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FreshRSS vs Stringer: catalog facts
FreshRSS	Stringer
Free Free and open source under the AGPL 3.0.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence. Hosting is separate.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Light enough for shared hosting, yet handles hundreds of feeds API support, so existing mobile feed readers work with it	No social features, recommendations or analytics by design Simple Rails application that deploys to a small server easily
You run it, including PHP, a database and updates The interface is functional rather than beautiful	Minimal feature set; no filtering, tagging or mobile apps Development is largely dormant
Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Web application
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: MIT
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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