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Espial vs Pinboard: catalog facts
Espial	Pinboard
Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.	Paid Costs $22 per year, with page archiving available for an additional yearly fee.
Web, Self-hosted	Web
Multi-user support Simple SQLite storage	No ads and no trackers Optional full-page archiving with full-text search
Requires running your own server Small project with a modest feature set	No free tier Archiving costs extra on top of the base fee
Self-hosted	Web application, Hosted service
Open source	Closed source
License: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
Account needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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