Stashr vs Karakeep
Karakeep is a powerful open-source link hoarder you save to by hand, with full-page archival that genuinely fights link rot and AI tagging on local or cloud models. Stashr is built for a different job: it auto-captures your social posts the moment you save them across X, Reddit, Instagram, and TikTok, keeps a copy of the text and images, and ships semantic search, with no server to run.
Feature by feature
| Feature | Stashr | Karakeep |
|---|---|---|
| Real-time auto-capture | ||
| Permanent copy, survives deletion | ||
| Platforms covered | ||
| Bulk-import your backlog | Yes | |
| AI auto-tagging | Yes | |
| Collections & filters | Yes | |
| Search by meaning | Yes | |
| One unified library | Yes | Yes |
| Media gallery | Soon | No |
| Ask your library | Soon | No |
| MCP connector | Soon | |
| Pricing | 14-day free trial, then $8 to $10/mo | Self-host free; cloud $4/mo or $40/yr |
Pricing
Stashr
Hobby $8/mo or Pro $10/mo, dropping to $6 and $7.50 billed yearly. Includes a 14-day free trial.
Karakeep
Free forever if you self-host (open source, unlimited bookmarks and storage). Managed cloud: free tier with 10 bookmarks, Pro at $4/mo or $40/yr (50GB, 50,000 bookmarks).
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The verdict
Karakeep is an excellent choice if you want a fully open-source, self-hostable archive you control. Its full-page archival via monolith genuinely fights link rot, its AI tagging runs on OpenAI or local Ollama models, and self-hosting is free forever. The tradeoff is that Karakeep is a manual link hoarder: you paste or share each link yourself, there is no automatic capture of your social saves, and you run and maintain the server (or pay for the cloud). Stashr is built for a different job. It auto-captures your saves from X, Reddit, Instagram, and TikTok the moment you make them, keeps a permanent copy of the text and images, and ships semantic search and AI tagging with nothing to host. If you live inside social feeds, pick Stashr. If you want a self-hosted, archive-everything vault for general links and do not mind saving by hand, Karakeep is a strong pick.
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