NewsBlur
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy it if RSS is genuinely your reading habit: it's cheap, open source, and users report it's dead reliable.
Comparison
NewsBlur vs Inoreader
NewsBlur and Inoreader both land on Depends.
Inoreader
Depends
Confidence: High
Buy if you track many feeds and need filters, rules, or team monitoring workflows.
| Compare | NewsBlur | Inoreader |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | RSS power users with hundreds of feeds | Power users tracking 100+ feeds |
| Who it's not for | Casual readers who never use RSS | Casual readers following a few blogs . overkill |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.³ | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed. |
| Support quality | Active public forum; long-term users report reliability | Trustpilot reviewer: support super fast |
| Public sentiment | Long-time users praise reliability, the native apps, and the trainable filters, with only scattered feature-bug complaints.⁴ | Power users love the filtering and stay for years; pricing hikes are the loudest complaint.⁹ |
| Biggest gotcha | 1,024-site cap on Premium; heavy feed users should verify headroom before subscribing¹ | Pro now costs ~$90/year after prices doubled; many long-time subscribers revolted16 |
Pick NewsBlur when
- RSS power users with hundreds of feeds
- Open-source fans who can self-host
- Readers who hate algorithmic feeds
- People wanting trainable keyword filters
When NewsBlur is not a fit
- Casual readers who never use RSS
- Anyone wanting algorithmic discovery feeds
- Teams needing shared monitoring dashboards
- Buyers expecting enterprise support or SLAs
Pick Inoreader when
- Power users tracking 100+ feeds
- Threat-intel and OSINT monitoring
- Editorial and brand-monitoring teams
- Regex-filter devotees
When Inoreader is not a fit
- Casual readers following a few blogs . overkill
- Anyone unwilling to pay ~$90/year for RSS
- Reddit-centric readers . Reddit blocks it
- Minimalists happy with a basic free reader
Sources
- NewsBlur official site and pricingnewsblur.comofficial
- NewsBlur on GitHub (open source)github.comofficial
- NewsBlur security page checknewsblur.comsecurity
- Hacker News: paying user feedbacknews.ycombinator.comreview
- Apple App Store reviewsapps.apple.comreview
- Quarter to Three forum discussionforum.quartertothree.comreview
- NewsBlur forum: YouTube Shorts tagging bugforum.newsblur.comnews
review
- Inoreader Reviews | Trustpilottrustpilot.comreview
news
- Pricing | Inoreaderinoreader.comofficial
- Inoreader Pricing 2026: Free vs Pro Costreadless.appreview
- Inoreader Pricing: Cost and Pricing plans | SaaSworthysaasworthy.comreview
- RSS Reader Inoreader . subscription costs doubled $90/yr | MPU Talktalk.macpowerusers.comreview