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Wallabag vs Bookmark It
Wallabag has 12,969 GitHub stars, 896 forks, 764 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. Bookmark It has 325 stars, 25 forks, 3 open issues and last shipped 4 months ago. Wallabag leads on adoption by 3,890% (12,969 vs 325 stars). Wallabag is written in PHP under MIT; Bookmark It is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0. Wallabag has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, Bookmark It 8%. Wallabag was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Wallabag | Bookmark It | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 13K | ★ 325 |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | PHP | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-14 | 2026-05-11 |
| Forks | ⑂ 896 | ⑂ 25 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Wallabag if
- You weight community size — 13K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Bookmark It if
- You want the Bookmark It feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Bookmark It fits your workflow better
About Wallabag
wallabag is a self hosted web application for saving web pages and reading them later. It lives in the PHP and Symfony ecosystem, is released under the MIT license, and presents itself as a read it later tool for users who want to keep their saved articles on their own server. The project also points to wallabag.it as a hosted account option for people who do not want to run the application themselves.
read the full Wallabag overview →
About Bookmark It
Bookmark It. is an open source, AGPL 3.0 licensed bookmark manager built with Next.js and Supabase, aimed at individual users and self hosters who want to organize, discover and personalize their bookmarks while keeping the data in a Postgres database they control.
read the full Bookmark It overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Wallabag or Bookmark It more popular?
Wallabag has 12,969 GitHub stars and Bookmark It has 325. Wallabag has the larger community by that measure.
Are Wallabag and Bookmark It free?
Both are open source. Wallabag is licensed under MIT and Bookmark It under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Wallabag and Bookmark It?
Wallabag is written in PHP and Bookmark It in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Wallabag or Bookmark It?
Choose Wallabag if you want the larger community (12,969 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Bookmark It if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.