Feedbin vs Stringer
A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted rss & news readers options
— licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one
replaces.
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Compare Feedbin with
choose an app… RSSHub Karakeep ArchiveBox Linkwarden Omnivore FreshRSS Wallabag Shiori Linkding Fluent Reader Miniflux RSS-Bridge Winds Floccus NewsBlur Buku TagSpaces yarr Shaarli Newsboat CommaFeed Pinry Kill the Newsletter Tiny Tiny RSS Feeder RSS Guard selfoss Fusion Feed reader nono Antennapod-server-Wenholt bewCloud QuiteRSS Nextcloud News osmos::feed Liferea NewsFlash RSSBox FeedHQ Reader by lemon24 Tinyfeed RSS aggregator nono KrISS feed RSS reader nono Leed Feed dashboard nono Reader-self Coldsweat Newspipe Yarrharr
Compare Stringer with
choose an app… RSSHub Karakeep ArchiveBox Linkwarden Omnivore FreshRSS Wallabag Shiori Linkding Fluent Reader Miniflux RSS-Bridge Winds Floccus NewsBlur Buku TagSpaces yarr Shaarli Newsboat CommaFeed Pinry Kill the Newsletter Tiny Tiny RSS Feeder RSS Guard selfoss Fusion Feed reader nono Antennapod-server-Wenholt bewCloud QuiteRSS Nextcloud News osmos::feed Liferea NewsFlash RSSBox morss FeedReader Nom RSS by guyfedwards FeedHQ Readrops Reader by lemon24 Feed mixer nono Granary RSS Monster Yotter rss2email rsspls Feedpushr Feeds Fun Tinyfeed FeedCord Newsraft RSS aggregator nono KrISS feed Russ FeedMixer Bubo Reader RSS reader nono Leed feed2toot Goeland RSS Funnel Feed dashboard nono Reader-self Coldsweat JARR TrueRSS rss2hook Newspipe Yarrharr
Feature Feedbin Stringer Category RSS & News Readers RSS & News Readers License MIT MIT Language Ruby Ruby Setup difficulty Hard Medium Min. RAM 1,024 MB 512 MB Deployment docker docker, bare-metal GitHub stars ★ 3,768 ★ 4,122 First released 2013 2013 Replaces Feedly, Google Reader Feedly, Google Reader
Why pick each one
Choose Feedbin if… Released under the MIT license First-class Docker support for quick deployment Active community (3.8k GitHub stars) Written in Ruby Feedbin details Choose Stringer if… Private and minimal Easy reading flow No external services Stringer details
Frequently asked questions Is Feedbin or Stringer better? Stringer is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler medium setup. Consider Feedbin if its specific feature set fits your needs better.
Are Feedbin and Stringer free and open-source? Yes. Feedbin is licensed under MIT and Stringer under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Feedbin and Stringer with Docker? Feedbin: yes. Stringer: yes.