subscriptions as OPML.
- Social and site sources
- Besides feeds it lists integrations for sites such as YouTube channels, Reddit, Vimeo, Flickr and Telegram.
Feedly
- Feeds and folders
- Follow news sites, blogs, publications, YouTube channels, podcasts and Reddit feeds in one reader. The free plan allows 100 feeds in 3 folders.
- Boards, notes and highlights
- Save articles to personal boards to come back to later. Adding notes and highlighting sentences is part of the Pro plan.
- Search
- Search across the sources you follow to find an article again. Search is listed as a Pro feature on the pricing page.
- Feedly AI
- On Pro+, Feedly AI Feeds track topics across the web, mute filters hide unwanted subjects and deduplication removes repeated stories.
- Newsletters and RSS Builder
- Pro+ can receive email newsletters and Google News feeds inside Feedly, and RSS Builder creates feeds for websites that do not offer RSS.
- Sharing and team tools
- Pro saves to Evernote and OneNote and shares to LinkedIn, Buffer, IFTTT and Zapier. Enterprise adds team boards, newsletters, Slack and Microsoft Teams.
Plans
Feedbro
Feedbro$0
The vendor describes it as a free feed reader, with no paid plans shown on the site.
Feedly
Free$0
Follow up to 100 feeds and organize them into 3 folders, on the web and in the mobile apps.
Pro$6.99
per month, billed annually ($83.88), or $8.99 billed monthly
1,000 feeds, notes and highlights, search, saving to Evernote and OneNote, sharing to LinkedIn, Buffer, IFTTT and Zapier, and no sponsored ads.
Pro+$12.37
per month, billed annually ($148.45); no monthly option listed
Everything in Pro, plus up to 2,500 feeds, Feedly AI Feeds, mute filters, deduplication, newsletter and Google News feeds, and RSS Builder.
EnterpriseCustom
Up to 7,500 feeds, team feeds and boards, newsletters, Slack and Microsoft Teams, API access, SSO/SAML, and market and threat intelligence.
Ways to pay less
Feedbro
No public discounts listed.
Feedly
- Annual discount
About 22% off Pro with annual billing
Pro costs $83.88 a year on annual billing, shown as $6.99 a month, against $8.99 billed monthly. That works out to about 22% less.
- Other savings
Pro+ discounted for the first year
The pricing page shows Pro+ at $8.93 a month billed annually ($107.17) instead of $12.37 ($148.45), labels it a 30% saving and puts the first-year saving at $41.
- Nonprofit
Nonprofit and academic discounts on Enterprise
Feedly's help center says discounts for nonprofit and academic organizations are available on the Enterprise plan only, on request by email.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Feedbro or Feedly?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Feedbro is cheaper to start with: it is free, against $6.99 a month for Feedly. Feedbro is free, and Feedly starts at $6.99 per month, billed annually (Pro).
Which has a free plan, Feedbro or Feedly?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Feedbro and Feedly have a free plan.
Which platforms do Feedbro and Feedly run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Feedly lists a web app and iOS and Android apps. Both list a browser extension. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.