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NewsBlur vs Artifact

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NewsBlur

News & Media

A personal news reader bringing people together

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Free
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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Artifact

News & Media

AI-powered personalized news discovery

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Free
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: NewsBlur the free account is limited to 64 sites; Artifact wound down in early April 2024. Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger closed it, saying the market opportunity was not large enough to keep investing
  • They diverge on capability: NewsBlur covers Intelligence training, Artifact covers AI recommendations.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which NewsBlur and Artifact actually diverge.

Attributes where NewsBlur and Artifact differ
AttributeNewsBlurArtifact
Pricing modelfreemiumfree
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidIos, Android
Founded20102022

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (News & Media).

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 NewsBlur

  • Intelligence training
  • Story sharing
  • Original site view
  • Text view
  • Blurblogs
  • Pocket
  • Instapaper
  • Evernote

Only in Artifact

  • AI recommendations
  • Article summaries
  • Clickbait detection
  • Social sharing
  • Topic following
  • Social sharing

Both cover

  • Ios support
  • Android support

What people use each for

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

NewsBlur

  • Reading RSS feeds with training that filters by author, tag or titlenot Artifact
  • Archiving full article content from followed sitesnot Artifact
  • Following a large number of feeds with fast refreshnot Artifact

Artifact

  • News consumptionnot NewsBlur
  • Content discoverynot NewsBlur
  • Staying informednot NewsBlur

Where each one falls short

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

NewsBlur

  • The free account is limited to 64 sites
  • Search and text view extraction require Premium at $36 per year
  • Premium is capped at 1,024 sites and Premium Archive at 4,096 sites
  • Full content archiving and the Daily Briefing require Premium Archive at $99 per year
  • The fastest 5 to 15 minute feed refresh and regex training require Premium Pro at $29 per month
  • Site following is capped at 10,000 even on the top tier

Artifact

  • Wound down in early April 2024. Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger closed it, saying the market opportunity was not large enough to keep investing
  • Yahoo acquired the personalisation technology and folded it into Yahoo News, so the app itself is not coming back
  • The founders stayed only in an advisory capacity through the transition

Pricing, plan by plan

NewsBlur

Free
  • FreeFree
    • 64 sites
    • Basic training
    • Web and mobile
  • Premium$36/year
    • Unlimited sites
    • Full training
    • Priority updates

Artifact

Free
  • FreeFree
    • AI-powered recommendations
    • Article summaries
    • Social features

Which should you pick?

Choose NewsBlur if

  • You need intelligence training.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want story sharing.
NewsBlur review

Choose Artifact if

  • You need ai recommendations.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Ios, Android.
  • You also want article summaries.
Artifact review

Questions people ask

Is NewsBlur or Artifact better?
Neither clearly leads. NewsBlur starts at Free and Artifact at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, NewsBlur or Artifact?
NewsBlur starts at Free and Artifact at Free.
Does NewsBlur or Artifact run on more platforms?
NewsBlur runs on Web, Ios, Android. Artifact runs on Ios, Android.
Can I use NewsBlur for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is NewsBlur best used for?
NewsBlur is most often used for reading rss feeds with training that filters by author, tag or title, archiving full article content from followed sites, following a large number of feeds with fast refresh. Of those, reading rss feeds with training that filters by author, tag or title and archiving full article content from followed sites are not what Artifact is typically brought in for.
What can NewsBlur do that Artifact cannot?
NewsBlur covers Intelligence training, Story sharing, Original site view, Text view. Artifact covers AI recommendations, Article summaries, Clickbait detection, Social sharing. Both handle Ios support, Android support.
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