RSSHub vs Tiny Tiny RSS
| Tagline | Extensible RSS feed generator for virtually any website or service | Web-based news feed reader and aggregator with powerful filtering |
| Category | Feeds & Read-Later | Feeds & Read-Later |
| Replaces | Feedly, Pocket, Instapaper | Feedly, Pocket |
| GitHub stars | 45k | 0 |
| Language | Nodejs | PHP |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Self-host difficulty | 2/5 Easy | 3/5 Moderate |
| Deploy options | Docker Docker Compose Manual | Docker Compose Manual |
| Managed hosting | ||
| Last updated | 5 days ago | 1 month ago |
| View repo | View repo |
Where each falls short
The honest trade-offs — what you give up with each, versus the proprietary tools they replace.
RSSHub
- No built-in read-later or article-saving functionality; it only generates feeds
- No user authentication or per-user personalization out of the box
- Relies on scraping, so routes break when upstream sites change structure
- No offline reading or sync across devices
Tiny Tiny RSS
- Hosted on a self-run Gitea instance, not GitHub — community tooling integration is limited
- The developer is known for a combative community stance; support can be difficult
- UI feels dated compared to modern RSS readers like Miniflux
Bottom line
Choose RSSHub if you want the lower-effort setup; choose RSSHub for the larger community and ecosystem. RSSHub has seen more recent development. Open each guide below for deploy steps and the full feature gap.