Feedly vs Meco (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Feedly grades higher than Meco: 2.6 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Feedly grades higher on the free plan, features and ease of use. Meco grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on 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
Meco
Newsletter reader that moves subscriptions out of your inbox
Which one is for you
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
Pick Meco if
- Fits if your reading is mostly email newsletters and you want them out of your inbox
- Works for people who like audio roundups of what they subscribed to
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want to follow RSS feeds, as the pages read don't describe adding them
- Tight if you want your Gmail or Outlook connected, which is PRO only, and so are highlights and offline reading
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $4.99 against $39.99 for the year, with no trial on monthly
- Watch out: the vendor says prices may vary by country and platform
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAFeedlyGood | 2.2GPAMecoFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | CPRO is $39.99 a year, about $3.33 a month, or $4.99 billed monthly, in the middle of what reading apps charge. The vendor says prices vary by country. |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | CFree gives you a Meco newsletter address, groups, bookmarks and audio roundups. Connecting an existing Gmail or Outlook inbox is PRO, and there's a 7-day trial on the yearly plan only. |
| Features | 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. | CInbox connection, groups, highlights, AI summaries and podcasts. The listing shows it reads newsletters only, with no RSS feeds. |
| Ease of use | 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. | CNo rating on record. You have to point your newsletters at the Meco address or connect an inbox before there's anything to read. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | BWeb, iOS and Android, plus Gmail and Outlook connections. No desktop app is listed. |
| Best for | following lots of news sources with AI filtering | reading email newsletters apart from your inbox |
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: Feedly and Meco. How we grade
Price against what you get
Feedly starts at $6.99 a month and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Meco starts at $3.33 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.3.
Feedly scores higher, and starts $3.66 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, 5 score higher than Feedly for less, and 13 score higher than Meco 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
- Feedly also covers read later and rSS reader.
- Meco also covers bookmarks.
At a glance
| Feedly | Meco | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $6.99 per month, billed annually (Pro) | $39.99 per year ($4.99 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Free plan on the web and mobile apps: follow up to 100 feeds and organize them into 3 folders. | A dedicated Meco newsletter address, groups, swipe reading, bookmarks, audio news roundups and newsletter discovery. |
| Free trial | None listed | 7-day free trial of PRO on the yearly plan; no trial on monthly |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Feedly Inc. | Meco Limited |
| Price read from | feedly.com | docs.meco.app |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Meco
- Connecting Gmail or Outlook, highlights, offline reading and AI summaries need the paid PRO plan.
- The vendor says prices may vary by country and platform; $39.99 a year and $4.99 a month are the USD figures it states.
- It reads newsletters only; the pages read do not describe adding RSS feeds.
Key features
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.
Meco
- Inbox connection
- PRO links up to three Gmail or Outlook accounts and moves chosen newsletters out of the inbox into Meco.
- Meco email address
- A dedicated address for newsletters, available on the free plan, keeps new subscriptions away from your main mailbox.
- Highlights and saved links
- Highlight passages, add tags and notes, and save links and articles to revisit later. Highlights and link saving are PRO.
- AI summaries and podcasts
- PRO adds text summaries and a personalized daily audio roundup built from your newsletters.
- Groups and unsubscribe
- Sort newsletters into topic groups, and unsubscribe from one with a single tap.
Plans
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.
Meco
Free$0
Meco inbox address, groups, bookmarks, swipe reading and audio roundups of news.
PRO$39.99
per year ($4.99 billed monthly)
Links up to three Gmail or Outlook accounts, adds highlights, offline reading, AI summaries and personalized podcasts.
Ways to pay 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.
Meco
- Annual discount
Yearly PRO is cheaper than monthly
PRO is listed at $39.99 a year or $4.99 a month, so yearly works out to about $3.33 a month.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Feedly or Meco?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Meco is cheaper to start with: $3.33 a month when paid by the year, against $6.99 a month for Feedly. Feedly starts at $6.99 per month, billed annually (Pro), and Meco starts at $39.99 per year ($4.99 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Feedly or Meco?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Feedly and Meco have a free plan.
Which platforms do Feedly and Meco run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Feedly lists a browser extension. Both list a web app and iOS and Android apps. 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.