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Stringer vs CommaFeed: catalog facts
Stringer	CommaFeed
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence. Hosting is separate.	Free Free and open source under the Apache licence. A hosted instance is available.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
No social features, recommendations or analytics by design Simple Rails application that deploys to a small server easily	Familiar Google Reader interface and keyboard shortcuts Single Java application with SQLite, so it runs on modest hardware
Minimal feature set; no filtering, tagging or mobile apps Development is largely dormant	Fewer filtering and automation features than Tiny Tiny RSS Small maintainer team
Self-hosted, Web application	Self-hosted, Web application
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: Apache-2.0
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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