NewsBlur vs Inoreader

Both are feature-rich RSS readers for power users. Here's how they compare.

Feature	NewsBlur	Inoreader
Intelligence Training	✓ Train by author, tag, title, text, URL, regex	✓ Rules & filters
Regex Classifiers	✓ Title, text, and URL patterns (Pro)	✓ Rules with regex (Pro)
Visual Training (Thumbs Up/Down)	✓ Focus/hide with color indicators	✗ Rules only, no visual training
Ask AI (Query Stories)	✓ Claude, GPT, Gemini, Grok	✗
Daily AI Briefing	✓ Customizable AI summaries	✗
Full-Text Search	✓ Elasticsearch-powered	✓ Available on paid plans
Story Archive (Forever)	✓ Archive plan ($99/yr)	✓ Available on paid plans
Track Changes / Diffs	✓ See how stories evolve	✗
Web Feeds (Any Website)	✓ Follow sites without RSS	✓ Web page monitoring (Pro)
Email Newsletters	✓ Forward to NewsBlur	✓ Forward to Inoreader
Social / Sharing	✓ Public blurblog with comments	✓ Bundles & broadcasting
Open Source	✓ Fully open source on GitHub	✗ Proprietary
Self-Hosted Option	✓ Docker one-command install	✗
All Feeds Fetched Every 5 Min	✓ Pro plan	✗ Priority only on select feeds
Third-Party App Support	✓ Reeder, ReadKit, Unread, etc.	✓ Reeder, ReadKit, etc.
Free Plan	64 sites	150 sources
Cheapest Paid Plan	$36/year (1,024 sites)	$30/year (Supporter: 500 sources)
Power User Plan	$29/month (Pro: 10K sites, 5-min fetching)	$100/year (Pro: unlimited sources)
OPML Import/Export	✓	✓
Keyboard Shortcuts	✓	✓
Dark Mode	✓	✓

AI-powered reading

NewsBlur stands out with AI features that Inoreader doesn't offer. Ask AI lets you query any story using Claude, GPT, Gemini, or Grok — get summaries, extract key points, or ask follow-up questions. The Daily Briefing generates a personalized AI summary of your top stories with customizable sections. These features turn passive reading into active intelligence gathering.

Visual training vs. rule-based filtering

Both readers offer powerful filtering, but the approach differs. Inoreader uses rule-based filtering that requires you to set up conditions manually. NewsBlur's intelligence training is visual and intuitive: see an author you like? Thumbs up. A tag you don't care about? Thumbs down. Stories are color-coded green (focus), red (hidden), or neutral, so you can see at a glance how your training is working. Both support regex for power users.

Open source and community-driven

NewsBlur is fully open source under the MIT license. You can run your own instance, contribute features, or audit the code. The entire application — web, iOS, Android, and all backend services — is on GitHub. Inoreader is a closed-source proprietary service with no self-hosted option.

Professional-grade feed monitoring

For professionals who need real-time awareness, NewsBlur Pro fetches every feed in your account every 5-15 minutes. Not just priority feeds — every single one of your 10,000 sites. This makes NewsBlur a monitoring-grade tool for journalists, analysts, security researchers, and anyone whose work depends on being the first to know.