Linkwarden vs Shaarli
Linkwarden
linkwarden.appShaarli
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| Figure | Linkwarden | Shaarli |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $0.25/mo | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 0 |
| Spec score · Bookmark Managers | 8.2 (#12) | 7.4 (#34) |
| API | The API documentation specifies Bearer authentication using JWT. | The REST API uses JWT bearer tokens, and the documentation lists Python and Node.js clients plus an Android client example. |
| Organization | AI-powered tagging and search filters automatically categorize bookmarks. | Users can edit link URLs, titles, descriptions, tags and public or private status, then search across fields and browse tag views. |
| Privacy | Linkwarden says it will not sell user data to third parties. | The project says Shaarli does not send telemetry, metrics or private information to its developers. |
| Purpose | Linkwarden is a collaborative bookmark manager for collecting, reading, annotating, and preserving webpages. | Shaarli is a personal, single-user bookmark manager and link-sharing service that you install on your own server. |
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Linkwarden
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