Feedly Organizes the Noise. Readless Eliminates It.
Feedly gives you an endless feed to scroll. Readless distills newsletters and RSS feeds into one briefing.
Stop skimming hundreds of headlines. Let AI combine TLDR, Morning Brew, niche RSS feeds, and your newsletters into one digest you actually finish.
Quick Facts: Feedly
Users
12+ million worldwide
Pricing
Free to $18/mo
Primary Use
RSS feed aggregation
AI Features
Leo AI (Pro+ only)
Experience
Scroll-based feed
Best For
RSS feed management
Readless vs Feedly at a Glance
| Feature | Feedly | Readless |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Experience | Scroll endless feed | Receive one digest |
| AI Summarization | Leo AI (Pro+ $12-18/mo) | Included ($4.90/mo) |
| Newsletter Support | Limited (RSS-first workflow) | Native newsletter ingestion + RSS support |
| Deduplication | Manual folder management | AI auto-deduplication |
| Scheduled Delivery | Pull-based (you check) | Push-based (emailed to you) |
| Time to Stay Informed | 60-90 min daily | 10-12 min daily |
| Best Use Case | RSS feed discovery | Newsletter consolidation |
Key Takeaways
- Feedly organizes RSS feeds into folders—you still read everything manually
- Readless eliminates reading by creating AI-powered digest summaries
- Time savings: Readless users save 83-87% of reading time (60-90 min → 10-12 min)
- Source support: Readless combines email newsletters and RSS feeds in one digest
- Hybrid approach works: Many users keep Feedly for discovery + Readless for digestion
- Cost comparison: Readless Pro ($4.90/mo) vs Feedly Pro+ AI ($12-18/mo)
The Problem Feedly Doesn't Solve: You Still Have to Read Everything
Feedly is an excellent RSS feed organizer. It's the gold standard for collecting blogs, newsletters, YouTube channels, Reddit threads, and social feeds into one unified interface. With 12+ million users worldwide, Feedly survived the death of Google Reader in 2013 and remains the dominant RSS reader in 2026.
But here's the catch: Feedly solves collection, not consumption. You still have to:
Scroll endless feeds
120+ headlines per day across your feeds
Click each article
45-90 minutes spent reading manually
See duplicate stories
Same news from 5+ different sources
The Information Overload Problem in 2026
According to the 2025 State of Email Newsletters report by beehiiv, email newsletters sent a record 15.6 billion emails in 2024—that's like sending 2 emails to every person on Earth. The average office worker now receives 121 emails daily (2025 Workplace Email Statistics), and 28% of the workweek is lost to email management (Microsoft 2025 Work Trend Index).
The RSS reader market is projected to grow from $300 million in 2024 to $500-800 million by 2033 at a CAGR of 6.3-7.5%—proving there's strong demand for feed aggregation. But aggregation alone doesn't solve the consumption crisis.
Where Feedly Excels
- RSS feed management: The best tool for collecting, organizing, and discovering blogs, podcasts, and RSS-based content
- Social media monitoring: Track Twitter, YouTube, Reddit, and other platforms in one feed
- Team collaboration: Share boards, annotate articles, and collaborate on research
- Advanced search: Powerful filters, keyword monitoring, and topic tracking
- Leo AI (Pro+): AI prioritization, topic extraction, and feed filtering ($12-18/month)
Feedly is unbeatable for discovery and organization. But if your goal is to stay informed without drowning in reading time, you need something different.
How Readless Works Differently
Route newsletters and RSS feeds to your @mail.readless.app address
Subscribe to newsletters directly using your Readless email. Pro users can also add RSS feed URLs directly to digest schedules with no conversion needed.
AI processes each item in real-time
Readless AI reads every article, extracts key insights, removes ads and sponsors, detects duplicate coverage across sources, and scores relevance.
Receive one organized briefing on your schedule
Get your digest emailed at 6 AM, after markets close, or whenever you choose. Content is organized by topic with links to full articles when you want to go deeper.
Feedly vs Readless: Complete Feature Comparison
Side-by-side breakdown of capabilities, pricing, and ideal use cases
| Feature | Feedly | Readless |
|---|---|---|
| Primary experience | Scroll feed, click articles | Receive digest email |
| AI summarization | Leo AI (Pro+ only, $12-18/mo) | Included in all plans |
| Newsletter support | Limited (RSS-first workflow) | Native email newsletters |
| RSS feed support | Native RSS ingestion | Native RSS ingestion |
| Duplicate story detection | ❌ Shows each copy | ✅ AI consolidates duplicates |
| Scheduled delivery | ❌ Pull-based (you check) | ✅ Push-based (emailed to you) |
| Ad/sponsor removal | ❌ Ads remain in articles | ✅ AI removes fluff |
| Trend detection | Leo AI topic extraction | AI groups related stories |
| Social media monitoring | ✅ Twitter, YouTube, Reddit | ❌ No social monitoring (focus on newsletters + RSS) |
| Team collaboration | ✅ Boards, notes, sharing | ❌ Individual use |
| Mobile apps | iOS, Android | Web + email (works everywhere) |
| Time to stay informed | 60-90 min daily | 10-12 min daily |
| Pricing | Free / $6/mo Pro / $12-18/mo Pro+ | Free trial / $4.90/mo Pro |
| Best use case | RSS feed discovery & organization | Newsletter + RSS consolidation & time savings |
Before Readless vs After Readless
Before: Feedly Workflow
6:30 AM
Open Feedly + Gmail newsletters
45 minutes
Scroll 120 headlines to find signal
15 minutes
Click 8 articles you promise to read later
20 minutes
Repeat over lunch for breaking news
Daily time cost: 80+ min with constant distractions
After: Readless Digest
- Forward newsletters + add RSS feeds directly in Readless Pro
- AI groups identical stories, scores relevance, removes fluff
- Digest is emailed at 6 AM (or whenever you choose)
- Skim summary, click through to full article only when necessary
Daily time cost: 10-12 min in one sitting
Time savings: 83-87% (68-70 minutes saved daily)
What Users Say
"Feedly helped me collect everything. Readless helps me act on it. My morning routine went from 18 tabs to one digest."
Melanie P.
Director of Market Intelligence
Expert Insight on Information Overload
"The relentless overload that's wearing us down is generated by a belief that 'good' work requires increasing busyness—faster responses to email and chats, more meetings, more tasks, more hours."
— Cal Newport, Author of Deep Work
With 121 emails daily and 28% of the workweek lost to email, tools that reduce information consumption time aren't luxuries—they're necessities.
When to Choose Feedly vs Readless
Choose Feedly if you:
- Need to monitor RSS feeds from blogs, podcasts, and niche sites
- Want to track social media (Twitter, YouTube, Reddit) in one place
- Enjoy manually curating and organizing content into boards
- Need team collaboration features for research or content marketing
- Have time to scroll and prefer pull-based discovery
Choose Readless if you:
- Subscribe to email newsletters (Morning Brew, Axios, TLDR, etc.)
- Want to save 60-90 minutes daily on information consumption
- Prefer push-based delivery (digest emailed to you on schedule)
- Need AI to eliminate duplicates across multiple sources
- Value finishing over collecting
Or use both together
Many power users keep Feedly for discovery and RSS feed management, then send their favorite sources to Readless for AI-powered consolidation. This hybrid approach gives you comprehensive coverage with minimal reading time.
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