I've used Pulse for quite a while, but I had to switch to Google Reader since it became too limiting for me. (It limits the amount of feeds per page.) Pulse also doesn't have a list view I prefer, and when using the website, it has to load a preview image for every post.
I think that Feedly is a better alternative to Pulse, since it has better layout customization.
I think that Feedly is a better alternative to Pulse, since it has better layout customization.