Best News Subscriptions · head-to-head
Financial Times vs The Washington Post
A sourced, side-by-side comparison for news subscriptions. Financial Times has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.
Financial Times has the lower entry price — Financial Times starts at $4.99/mo, The Washington Post at $11.67/mo. Free tier: Financial Times No, The Washington Post No. HIPAA: Financial Times —, The Washington Post —.
As of 2026-09-05 · figures link to their source below
Side by side
Financial Times
$4.99/mo entryThe Washington Post
$11.67/mo entrySources — Financial Times: ft.com (verified 2026-09-05) · The Washington Post: subscribe.washingtonpost.com (verified 2026-09-05)
Key features
Financial Times: FT Edit: separate low-cost app with 8 hand-picked articles daily (launched 2022, aimed at younger readers); MyFT: personalized topic-following feed; AI-read articles (audio version of text content); FT News Briefing and other podcasts (free without subscription); Real-time market data, stock prices, and equities screener (free without subscription); ePaper (digital replica of print edition); Lex column: investment analysis commentary (Premium only); Video journalism; Daily crossword (free without subscription); CarPlay support for audio on the go; Article gifting and sharing; How To Spend It lifestyle magazine (free)
The Washington Post: The 7: daily morning briefing covering seven essential stories; Personal Podcast: subscriber-shaped daily podcast (choose topics, ask questions); Audio articles and original podcasts; My Post: personalized news feed with curated recommendations; Augmented reality exclusives and innovative graphics; Custom breaking-news alerts; Premium: shareable bonus subscription and exclusive journalist eBooks; Fact Checker column and investigative reporting; Multi-platform: web, iOS, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, iMessage