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FreshRSS versus Tiny Tiny RSS
Compare	FreshRSS	Tiny Tiny RSS
Verdict	Depends	Skip
Best for	Self-hosters and homelab users	Self-hosting hobbyists with legacy installs
Who it's not for	Non-technical users who won't run a server	Anyone starting fresh . the project is dead
Privacy	One 2022 CVE patched per project announcements; official site crawl found no dedicated security page.^³	Six CVEs on record; development ended November 2025, so future fixes are unlikely.
Support quality	No evidence on support	Prickly developer; project now ended
Public sentiment	Self-hosting communities praise FreshRSS as lightweight, free, and private; some switched from Tiny Tiny RSS.^⁴	Users long praised its flexibility, but the community is now leaving for FreshRSS after the November 2025 shutdown.
Biggest gotcha	Self-hosting means patching, updates, and backups are entirely on you^¹	No updates or security patches after the November 2025 shutdown; unmaintained software decays fast¹³

Pick FreshRSS when

Self-hosters and homelab users
Privacy-minded readers
Docker users
People ditching hosted readers

When FreshRSS is not a fit

Non-technical users who won't run a server
Anyone wanting a sign-up-and-go hosted app
Teams needing vendor support or SLAs
People who won't apply updates and backups

Pick Tiny Tiny RSS when

Self-hosting hobbyists with legacy installs
DIY crowd wanting full feed control
Multi-user feed sharing on your own server

When Tiny Tiny RSS is not a fit

Anyone starting fresh . the project is dead
Non-technical users who won't run a server
Teams needing updates, patches, or vendor support
People wanting a zero-maintenance hosted reader

Sources

FreshRSS official sitefreshrss.org
official
FreshRSS security page (crawl: none found)freshrss.org
security
FreshRSS on X . CVE-2022-23497 fix announcementx.com
security
RSS Feed Recommendations? . EN World forumsenworld.org
review
Claus' Blog . replaced Tiny Tiny RSS with FreshRSSblog.cmmx.de
review
Self-Hosted 102: NixOS is a bit Flakey . Jupiter Broadcastingjupiterbroadcasting.com
news
Best Docker Containers for Home Server in 2024virtualizationhowto.com
news
Tynan Uses . NetNewsWire alongside FreshRSSblog.tynanpurdy.com
review
Tiny Tiny RSS . official sitett-rss.org
official
Tiny Tiny RSS on GitHubgithub.com
official
Tiny Tiny RSS Review . PCMagpcmag.com
review
Tiny Tiny RSS to shut down as developer ends projectalternativeto.net
news
Tiny Tiny RSS shuts down on November 1 . PPC Landppc.land
news
Self-Host Weekly . selfh.stselfh.st
news
The Prickly Developer Who Built a Self-Hosted Gemselfh.st
review
Tiny Tiny RSS CVEs . OpenCVEapp.opencve.io
security