Feedly vs Refind (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Feedly grades higher than Refind: 2.6 against 2.4 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 features and platforms. Refind grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan and ease of use.
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 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 Refind if
- Fits if you want a few articles chosen for you each day
- Works for people who don't want to manage a list of feeds
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to follow your own sources, as articles come from Refind's picks
- Watch out: the site shows no pricing page, so the cost couldn't be confirmed
- Not for you if you use Firefox or Safari, as the extensions named are for Chrome
- Too light for heavy reading, since there are no phone or desktop apps listed
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAFeedlyGood | 2.4GPARefindFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | CNo price is published and there's no pricing page, so what it costs, if anything, couldn't be confirmed. |
| 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. | BJoining is free on the pages read and there's no plan to hit a cap on, but the site never says whether anything is paid. |
| 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. | CDaily picks, topics, newsletters, saving links and a new-tab extension. It's not an RSS reader and you can't bring a list of your own sources. |
| 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. | BNo rating on record. Sign up, pick topics and read the picks, with nothing to set up. |
| 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. | CWeb and a Chrome extension. The privacy page names only Chrome and lists no phone or desktop apps. |
| Best for | following lots of news sources with AI filtering | a daily email of articles picked for you |
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 Refind. 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. Refind has no paid plan and scores 2.3.
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, 5 score higher than Feedly for less, and none scores higher than Refind 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 rSS reader and highlights.
- Refind also covers web clipper and bookmarks.
At a glance
| Feedly | Refind | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free |
| Starts at | $6.99 per month, billed annually (Pro) | Free |
| Free plan | Free plan on the web and mobile apps: follow up to 100 feeds and organize them into 3 folders. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Feedly Inc. | Refind Inc. |
| Price read from | feedly.com | Not confirmed |
| 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.
Refind
- The site shows no pricing page or plans, so its cost could not be confirmed.
- The extensions named on its privacy page are for Chrome; no other browser is mentioned.
- Articles come from the picks Refind makes; it is not an RSS reader for your own list of 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.
Refind
- Daily article picks
- Each day Refind says it analyzes thousands of articles and sends the best ones, tailored to the topics you follow.
- Topics and newsletters
- Browse topics such as psychology, programming and investing, and a directory of newsletters you can subscribe to.
- Save links from the browser
- A browser button saves links to Refind, and each can be kept private or made public.
- New Tab extension
- A separate Chrome extension shows your Refind feed in every new tab; the main service works without extensions.
- Social sign-up and link import
- You can sign up with a Twitter or Facebook account, and the privacy page says links from your tweets can be imported.
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.
Refind
Pricing could not be confirmed. See refind.com.
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.
Refind
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Feedly or Refind?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Feedly starts at $6.99 per month, billed annually (Pro), and Refind has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Feedly or Refind?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Feedly and Refind have a free plan.
Which platforms do Feedly and Refind run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Feedly lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app and 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.