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start.me vs portkey: catalog facts
start.me	portkey
Freemium A free account is available, with paid options offered beyond it.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.
Web	Web, Self-hosted
Visual start page reachable from any device Keeps links and notes together	Whole setup lives in one YAML file Fuzzy search with configurable keywords
Requires an account and an internet connection Hosted only, with no self-hosted option	Links are edited in the config file, not in the browser Custom pages are limited to small, simple content
Web application, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: AGPL-3.0
Account needed	No account needed
Needs internet	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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