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Tiny Tiny RSS vs CommaFeed: catalog facts
Tiny Tiny RSSCommaFeed
Free

Free and open source under the GPL. Hosting is separate.

Free

Free and open source under the Apache licence. A hosted instance is available.

Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Filtering and scoring rules that few other readers match
  • API support means third-party mobile clients work against your own server
  • Familiar Google Reader interface and keyboard shortcuts
  • Single Java application with SQLite, so it runs on modest hardware
  • Official distribution is Docker-first and upstream is famously blunt about support
  • Requires PHP and PostgreSQL or MySQL
  • 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: GPL-3.0 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

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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