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