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Shaarli vs Espial: catalog facts
Shaarli	Espial
Free Free software at no cost.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
No database to set up Lightweight and quick to run	Multi-user support Simple SQLite storage
Single user only Minimal feature set compared with archiving bookmark managers	Requires running your own server Small project with a modest feature set
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Zlib	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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