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FeedHQ vs Stringer: catalog facts
FeedHQ	Stringer
Freemium The server is open source and self-hostable. The hosted service is paid.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence. Hosting is separate.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Google Reader-compatible API, so existing clients work Open source server for self-hosting	No social features, recommendations or analytics by design Simple Rails application that deploys to a small server easily
Very small feature set and no official mobile apps The hosted service is a paid subscription	Minimal feature set; no filtering, tagging or mobile apps Development is largely dormant
Hosted service, Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Web application
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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