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Espial vs LinkAce: catalog facts
Espial	LinkAce
Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 license.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Multi-user support Simple SQLite storage	Automatic archiving via the Internet Archive Regular dead-link monitoring with notifications
Requires running your own server Small project with a modest feature set	Archived copies depend on the Internet Archive rather than local storage Not meant to replace everyday browser bookmarks
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0
Account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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