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Wallabag vs Readeck
Wallabag has 12,969 GitHub stars, 896 forks, 764 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. Readeck has 275 stars, 0 forks, 2 open issues and last shipped 2.8 years ago. Wallabag leads on adoption by 4,616% (12,969 vs 275 stars). Wallabag is written in PHP under MIT; Readeck is written in various languages under a licence not recorded in this registry. Wallabag has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, Readeck 0%. 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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Side by side
| Wallabag | Readeck | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 13K | ★ 275 |
| License | MIT | Custom / other |
| Written in | PHP | — |
| Last push | 2026-09-14 | 2023-12-18 |
| Forks | ⑂ 896 | ⑂ 0 |
| 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 Readeck if
- You want the Readeck feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You evaluated both and Readeck 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 Readeck
Readeck is a tool for saving, organizing and revisiting web content, aimed at people who want to keep the pages they read and come back to them later.
read the full Readeck overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Wallabag or Readeck more popular?
Wallabag has 12,969 GitHub stars and Readeck has 275. Wallabag has the larger community by that measure.
Are Wallabag and Readeck free?
Both are open source. Wallabag is licensed under MIT, and Readeck has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Wallabag and Readeck?
Wallabag is written in PHP and Readeck in various languages. 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 Readeck?
Choose Wallabag if you want the larger community (12,969 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Readeck if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.