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The Old Reader vs CommaFeed: catalog facts
The Old Reader	CommaFeed
Freemium A limited free tier is available. Premium is a paid subscription.	Free Free and open source under the Apache licence. A hosted instance is available.
Web	Web, Self-hosted
Deliberately faithful to the original Google Reader, including social sharing Free tier is usable for a modest number of feeds	Familiar Google Reader interface and keyboard shortcuts Single Java application with SQLite, so it runs on modest hardware
Free accounts are limited in feeds and refresh frequency No official mobile apps; it relies on third-party clients	Fewer filtering and automation features than Tiny Tiny RSS Small maintainer team
Hosted service	Self-hosted, Web application
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
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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