LinkAce vs Shiori

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.

Shiori is a free, Go-based bookmark manager that can be used from the command line or as a web application. It supports adding, editing, deleting, and searching bookmarks, and can import from Pocket or Netscape Bookmark files. Export is available in Netscape Bookmark format. Where possible, it parses readable page content by default; users can also create offline webpage archives and ePub ebooks. The project documents SQLite3, PostgreSQL, and MySQL support. It is self-hosted and offered as a single binary under the MIT license, which permits use and modification. Installation options include precompiled binaries, source builds, and Docker images, with instructions for Windows, Linux, and macOS. Beta web extensions are described for Firefox and Chrome. Shiori is listed at free. Its documented API v1 is still under development, and the project warns that breaking changes may happen before release. Contributions through pull requests are welcomed, including contributions to community-provided installation methods.