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grab-site vs ArchiveBox: catalog facts
grab-siteArchiveBox
Free

Free and open source from ArchiveTeam.

Free

Free and open source, with no analytics.

Linux, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Web, Self-hosted, Browser extension, Command line
  • Writes standard WARC archives
  • Live dashboard for watching crawls
  • Saves captures as plain files in open formats
  • CLI, web UI, REST API and browser extensions
  • Command-line setup aimed at technical users
  • Not a general-purpose file download manager
  • Needs a server or Docker setup to run well
  • Archives can use a lot of disk space
Downloadable app Downloadable app, Self-hosted, Browser extension
Open source Open source
License not stated License not stated
No account needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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