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Stringer vs FeedHQ: catalog facts
Stringer	FeedHQ
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence. Hosting is separate.	Freemium The server is open source and self-hostable. The hosted service is paid.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
No social features, recommendations or analytics by design Simple Rails application that deploys to a small server easily	Google Reader-compatible API, so existing clients work Open source server for self-hosting
Minimal feature set; no filtering, tagging or mobile apps Development is largely dormant	Very small feature set and no official mobile apps The hosted service is a paid subscription
Self-hosted, Web application	Hosted service, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: BSD-3-Clause
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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