FetchRSS vs emit
FetchRSS builds RSS feeds from web pages with a visual picker, priced by feed count and refresh speed. emit's page → feed covers the same job free, keeps the whole item history flowing (not a 5–25 post window), and then does what FetchRSS can't: filter the feed with a plain-English prompt and deliver it to email, Slack, Discord, or a signed webhook.
| emit | FetchRSS | |
|---|---|---|
| Website → RSS feed | Free (up to 250 pages per account) | Free: 5 feeds, 5 posts, 24h refresh, branded footer |
| Paid tiers | None — pay per unit of metered work ($1.60/1,000 credits) | $4.95 (25 feeds/3h) → $9.95 (100/30-min) → $249/mo (5,000 feeds) |
| Feed retention | Durable URLs; items age gracefully (last 50 served) | Free feeds deleted after 7 days of inactivity |
| Filtering | LLM relevance filter with scores + auditable reasons | None |
| Delivery | Email digests from your domain, Slack, Discord, webhooks | Feed URL only |
| Branding on the feed | None | "Generated with FetchRSS" footer on free feeds |
| API-first / agent-ready | Full API + hosted MCP server on every account | No public API |
FetchRSS pricing as listed on fetchrss.com/prices, July 2026 — verify current plans on their site. Last reviewed July 2026.
Why people pick emit over FetchRSS
- The feed is the start, not the end: you want the new entries filtered and delivered somewhere, not just a URL to remember to check.
- Free that stays free — no 7-day deletion, no branded footer, no post-count window.
- You (or your coding agent) want to automate everything over an API.
When FetchRSS is the better choice
FetchRSS's visual element picker gives you fine control over exactly which page elements become feed items — emit's link-diffing is automatic and heuristic. If a page's structure defeats automatic extraction, a hand-built FetchRSS feed may capture it better (and you can still point emit at that feed for filtering and delivery).
Try it
See how page → feed works or estimate your cost — for pure page-watching it's $0.