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Business Wire vs Feedly

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Business Wire

Software

Global news distribution and regulatory disclosure

From
On request
Rated
-
Feedly logo

Feedly

Software

Organize, read, and share content you care about

From
Free
Rated
-

The short version

  • Only Feedly has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • They diverge on capability: Business Wire covers News distribution, Feedly covers RSS feed aggregation.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Business Wire and Feedly actually diverge.

Attributes where Business Wire and Feedly differ
AttributeBusiness WireFeedly
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelusage-basedUnknown
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android
Founded19612008

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Business Wire

  • News distribution
  • SEC/SEDAR filing
  • Multimedia support
  • Tradeshownews
  • News analytics
  • Bloomberg Terminal
  • Thomson Reuters
  • Google Finance

Only in Feedly

  • RSS feed aggregation
  • AI-powered filtering
  • Content organization
  • Article highlights
  • Power search
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Zapier

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Business Wire

  • Earnings releasesnot Feedly
  • SEC filingsnot Feedly
  • Corporate announcementsnot Feedly
  • Product launchesnot Feedly
  • M&A newsnot Feedly

Feedly

  • Following newspapers, blogs, YouTube channels and Reddit feeds in one readernot Business Wire
  • Tracking competitor and industry keywords across sourcesnot Business Wire
  • Sharing curated intelligence with a team through automated newslettersnot Business Wire

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Business Wire

Nothing recorded yet. See the Business Wire review.

Feedly

  • A Feedly account is required before the app can be used at all
  • Tracking keywords, brands and companies requires Feedly Pro
  • Searching within your own feeds requires Feedly Pro
  • Integrations with LinkedIn, Buffer, Zapier and IFTTT require Feedly Pro
  • You cannot sign up for a Market Intelligence or Threat Intelligence trial or account from the mobile app; that must be done on feedly.com

Pricing, plan by plan

Business Wire

On request
  • US Local$525/one-time
    • Local distribution
    • Online posting
    • Basic analytics
  • US Regional$875/one-time
    • Regional distribution
    • Wire services
    • Enhanced analytics
  • US National$1525/one-time
    • National distribution
    • Full wire coverage
    • Premium analytics
  • GlobalFree
    • International reach
    • Translation services
    • Custom circuits

Feedly

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Feedly review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Business Wire if

  • You need news distribution.
  • You also want sec/sedar filing.

Choose Feedly if

  • You need rss feed aggregation.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want ai-powered filtering.

Questions people ask

Is Business Wire or Feedly better?
Neither clearly leads. Business Wire starts at On request and Feedly at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Business Wire or Feedly?
Feedly has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Business Wire and Free for Feedly.
Does Business Wire or Feedly run on more platforms?
Business Wire runs on Web. Feedly runs on Web, Ios, Android.
Can I use Feedly for free?
Yes. Feedly has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Business Wire starts at On request.
What is Business Wire best used for?
Business Wire is most often used for earnings releases, sec filings, corporate announcements, product launches. Of those, earnings releases and sec filings are not what Feedly is typically brought in for.
What can Business Wire do that Feedly cannot?
Business Wire covers News distribution, SEC/SEDAR filing, Multimedia support, Tradeshownews. Feedly covers RSS feed aggregation, AI-powered filtering, Content organization, Article highlights. Both handle Web support.

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