Feeder vs Feedly
We give Feeder and Feedly the same GPA: 3.4 out of 4.0. Feeder grades higher on the free plan. Feedly grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Feeder
RSS reader and news monitor for the web, browser and mobile
Feedly
News reader for RSS feeds, with AI filtering on paid plans
How we grade them
| 3.4GPAFeederVery good | 3.4GPAFeedlyVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPlus is $7.99 a month paid yearly, $9.99 monthly, which is the dear end for reading apps. It buys 2,500 feeds, 5-minute updates, the dashboard and rules and filters. Slack, Zapier and team sharing need Professional at $14.99 per user, and API access is Enterprise only. | CPro is $6.99 a month billed annually, or $8.99 monthly, and that's what it takes to get search, notes and highlights. Most reading apps charge less. Newsletters, RSS Builder and Feedly AI need Pro+ at $12.37 a month, yearly billing only, which is well past the dear end here. |
| Free plan and trial | A200 feeds for free, with no ads, across the web reader, the browser extension and the phone apps. Newsletters, YouTube, Reddit and Google Alerts all count as sources. Most people could stay here. The trade-offs are 30-minute updates, 50 posts of history per feed and 2 AI summaries a day. | BFree on the web and in the phone apps, with up to 100 feeds. That's plenty of feeds for most people. But you get just 3 folders to sort them into, and there's no search, notes or highlights without paying. |
| Features | BIt follows RSS, YouTube, Reddit, Mastodon, Bluesky, Google Alerts and email newsletters on every plan, and AI summaries cite their sources. Paid plans add keyword filters, rules and a dashboard. Good at watching things. There's no read-later list, highlighting or notes on record, though. | AFeeds from news sites, blogs, YouTube channels, podcasts and Reddit, with boards for saving articles. Pro adds search, notes and highlights. Pro+ adds AI Feeds that track topics across the web, mute filters, deduplication, newsletters in your reader and feeds built for sites with no RSS. |
| Ease of use | A4.67 from about 1,000 App Store ratings. The browser extension sits behind a toolbar icon, shows the unread count and opens new posts directly. Not much to learn there. | A4.64 from about 26,000 App Store ratings. Follow a few sources, drop them in folders and read. There's nothing more to it until you start on the AI filters. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, iPhone and Android, plus extensions for Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Yandex. Professional posts to Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord and Telegram and has webhooks and Zapier. There's no desktop app outside the browser, and the API is Enterprise only. | AWeb, iPhone and Android, with Chrome and Firefox extensions. Pro saves to Evernote and OneNote and shares to LinkedIn, Buffer, IFTTT and Zapier. There's no desktop app, and API access, Slack and Microsoft Teams are Enterprise only. |
| Best for | catching new posts within minutes | 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: Feeder and Feedly. How we grade
Where they differ
- Feeder starts at $7.99 per month, paid yearly ($9.99 paid monthly). Feedly starts at $6.99 per month, billed annually (Pro).
- Feedly also covers read later and highlights.
At a glance
| Feeder | Feedly | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $7.99 per month, paid yearly ($9.99 paid monthly) | $6.99 per month, billed annually (Pro) |
| Free plan | 200 feeds checked every 30 minutes, 50 posts of history per feed, 2 AI summaries a day and 3 AI feeds, with the web reader, browser extension and mobile apps, ad-free. | 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 | Really Simple i Stockholm AB | Feedly Inc. |
| Price read from | feeder.co | feedly.com |
| Checked | Oct 6, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Feeder
- People who need to see new posts within minutes, such as job or auction listings
- Teams monitoring news, competitors or regulations from shared feeds
- Readers who want their feeds inside a browser extension
Feedly
- Following many news sites, blogs and publications in one reader
- Professionals who track topics or companies and want AI filtering
- Teams that need shared feeds, boards and intelligence tools
Worth knowing
Feeder
- The Free plan is limited to 200 feeds, 30-minute updates and 2 AI summaries a day.
- Rules, filters, the dashboard and email notifications require Plus or higher.
- Team features and the Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord and Zapier integrations start at Professional, which is priced per user.
- API access and SSO/SAML login are listed for Enterprise only, and there is no desktop app outside the browser.
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
Feeder
- Sources beyond RSS
- Every plan follows RSS feeds, YouTube, Reddit, Mastodon, Bluesky, Google Alerts, Google News and email newsletters. Telegram, Google Calendar and RSS built from HTML pages start on Plus.
- Tiered update speed
- Feeds are checked as often as every 30 minutes on Free, every 5 minutes on Plus and every minute on Professional and Enterprise.
- Filters, rules and notifications
- Keyword and time-of-day filters decide which posts appear and which trigger an alert. Rules, filters and email notifications start on Plus; mobile push notifications are on every plan.
- AI summaries and AI Feeds
- Feeder summarizes an article with its sources cited and builds a feed for a site that publishes none. Free allows 2 summaries a day and 3 AI feeds, and each higher plan raises both limits.
- Browser extension
- Extensions for Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Yandex put feeds behind a toolbar icon that shows the unread count and opens new posts directly.
- Team sharing and integrations
- Professional adds team members with permissions, shared feeds and folders, public dashboards, and posting to Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord and Telegram, along with webhooks and Zapier.
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
Feeder
Free$0
200 feeds, 30-minute updates, 2 AI summaries a day and 3 AI feeds, with the web reader, browser extension and mobile apps.
Plus$7.99
per month, paid yearly; $9.99 paid monthly
2,500 feeds, 5-minute updates, premium sources, dashboard, rules and filters, email summaries and 10 AI summaries a day.
Professional$14.99
per user / month, paid yearly; $19.99 paid monthly
10,000 feeds, 1-minute updates, team sharing, public dashboards, feed creation, and Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord, Zapier and webhook integrations.
EnterpriseCustom
Customized limits, SSO/SAML login, custom permissions, API access, invoice billing and premium support.
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
Feeder
- Annual discount
20% to 25% off when paying yearly
The pricing page shows Plus at $7.99 a month paid yearly against $9.99 paid monthly (20% less), and Professional at $14.99 against $19.99 per user (25% less).
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.
