Booky vs Karakeep (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Booky grades higher than Karakeep: 3.2 against 2.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Booky grades higher on value for money and the free plan. Karakeep grades higher on features. They get the same grade on ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Booky
Online bookmark manager with collections and browser extensions
Karakeep
Open-source bookmark app that tags saved links, notes and images
Which one is for you
Pick Booky if
- Fits if you want a free bookmark manager with collections
- Works for someone who saves from several browsers and devices
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to share collections publicly for free: it needs the supporter membership
- Not for you if you want store apps: the iOS and Android versions are a web app
- Watch out: supporter pricing is in euros, from 2 euros a month, and payment goes through PayPal
- Watch out: the duplicate finder is supporter-only
Pick Karakeep if
- Fits if you keep links, notes, images and PDFs and want them in one searchable place
- Works for self-hosters, who get every feature free with no cap on bookmarks or storage
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you want it hosted and free, as Karakeep Cloud's Free plan stops at 50 bookmarks and 100 MB
- Skip it if Docker means nothing to you and you won't pay, because free here means running your own server
- Not for you if your team needs single sign-on on the hosted service, as that's the custom-priced Corporate plan
- Watch out: Pro is capped at 50,000 bookmarks and 50 GB, and it has a 7-day money-back guarantee rather than a trial
- Skip it if you want a desktop app, as it's web, phone apps and browser extensions
How we grade them
| 3.2GPABookyVery good | 2.8GPAKarakeepGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AFree with unlimited bookmarks, categories and collections, no ads. The supporter membership starts at 2 euros a month, under the category's $2.91 cheapest quarter. | CFree only if you run it yourself, and that means a server and a Docker afternoon. Anyone else pays for Karakeep Cloud Pro: $4 a month, or $40 a year, which is this category's middle to the penny. The hosted free plan holds 50 bookmarks, so it isn't a way of using the thing. |
| Free plan and trial | AThe regular membership is free outright, with private collections and no cap a normal person would reach. | BThe free route one person could really live on is the self-hosted one, with the lot and no limits. Karakeep Cloud's free plan is only a taster at 50 bookmarks and 100 MB, and even AI tagging and full-text search are listed under Pro there. |
| Features | CCollections, search, notes, extensions and a bookmarklet, import and export. Public sharing and the duplicate finder are supporter-only. | BIt covers the whole job: links, notes, images and PDFs tagged and summarised for you, full-text and semantic search with OCR reading the words inside screenshots, a reader view with highlights, full-page archives, rules, RSS feeds saved automatically, and an API, CLI and MCP server. Linkwarden does much the same. |
| Ease of use | BNo store rating on record. You sign up, add the extension and start saving. | BNo store rating on record, but on Karakeep Cloud there's nothing to set up: sign up, start saving, and the tagging is done for you. Hosting your own copy is a Docker afternoon, which is a different proposition. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, browser extension and Windows, with iOS and Android versions that are a web app, not store apps. No integrations are listed. | BWeb, iPhone and Android apps and browser extensions, with a REST API, webhooks, a command-line tool and a first-party MCP server, plus local models through Ollama if you self-host. No desktop app, which is what holds it to a B. |
| Best for | a bookmark manager that is free to use | self-hosted bookmarks that tag themselves |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Booky and Karakeep. How we grade
Price against what you get
Booky starts at about $2.23 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Karakeep starts at $3.33 a month when paid by the year and scores 3.0.
Karakeep scores higher, and starts $1.10 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other read-later and bookmark apps on the chart, none scores higher than Booky for less, and 2 score higher than Karakeep for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Karakeep is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Booky also covers web clipper.
- Karakeep also covers read later and highlights.
At a glance
| Booky | Karakeep | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | €2 per month, pay what you want above that | $4 per month, or $40 per year (Pro, Karakeep Cloud) |
| Free plan | The regular membership: unlimited bookmarks, categories and collections, private collections, a customizable design and no ads. | Karakeep Cloud's Free plan holds 50 bookmarks and 100 MB of storage. The self-hosted version is free with every feature and no cap on bookmarks or storage. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | booky.io | Localhost Labs Ltd |
| Price read from | booky.io | karakeep.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 2, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Booky
- Public sharing and the duplicate finder need the paid supporter membership.
- Supporter pricing is in euros, starting at €2 a month, and payments go through PayPal.
- The Android and iOS versions are a web app, not store apps.
Karakeep
- The free Karakeep Cloud plan stops at 50 bookmarks and 100 MB of storage, so regular hosted use needs Pro at $4 a month.
- On Karakeep Cloud, AI-powered tagging and full-text search are listed under Pro and not under the Free plan.
- Pro is capped at 50,000 bookmarks and 50 GB of storage; only the self-hosted version is unlimited.
- Single sign-on and user management on the hosted service are part of the custom-priced Corporate plan.
Key features
Booky
- Collections and categories
- Bookmarks are arranged in collections and categories, with drag and drop to reorder.
- Search and notes
- Search bookmarks and their multiline notes, or use booky as a browser search engine.
- Extensions and bookmarklet
- Chrome, Firefox and Edge extensions and a cross-browser bookmarklet; save all open tabs at once.
- Import and export
- Import or export all bookmarks at any time.
- Public sharing
- Collections are private by default; sharing them publicly is a supporter feature.
Karakeep
- Links, notes, images and PDFs
- Save links, text notes, images and PDFs from any device. For links, the title, description and preview image are fetched automatically.
- AI tagging and summaries
- A language model tags and summarizes what you save. Self-hosted installs can run local models through Ollama; on Karakeep Cloud, AI tagging is listed under Pro.
- Full-text and semantic search
- Search covers the full text of saved content in keyword, hybrid or semantic mode, and OCR makes the text inside images and screenshots searchable.
- Reader view, highlights and archives
- Articles open in a reader view where passages can be highlighted, the mobile apps keep content for offline reading, and full-page archives protect against link rot.
- Rules, RSS feeds and shared lists
- A rule engine tags or files new bookmarks by conditions such as the URL, subscribed RSS feeds are saved automatically, and a list can be shared with editors or viewers.
- API, CLI and MCP server
- A REST API with scoped keys, webhooks, a command-line tool and a first-party MCP server let scripts and AI assistants search and save bookmarks.
Plans
Booky
Regular membership$0
Free, with unlimited bookmarks, categories and collections, private collections and personal support.
Supporter membership€2
per month and up, you choose the amount
Everything in the regular membership plus public sharing of collections and the duplicate finder. Paid through PayPal and cancelable in account settings.
Karakeep
Free$0
Karakeep Cloud for trying the product: 50 bookmarks and 100 MB of storage, with the mobile and web apps and browser extensions.
Self-HostedFree
Unlimited bookmarks and storage on your own server, with every feature and community support.
Pro$4
per month, or $40 per year
Karakeep Cloud with 50,000 bookmarks, 50 GB of storage, AI-powered tagging and full-text search. 7-day money-back guarantee.
CorporateCustom
Managed deployment for teams, priced per seat: everything in Pro plus a custom domain, single sign-on, user management and priority support.
Ways to pay less
Booky
No public discounts listed.
Karakeep
- Annual discount
Save 17% with yearly billing
The pricing page lists Pro at $4 a month or $40 a year, and labels the yearly option as a 17% saving.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Booky or Karakeep?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Booky is cheaper to start with: about $2.23 a month, against $3.33 a month when paid by the year for Karakeep. Booky starts at €2 per month, pay what you want above that, and Karakeep starts at $4 per month, or $40 per year (Pro, Karakeep Cloud).
Which has a free plan, Booky or Karakeep?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Booky and Karakeep have a free plan.
Which platforms do Booky and Karakeep run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Booky lists a Windows app. Both list a web app, iOS and Android apps and a browser extension. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.