Are there trials available of the Firehose so we can test?

Yes, of course, we can offer a trial period for the Firehose.
To learn more about our Firehose solution, talk to our Data Experts

What is the difference between how we currently use your News, Blogs, Discussions API versus retrieving data via a Firehose?

The volume of data you retrieve via the APIs is filtered.
The Firehose is unfiltered and unlimited and includes everything we scan from all territories in all languages.