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The Old Reader vs FeedHQ: catalog facts
The Old Reader	FeedHQ
Freemium A limited free tier is available. Premium is a paid subscription.	Freemium The server is open source and self-hostable. The hosted service is paid.
Web	Web, Self-hosted
Deliberately faithful to the original Google Reader, including social sharing Free tier is usable for a modest number of feeds	Google Reader-compatible API, so existing clients work Open source server for self-hosting
Free accounts are limited in feeds and refresh frequency No official mobile apps; it relies on third-party clients	Very small feature set and no official mobile apps The hosted service is a paid subscription
Hosted service	Hosted service, Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: BSD-3-Clause
Account 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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