LinkAce vs Raindrop.io

LinkAce is a self-hosted web application for saving, organizing and sharing web links. Users can apply tags, create custom lists, then search, filter and sort links by properties such as URL and creation date. LinkAce regularly checks saved sites and can notify users when a site is unavailable or has moved. When a link is saved, it also asks the Internet Archive Wayback Machine to archive the site. A browser bookmarklet opens a form to capture the website being viewed. The application supports multiple users and single sign-on through OAuth or OIDC, alongside a REST API and Zapier integration. Guest access can expose links, tags and lists that are not marked private, according to each item’s visibility. Deployment options include Docker, Kubernetes Helm, cloud deployment and manual PHP setup; supported databases include SQLite, MySQL/MariaDB and PostgreSQL. The self-hosted version is free and open source. Managed hosting is €4.00 per month, paid annually, with unlimited links, lists, tags and users under a fair-use traffic policy.

Raindrop.io is a bookmark manager for saving and organizing material found while browsing, including articles, books and songs. Users can sort bookmarks into collections, tag them, and filter by type, tag or domain. The library offers article and video previews in Grid, Headlines, Masonry and List views. Collaboration is available on the free plan: users can set collection permissions and share public collections with visitors who do not need to sign up. Free includes unlimited bookmarks, collections, highlights and devices, plus 100 MB of file uploads per month. Pro adds 10 GB of monthly file uploads, full-text search across saved web pages, PDFs and YouTube videos, web archiving, reminders, annotations, daily backups, an AI assistant and suggestions, and priority email support. No Pro price amount is listed. Integrations include Apple Shortcuts, IFTTT, Make, Zapier, ChatGPT, Claude, Notion, Readwise, Dropbox, Google Drive and OneDrive. The maker says collections are private by default, data is stored on AWS servers in Frankfurt, Germany, and continuous backups can restore data to a point within the past year.