CommaFeed vs Tiny Tiny RSS (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Tiny Tiny RSS grades higher than CommaFeed: 2.8 against 2.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
CommaFeed grades higher on ease of use. Tiny Tiny RSS grades higher on the free plan and features. They get the same grade on value for money and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Which one is for you
Pick CommaFeed if
- Fits if you want a plain web reader and are happy to let a volunteer project host it
- Works for people who run their own server and read through a Fever-compatible phone app
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want an official iPhone or Android app, because there isn't one
- Tight if you rely on the public instance, since its limits aren't spelled out in the README and it's funded by donations
- Not for you if you want to follow newsletters or social accounts, as it reads feeds only
- Watch out: self-hosting means you run and update it yourself, on your own server
Pick Tiny Tiny RSS if
- Fits if you already run services with Docker and want your reader alongside them
- Works for people with a heavy feed load who'll write regex filters and scoring rules to sort it
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you don't run Docker, as the site says support may be limited any other way
- Not for you if you don't want to run, back up and update a server, since there's no hosted version
- Not for you if you want a phone app: the Android client is no longer maintained and its APKs are gone
- Watch out: the original project was retired on 1 November 2025, and the current code is a fork by a long-time contributor
- Too light for linking up other apps, as the listing names no integrations beyond a JSON API
How we grade them
| 2.6GPACommaFeedGood | 2.8GPATiny Tiny RSSGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AFree on the public instance, with no ads or tracking, and free to self-host under Apache 2.0, so it undercuts the $2.50 that a cheap reading app starts at. | AFree software under the GNU GPLv3, with no paid plan and no hosted version from the project, against $3.33 a month in the middle of this category. The only bill is for whatever server you run it on. |
| Free plan and trial | BThe public instance is free for good and one person could live on it, though the README says it comes with limits compared with self-hosting and doesn't list them itself. | AThe complete reader is free with no cap and nothing kept back for payers, because there isn't a paid tier to keep it for. You do need somewhere to run it. |
| Features | CFour layouts, keyboard shortcuts, auto-read rules, OPML and a REST API. The gaps the listing shows: no mobile app of its own and a public instance with unnamed limits. | BIt covers the whole feed-reading job: folders inside folders, OPML, deduplication, regex filters that act on articles, scoring that pushes them up or down the list, almost any view republished as an Atom or JSON feed, plugins for full-text extraction and sharing, and a daily email digest. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You sign up on the public instance and add feeds, which is quick, but the self-hosted route means Docker or a JVM build. | DSelf-hosted only, so you run, back up and update the server yourself, which is the hardest start in this category. Installation expects Docker, and the site says support may be limited if you do it any other way. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only. Phones use the responsive site or a third-party app through the Fever or Google Reader APIs, and there is no desktop or phone app from the project. | CThe web interface, and that's it. The Android client is no longer maintained and its APK downloads are gone, the listing names no integrations, and a documented JSON API for third-party clients is the only way out of the browser. |
| Best for | a free web RSS reader you can host yourself | heavy feed loads on your own server |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: CommaFeed and Tiny Tiny RSS. How we grade
Price against what you get
CommaFeed has no paid plan and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Tiny Tiny RSS has no paid plan and scores 2.0.
On this chart the two sit in the same place: the same score for the same starting price. Of the other read-later and bookmark apps on the chart, none scores higher than CommaFeed for less, and none scores higher than Tiny Tiny RSS for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
In commonFree planWebOpen sourceSelf-hostablePublic APIRSS reader
At a glance
| CommaFeed | Tiny Tiny RSS | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Starts at | Free | Free |
| Free plan | None | Free software under the GNU GPLv3 license, run on your own server. There is no paid plan and no hosted version from the project. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | CommaFeed project | tt-rss contributors; created by Andrew Dolgov |
| Price read from | raw.githubusercontent.com | tt-rss.org |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
Worth knowing
CommaFeed
- The public instance has limits compared with self-hosting; the README points to a discussion thread that lists them.
- The public instance is funded by donations, so continued availability depends on them.
- There is no first-party mobile app; phones use the responsive web app or a Fever-compatible app.
Tiny Tiny RSS
- The original project was retired on 2025-11-01; the current code is a fork begun on 2025-10-03 by a long-time contributor.
- Installation expects Docker, and the site says support may be limited if you run it any other way.
- The Android client is no longer maintained and its APK downloads are gone, so reading happens in the web interface.
- It is self-hosted only: you run, back up and update the server yourself.
Key features
CommaFeed
- Layouts and themes
- Four layouts, light and dark themes, and a responsive design that the README says works on mobile and desktop.
- Keyboard and rules
- Shortcuts for almost everything, plus user-defined rules that mark matching articles as read automatically.
- Native app support
- Fever and Google Reader APIs let outside mobile apps connect, and a REST API is available.
- Import and export
- Moves subscriptions in and out with OPML, and sends push notifications when new articles are published.
- Customizable
- Custom CSS and JavaScript change the look and behavior, and a separate browser extension is published for it.
Tiny Tiny RSS
- Folders, OPML and deduplication
- Feeds are organized into folders and subfolders, imported and exported as OPML, and deduplicated, with a plugin that uses perceptual hashing for repeated images. Podcasts are supported.
- Content filters and scoring
- Filters match articles against regular expressions and then apply actions. Score-changing filters move articles up or down the headline list and can mark very low scores as read.
- Generated feeds and publishing
- Almost anything shown in the headline list, such as a feed, label or category, can be re-published as an Atom or JSON feed protected by a random key.
- Share anything
- A bookmarklet shares arbitrary web pages into your Published feed, and combined with Readability this lets tt-rss work like a read-it-later site.
- Plugins and themes
- Plugins share articles to other sites, extract full article text with Readability, change hotkeys or handle unusual feeds, and themes restyle the interface.
- Email digests and JSON API
- Users can opt into a daily email digest of unread headlines, and a documented JSON API is available for third-party clients.
Plans
CommaFeed
Public instance$0
Free hosted instance with no ads or tracking, funded by donations, with a few limits compared with self-hosting.
Self-hosted$0
Apache 2.0 software you run yourself with Docker, a native package or a JVM build; you pay only for your own server.
Tiny Tiny RSS
Tiny Tiny RSS$0
The complete reader, self-hosted from the project's Docker images and kept current from the main branch.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, CommaFeed or Tiny Tiny RSS?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both CommaFeed and Tiny Tiny RSS are free to use.
Which has a free plan, CommaFeed or Tiny Tiny RSS?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both CommaFeed and Tiny Tiny RSS have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.