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Tiny Tiny RSS vs readflow: catalog facts
Tiny Tiny RSSreadflow
Free

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

Free

Free with published source code.

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
  • Combines feed reading and read-it-later
  • Bookmarklet for saving pages
  • Official distribution is Docker-first and upstream is famously blunt about support
  • Requires PHP and PostgreSQL or MySQL
  • Needs a PostgreSQL database
  • Smaller user base than mainstream readers
Self-hosted, Web application Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: GPL-3.0 License not stated
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 October 1, 2026

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