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BazQux Reader vs FreshRSS: catalog facts
BazQux Reader	FreshRSS
Paid A paid subscription is required after the trial.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL 3.0.
Web, Browser extension	Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted
Pulls in comment threads alongside articles, which almost no reader does Very fast interface modelled directly on Google Reader	Light enough for shared hosting, yet handles hundreds of feeds API support, so existing mobile feed readers work with it
Paid subscription only after the trial One-person project with a plain interface	You run it, including PHP, a database and updates The interface is functional rather than beautiful
Hosted service, Browser extension	Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: AGPL-3.0
Account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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