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News software

20 products matching your filters. Each one described on the same fields, so two tools can be read against each other rather than against their own marketing.

Showing 120 of 20

  • Apple News logo

    Apple News

    All the news you want. From sources you trust.

    From $12.99/mo
    • iOS
    • macOS

    4 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • Arc Publishing logo

    Arc Publishing

    The enterprise publishing platform for news organizations

    Pricing on request
    • Web
    • iOS
    • Android

    4 alternatives · 2 questions answered

  • A

    Artifact

    AI-powered personalized news discovery

    Free
    • iOS
    • Android

    4 alternatives · 3 limitations documented

  • Brightspot logo

    Brightspot

    The headless CMS for digital publishers and media companies

    Pricing on request
    • Web
    • iOS
    • Android

    4 alternatives · 2 questions answered

  • Cision logo

    Cision

    The complete PR and earned media platform

    Pricing not published
    • Web
    • iOS
    • Android

    4 alternatives · 2 questions answered

  • Feedbin logo

    Feedbin

    A fast, simple RSS reader focused on readability

    Pricing not published
    • Web
    • iOS
    • Android

    4 alternatives · 4 questions answered

  • Feedly logo

    Feedly

    Organize, read, and share content you care about

    Free
    • Web
    • iOS
    • Android

    4 alternatives · 4 questions answered

  • Flipboard logo

    Flipboard

    Your personal magazine for news and stories

    Free
    • Web
    • iOS
    • Android

    4 alternatives · 2 questions answered

  • Google News logo

    Google News

    Comprehensive news coverage powered by Google

    Free
    • Web
    • iOS
    • Android

    4 alternatives · 2 questions answered

  • Ground News logo

    Ground News

    See every side of every story

    Free plan available
    • iOS
    • Android
    • Web

    4 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • Inoreader logo

    Inoreader

    The content reader for power users

    Free plan, then $7.5/mo
    • Web
    • iOS
    • Android

    4 alternatives · 4 questions answered

  • Medium logo

    Medium

    The best place to read and write stories on the internet

    Free plan available
    • Web
    • iOS
    • Android

    4 alternatives · 4 limitations documented

  • Meltwater logo

    Meltwater

    Media intelligence and social listening platform

    From $15,000/yr
    • Web
    • iOS
    • Android

    4 alternatives · 5 questions answered

  • Microsoft Start logo

    Microsoft Start

    Your personalized news feed powered by Microsoft

    Free
    • Web
    • iOS
    • Android
    • +1

    4 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • News Break logo

    News Break

    Local news and breaking stories for your community

    Free
    • iOS
    • Android
    • Web

    4 alternatives · 1 question answered

  • NewsBlur logo

    NewsBlur

    A personal news reader bringing people together

    Free plan available
    • Web
    • iOS
    • Android

    4 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • Readwise Reader logo

    Readwise Reader

    The read-it-later app for power readers

    Free plan, then $9.99/mo
    • iOS
    • Android
    • Web

    4 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • SmartNews logo

    SmartNews

    Local news and breaking news from top sources

    Free
    • iOS
    • Android

    4 alternatives · 2 questions answered

  • Substack logo

    Substack

    The newsletter platform for writers and publishers

    Free plan available
    • Web
    • iOS
    • Android

    4 alternatives · 1 question answered

Head to head

News tools, compared

Pairings from this slice of the directory, each one checked by two reviewers who agreed a buyer would weigh the two against each other.

How this works

What you are looking at

Where does this data come from?

Pricing, platforms and feature lists are taken from each vendor's own pages. Limitations, answered questions and alternatives are researched separately and carry a source URL on the page that states them. Every product is described on the same fields, so two tools can be read against each other rather than against their own marketing.

Why are there no star ratings?

Because we did not collect any. Softwr hosts no reviews, and a rating aggregated from somewhere else is not ours to publish as though it were an assessment we made. What is shown instead is what a tool costs, where it runs, and what it is concretely bad at.

How are alternatives chosen?

A researcher proposes them, then two independent reviewers judge one question each: would a buyer evaluating this product seriously consider that one instead. 225 of 1,841 candidates failed and were deleted, including a font inspector matched to a dark mode extension. Only pairings that survived both rounds are published.

Do vendors pay to appear here?

Not to be listed. A vendor can buy a place in the results on the home page, on a category listing or on the catalogue, and where they do the result carries a Sponsored label. Everything not carrying that label is ordered on the same criteria as everything else, and a paid place never changes where an unpaid one lands: the editorial order flows around it. Where a link earns a commission that is disclosed on the page carrying it.

How current is it?

Prices and plan limits move without notice, so treat anything with a number on it as a starting point and check the vendor before you buy. Where a claim could go stale it carries the source it came from, which is the fastest way to tell.