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Slink vs Chevereto: catalog facts
Slink	Chevereto
Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.	Freemium Self-hosting can start free; the managed Chevereto Cloud is paid after a 14-day trial.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Private-by-default shares with optional password and expiry Local, SMB or S3 storage backends	Multi-user accounts with public and private albums Docker image for self-hosting
Requires running your own server with Docker Focused on images rather than general files	Built for hosting and sharing more than personal library organization Managed hosting option is paid
Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Closed source
License: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is 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 Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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