# Feedly

8 Hacker News commenters recommended Feedly and 8 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend Feedly for turning websites and newsletters into one feed, with reliable sync across devices. Critics say paid plans are expensive and the newer interface is cluttered.

## Why people recommend it

- Turns websites and newsletters into feeds (2 comments): "Feedly does this. Just drop the URL of whatever source you want to follow and it figures out the feed for it behind the scenes." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47308546)) "the main reason I stay on Feedly is their ability to handle fake email subscriptions into their RSS format" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47372807))
- Syncs reliably across many devices (2 comments): "If you ignore all the ai bullshit it's simple to use and I've had no issues with cross-device sync." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47306607)) "Been happy with Feedly for a long time across many devices." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47308581))

## What people warn about

- Paid plans cost a lot (3 comments): "Feedly's plans start at $1600/month... that's not an accessible market for me anyway" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47037738)) "wants £8/month and sends you algorithmic recommendations" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47182098)) "Feedly is not exactly cheap" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46211565))
- Algorithmic feed encourages endless scrolling (2 comments): "wants £8/month and sends you algorithmic recommendations" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47182098)) "found over time it was causing me to scroll a ton" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45912547))
- Interface and app feel buggy (2 comments): "Too bad that their new interface is awful. Wastes so much space, and cannot normally collapse the left bar at all." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46837605)) "the Feedly iOS client just slowly degraded and got buggy" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46980451))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [NetNewsWire](https://hackerapproved.com/p/netnewswire.md): 79 recommend
- [Miniflux](https://hackerapproved.com/p/miniflux.md): 27 recommend
- [FreshRSS](https://hackerapproved.com/p/freshrss.md): 26 recommend
- [Inoreader](https://hackerapproved.com/p/inoreader.md): 20 recommend
- [Newsboat](https://hackerapproved.com/p/newsboat.md): 12 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://feedly.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Feedly", https://hackerapproved.com/p/feedly/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).