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selfoss vs Tiny Tiny RSS

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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SE selfoss Multipurpose RSS reader and web scraping aggregator VS TI Tiny Tiny RSS Web-based news feed reader and aggregator
FeatureselfossTiny Tiny RSS
CategoryRSS & News ReadersRSS & News Readers
LicenseGPL-3.0GPL-3.0
LanguageHTMLPHP
Setup difficultyEasyMedium
Min. RAM128 MB256 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metaldocker
GitHub stars★ 2,469★ 3,000
First released20122005
ReplacesGoogle Reader, FeedlyFeedly, Google Reader

Why pick each one

Choose selfoss if…

  • Released under the GPL-3.0 license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (2.5k GitHub stars)
selfoss details

Choose Tiny Tiny RSS if…

  • Highly configurable
  • Mature and stable
  • Strong filtering
Tiny Tiny RSS details

Frequently asked questions

Is selfoss or Tiny Tiny RSS better?

Neither is universally better. Tiny Tiny RSS has the larger community, while selfoss is simpler to set up (easy difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.

Are selfoss and Tiny Tiny RSS free and open-source?

Yes. selfoss is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Tiny Tiny RSS under GPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run selfoss and Tiny Tiny RSS with Docker?

selfoss: yes. Tiny Tiny RSS: yes.

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