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Servas vs Betula: catalog facts
Servas	Betula
No screenshots available	No screenshots available
Best for: A small household or individual wanting organized self-hosted bookmarks	Best for: A personal public linklog that Fediverse followers can subscribe to
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 license.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 license.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Nested groups and tag-based smart groups Firefox and Chrome extensions All 4 strengths for Servas Nested groups and tag-based smart groups Firefox and Chrome extensions Multiple users with two-factor authentication Simple Docker setup with SQLite	One binary and one SQLite file Fediverse following, likes and reposts All 4 strengths for Betula One binary and one SQLite file Fediverse following, likes and reposts Archive copies of saved pages Imports Pinboard and Raindrop exports
No page archiving Setup requires a few manual Docker steps	Single user per instance Fediverse features need a public domain and HTTPS setup
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: AGPL-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 Sources for Servas servas.app github.com/beromir/Servas Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Betula joinbetula.org github.com/bouncepaw/betula Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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