Feedly vs NewsBlur
Thinking of swapping Feedly for the open-source NewsBlur? Here’s the honest trade-off.
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What you give up vs Feedly
- Self-hosting is complex: requires MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, Elasticsearch, and Celery workers
- Documentation for self-hosted setup is sparse compared to the hosted version
- Social blurblog network only active on the official hosted instance
- Story training model is less sophisticated than modern ML-based feed ranking in Feedly Pro
What you gain
- • Full data ownership — self-host NewsBlur on your own infrastructure.
- • No per-seat SaaS bill (Feedly: pro fees for basic features and source limits).
- • Open-source code you can audit and extend (MIT).