LinkAce vs Linkwarden
Comparing two open source alternatives to Pinboard and Raindrop and Pocket . Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.
LinkAce
GPL-3.0Self-hosted archive and bookmark manager built with Laravel, featuring automatic archiving, monitoring for dead links, and list organization.
Linkwarden
AGPL-3.0Linkwarden is a self-hosted, open-source collaborative bookmark manager that lets you save, organize, and preserve web pages with features like archiving (screenshots, PDFs, reader view), tagging, collections, and annotations. It serves as an alternative to tools like Raindrop.io (cloud bookmarking), Wallabag (read-it-later), ArchiveBox (web archiving), and other self-hosted bookmark managers such as linkding, LinkAce, and Shiori, offering a balance between rich UI, collaboration, and long-term link preservation.
Side-by-side comparison
| LinkAce | Linkwarden | |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| GitHub Stars | 3,287 | 18,238 |
| Forks | 203 | 746 |
| Open Issues | 57 | 606 |
| Last Commit | May 11, 2026 | May 11, 2026 |
| First Released | Aug 22, 2018 | Apr 9, 2022 |
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