Is NewsBlur or Strapi better?

Neither clearly leads. NewsBlur starts at Free and Strapi at $35/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, NewsBlur or Strapi?

NewsBlur has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for NewsBlur and $35/month for Strapi.

Does NewsBlur or Strapi run on more platforms?

NewsBlur runs on Web, Ios, Android. Strapi runs on Node.js, Cloud, Self-hosted, Docker.

Can I use NewsBlur for free?

Yes. NewsBlur has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Strapi starts at $35/month.

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 Strapi is typically brought in for.

What can NewsBlur do that Strapi cannot?

NewsBlur covers Intelligence training, Story sharing, Original site view, Text view. Strapi covers REST API, GraphQL API, Content management, PostgreSQL.

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NewsBlur vs Strapi

NewsBlur

News

A personal news reader bringing people together

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

Strapi

APIs

Headless CMS with REST and GraphQL APIs

From: $35/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only NewsBlur has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: NewsBlur the free account is limited to 64 sites; Strapi cloud pricing is per project, not per account, so a second project doubles the bill
They diverge on capability: NewsBlur covers Intelligence training, Strapi covers REST API.
Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which NewsBlur and Strapi actually diverge.

Attributes where NewsBlur and Strapi differ
Attribute	NewsBlur	Strapi
Starting price	Free	$35/month
Pricing model	freemium	subscription
Free tier	Yes	No
Platforms	Web, Ios, Android	Node.js, Cloud, Self-hosted, Docker
Category	News	APIs
Founded	2010	2015

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

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 Strapi

REST API
GraphQL API
Content management
PostgreSQL
MySQL
MongoDB
AWS
Webhooks

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 Strapi
Archiving full article content from followed sitesnot Strapi
Following a large number of feeds with fast refreshnot Strapi

Strapi

Running a self hosted headless CMS with a REST or GraphQL APInot NewsBlur
Giving editors a content admin panel over a custom content modelnot 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

Strapi

Cloud pricing is per project, not per account, so a second project doubles the bill
Starter at $35 a month allows 100,000 API requests, and overage is $1.50 per 25,000
Extra bandwidth is $30 per 100 GB and extra asset storage $0.60 per GB
Backups start at the Pro plan, weekly, and only become daily at Business
An uptime SLA is Business only, at $450 a month per project
Additional environments cost $60 a month on Pro and $300 a month on Business

Pricing, plan by plan

NewsBlur

Free

Free TierFree
- Follow up to 64 sites
- Real-time RSS updates
- Train stories by author, tag, title
Premium$36/year
- Follow up to 1024 sites
- 5x more frequent updates
- River of News, search, saved stories with tags
Premium Archive$99/year
- Follow up to 4096 sites
- Web feeds from any website
- Story clustering, daily briefing, full archive and search
Premium Pro$29/month
- All Archive features plus up to 10000 sites
- Feeds fetched every 5 to 15 minutes
- Regex training, priority support

Strapi

$35/month

Starter$35/month
- 100k API requests
- 50 GB asset storage
- 50 GB asset bandwidth
Pro$90/month
- 1M API requests
- 250 GB asset storage
- 500 GB asset bandwidth
Business$450/month
- 10M API requests
- 1000 GB asset storage
- 1000 GB asset bandwidth

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 Strapi if

You need rest api.
You work on Node.js, Cloud, Self-hosted, Docker.
You also want graphql api.

Strapi review

Questions people ask

Is NewsBlur or Strapi better?: Neither clearly leads. NewsBlur starts at Free and Strapi at $35/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, NewsBlur or Strapi?: NewsBlur has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for NewsBlur and $35/month for Strapi.
Does NewsBlur or Strapi run on more platforms?: NewsBlur runs on Web, Ios, Android. Strapi runs on Node.js, Cloud, Self-hosted, Docker.
Can I use NewsBlur for free?: Yes. NewsBlur has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Strapi starts at $35/month.
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 Strapi is typically brought in for.
What can NewsBlur do that Strapi cannot?: NewsBlur covers Intelligence training, Story sharing, Original site view, Text view. Strapi covers REST API, GraphQL API, Content management, PostgreSQL.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

NewsBlur: Is NewsBlur free?

NewsBlur offers a free tier allowing users to follow up to 64 RSS feeds with real-time updates, story training, and public sharing.

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Strapi: How much do API request overages cost?

Additional API requests beyond the plan limit cost $1.50 per 25000 requests. Extra asset storage costs $0.60 per GB, and additional bandwidth costs $30 per 100 GB.

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NewsBlur: What does Premium plan include?

Premium plan costs 36 dollars per year and includes following up to 1024 sites with 5x more frequent updates, River of News feature, search functionality, and saved stories with tags.

Source

Strapi: Is yearly billing available?

Yes, yearly billing saves up to 17% compared to monthly billing on Strapi Cloud plans.

Source

NewsBlur: Is there a free trial?

Every new NewsBlur account starts with a free 30-day premium trial. No credit card is required to start.

Source

Strapi: What is included with the Pro plan?

The Pro plan costs $90 per month per project and includes 1M API requests, 250 GB asset storage, 500 GB bandwidth, multi-environment support, weekly backups, and manual backups.

Source

NewsBlur vs Strapi

NewsBlur

Strapi

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in NewsBlur

Only in Strapi

What people use each for

NewsBlur

Strapi

Where each one falls short

NewsBlur

Strapi

Pricing, plan by plan

NewsBlur

Strapi

Which should you pick?

Choose NewsBlur if

Choose Strapi if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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