Feedly has been the serious-RSS-reader of choice for a decade. It's well-built, the keyboard shortcuts are solid, and Feedly Pro adds AI summaries and team features that justify the price for some readers. The trade-off is that Feedly is structurally a private reader: you bring the source list, you read alone, you pay for the upgrades, you log in to a Feedly account that ties your reading to a profile. WeSearch is the inverse: a curated public news hub built on RSS that's free for everyone and includes a discussion layer.
Where WeSearch matches Feedly
- RSS-driven aggregation. Both pull from publisher RSS feeds and present a unified reading surface.
- Per-source view. Click into a single source to see only its stories.
- Save articles. Bookmark stories for later. WeSearch saves live on your local key, sync via optional email recovery.
- Boards and "Mine" lists. WeSearch lets you build a "Mine" feed of just the sources you follow.
- AI summaries on story pages. Feedly Pro has Leo AI; WeSearch has clearly-labeled AI summaries on every
/s/<slug>page.
Where WeSearch differs
Free, no tier
Feedly Pro starts at $8/month and Feedly Pro+ at $12/month for the AI features. WeSearch has no tier. Same site for everyone. No paywall.
Public source catalog
You don't have to bring your own source list. Open the homepage and the curated 700+-feed catalog is already there. Browse it.
Threaded discussion under every story
Feedly is a private reader. WeSearch is structured around the discussion layer — every story has anonymous threaded comments. You read with strangers; you can follow voices you appreciate.
No account required
Feedly requires a Feedly account. WeSearch generates a local random key the first time you react. More on anonymity.
No tracker stack
Verifiable in DevTools. More.
Comparison table
| Feature | Feedly | WeSearch |
|---|---|---|
| Cost (full features) | $8–$12/month | Free |
| Sign-up | Account required | None |
| Source list | Bring your own | 700+ curated already |
| Threaded discussion | None | Yes |
| Reactions | None | Yes |
| Per-team boards | Yes (paid) | No — solo reader |
| AI summaries | Leo AI (paid) | On every story page, free |
| Save articles | Yes | Yes |
| Push notifications | Yes (paid) | Yes, free, configurable |
| Tracker stack | Standard | None |
| Funding | Subscription | Donations |
Who should use which
If you're a power user who needs serious-RSS features (advanced filtering, team boards, deep keyword rules, AI search across years of saved articles), Feedly Pro+ is hard to beat. If you want a free, public, community-discussion-enabled news hub with a curated source list, WeSearch covers most of what most readers actually use Feedly for.
What you give up by switching
Feedly's RSS-reader fundamentals are excellent and worth naming. The keyboard shortcuts (j/k for navigation, m for mark-as-read, s for save) are well-designed and faster than mouse-driven reading. The folder organization scales to hundreds of feeds. Feedly Pro+'s Leo AI does genuinely useful things (deduplicate similar stories, prioritize by topic, mute noisy keywords). The team-collaboration features (shared boards, team-curated newsletters) are real value-add for newsrooms and research teams. WeSearch doesn't replicate any of this — we're a public news hub with discussion, not a private RSS power-user tool.
If you're using Feedly as a working professional surface for tracking 200+ feeds across multiple beats, keep Feedly. If you're using Feedly as a "I want to follow news without an algorithm" tool, WeSearch covers that use case for free with discussion included.
Migration path
- Open wesearch.press; bookmark or install as a PWA.
- Look at the source catalog. If 80%+ of the publishers you follow in Feedly are already there, you can switch most of your reading.
- For specialty publishers WeSearch doesn't include, suggest them via support or keep them in your Feedly feed alongside.
- Use the WeSearch "Mine" feature (Discover → follow specific publishers) to build a personalized-by-you view of just the sources you care about.
- Comment on stories you have an opinion about; the discussion is genuinely additive over reading alone.
Bottom line
- WeSearch covers what most casual Feedly users actually do (chronological cross-source reading) for free with discussion.
- Feedly Pro+ is the better tool for serious-RSS power users (200+ feeds, AI filtering, team collaboration).
- The hybrid (Feedly Pro+ for working surface, WeSearch for discussion + casual reading) costs ~$10/month.
- For most readers, WeSearch alone is enough.
Frequently asked
Can I import my Feedly OPML into WeSearch?
Not currently. WeSearch's source list is curated centrally rather than per-user. If you want a custom subset, the "Mine" feature lets you follow specific publishers; full OPML import isn't a feature today.
Does WeSearch have keyboard shortcuts?
Yes — j/k navigation between stories, c to comment, b to bookmark, / to search. Less polished than Feedly's but functional.
Will WeSearch ever add team collaboration?
Probably not. The architecture is reader-public, not team-private. If you need team-private RSS, Feedly Teams or Inoreader Teams are the right tools.
What's the AI summary quality like compared to Leo AI?
Different focus. WeSearch's per-story TL;DR (3-5 sentences) is comparable to Leo's headline summaries. Feedly's deduplication and prioritization features don't have direct WeSearch equivalents.