LinkHut vs Linkwarden (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Linkwarden grades higher than LinkHut: 2.8 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Linkwarden grades higher on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Linkwarden
Open-source bookmark manager that preserves a copy of each page
Which one is for you
Pick LinkHut if
- Fits if you like Pinboard-style tagged bookmarks and open source
- Works for someone happy to bookmark in public
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need to know the cost: no pricing page was found
- Not for you if you want private-by-default bookmarks: bookmarks on the home page are public
- Too light for heavy use, with version 0.1.8 in the footer and no apps
- Watch out: any limits are unconfirmed, since the site does not list them
Pick Linkwarden if
- Fits if you want a lasting copy of every page you bookmark, not just the link
- Works for self-hosters, since the open-source version is free and includes single sign-on
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a free hosted plan, as Linkwarden Cloud doesn't have one
- Skip it if you dislike trials that need a card, because this one bills automatically when the 14 days end
- Pricey if you hoard, since each Cloud seat covers 30,000 links and more means paying for extra seats
- Watch out: refunds are only offered within 3 days of the first payment, and tax goes on top
- Tight if you need single sign-on on Cloud, as it's listed for Enterprise and self-hosted users only
How we grade them
| 2.0GPALinkHutFair | 2.8GPALinkwardenGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo pricing page was found, so there is no price to grade, and it sits at the ordinary C. | CCloud is $3 a user a month billed yearly, above this category's $2.42 line for the cheapest quarter and short of its $6.99 dear end: ordinary money, in other words. The open-source version is free, but only if you run it on a server yourself, and tax goes on top of Cloud with refunds only inside 3 days. |
| Free plan and trial | CSign-up is open, but with no pricing page we can't say what is free or what it costs later. | BThere's a free route one person could really live on, but it means running the open-source version on your own server. Linkwarden Cloud has no free plan at all, just 14 days that need a credit card and bill you when they end. |
| Features | CTagged bookmarks, public discovery, an RSS feed and open source. It does the bookmarking job at a basic level, and little else is documented on the pages read. | BIt covers the whole job: every page kept as a screenshot, a PDF and a single HTML file, optionally pushed to the Wayback Machine, plus a reader view with highlights, collections inside collections, AI tagging, full-text search with operators, RSS feeds and shared collections. Karakeep does much the same. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and little documentation on the pages read, so some learning is likely. | BNo store rating on record, but on Cloud there's nothing to set up: saving is the browser extension or the phone app, and the copies are made for you. Running your own instance is the harder road. |
| Platforms and integrations | CA website only, with no apps or integrations listed. | BWeb, iPhone and Android apps, an extension for Chrome, Firefox and Safari, an API with access tokens, and Floccus to keep your browser's own bookmarks in step. No desktop app, which is what holds it to a B. |
| Best for | an open-source social bookmarking site | keeping a lasting copy of every bookmark |
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: LinkHut and Linkwarden. How we grade
Price against what you get
LinkHut has no paid plan and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Linkwarden starts at $3 a month for each person and scores 3.0.
Linkwarden scores higher, and starts $3 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 LinkHut for less, and 1 scores higher than Linkwarden 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
- Linkwarden is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- LinkHut also covers rSS reader.
- Linkwarden also covers read later and highlights.
At a glance
| LinkHut | Linkwarden | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free plan |
| Starts at | Free | $3 per user / month, billed yearly ($4 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | The self-hosted version is free and open source under AGPLv3; you deploy and maintain the instance yourself. Linkwarden Cloud has no free plan. |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial of Linkwarden Cloud; a credit card is required and billing starts when the trial ends |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | LinkHut | Linkwarden |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | linkwarden.app |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
Worth knowing
LinkHut
- No pricing page was found on the site, so any cost or limit is unconfirmed.
- Bookmarks on the home page are public, visible to every visitor.
- The footer shows version v0.1.8.
Linkwarden
- Linkwarden Cloud has no free plan, and its 14-day trial needs a credit card and bills automatically when it ends.
- Each Cloud seat covers 30,000 links; saving more means paying for extra seats at the same per-user price.
- Single sign-on is listed for Enterprise and self-hosted users only.
- Refunds are offered only when requested within 3 days of the first payment.
Key features
LinkHut
- Tagged bookmarks
- Save links with tags and browse them by tag.
- Public discovery
- The home page lists recent bookmarks from all users and can sort them by recency or popularity.
- RSS feed
- A site-wide RSS feed of bookmarks is linked from the home page.
- Open source
- The software is open source, with code and issues on SourceHut.
Linkwarden
- Full-page preservation
- Each saved page is captured as a screenshot, a PDF and a single HTML file, and can optionally be sent to the Wayback Machine for a snapshot.
- Reader view with highlights
- Saved articles open in a dedicated reader view where the font style can be adjusted and text can be highlighted and annotated.
- Collections, tags and AI tagging
- Links are organized into collections and sub-collections with multiple tags, and optional AI tagging labels new links based on their content.
- Sharing and collaboration
- Invite other people to gather links in a collection with permissions set per member, or share a collection and its preserved copies publicly.
- Search, RSS feeds and bulk actions
- Full-text search with advanced operators and filters, RSS feed subscriptions that add new articles to a collection, bulk editing, and import and export.
- Apps, browser extension and API
- iOS and Android apps, an open-source extension for Chrome, Firefox and Safari, browser bookmark sync through Floccus, and an API secured with access tokens.
Plans
LinkHut
Pricing could not be confirmed. See ln.ht.
Linkwarden
Self-hostedFree
The open-source application on a server you deploy and maintain yourself, including single sign-on support.
Cloud$3
per user / month, billed yearly ($4 billed monthly), plus tax
Hosted by Linkwarden: full-page preservation, optional AI tagging, full-text search, highlights, RSS feeds and 30,000 links per user.
Ways to pay less
LinkHut
No public discounts listed.
Linkwarden
- Annual discount
25% off with yearly billing
The pricing page marks yearly billing as 25% off: $3 per user a month when billed annually against $4 billed monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, LinkHut or Linkwarden?
As of Nov 13, 2026, LinkHut has no price we could confirm, and Linkwarden starts at $3 per user / month, billed yearly ($4 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, LinkHut or Linkwarden?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both LinkHut and Linkwarden have a free plan.
Which platforms do LinkHut and Linkwarden run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Linkwarden lists iOS and Android apps and a browser extension. Both list a web app. 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.