Self-hosted AI bookmarks
Markwise vs Karakeep
Hosted ask-your-library vs. AI tagging on a box you run.
Karakeep, formerly Hoarder, is an open-source bookmark-everything app with AI tagging, full-text search, mobile apps, and extensions. Cloud free is 10 bookmarks; Pro is $4/month (50,000 bookmarks, 50 GB). Self-host is free and unlimited.
Markwise is hosted only. Free is 50 bookmarks with text search. Pro ($4.90/month or $39/year, 3-day trial) adds Copilot and meaning search, plus bulk import and weekly digest.
People who want a Copilot over a mixed library and will not run a server.
People who want AI tagging under their own disk, or Karakeep Cloud at $4/month without a chat-over-library product.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Markwise | Karakeep |
|---|---|---|
| Self-host / open source | ||
| AI auto-tagging | ||
| Meaning search | Full-text | |
| Research Copilot | ||
| YouTube timestamps | Limited | |
| Focus Sessions | ||
| Cloud free bookmark cap | 50 | 10 |
| Hosted Pro price | $4.90/mo or $39/yr | $4/mo |
Comparison reflects publicly available information as of June 2026 and may change.
Pricing
Free tier available; Pro is $4.90/month or $3.25/month billed annually, with a 3-day free trial.
Cloud free: 10 bookmarks, 20 MB. Cloud Pro: $4/month or $40/year. Self-host: free, unlimited. Corporate on request.
Hosted Pro prices are in the same band. You are choosing Copilot vs self-host control.
Same neighborhood, different bet
Both auto-tag. Karakeep's bet is that you may want the bits. Markwise's bet is that you want to ask the library in English.
Karakeep cloud's free tier is tighter (10 vs 50). Self-host wipes the cap if you will operate it.
Why people choose Markwise
- Copilot with citations, not only tags
- Larger hosted free cap
- Focus Sessions and YouTube timestamps as first-class saves
Where Karakeep wins
- Self-host with all features
- Slightly cheaper hosted Pro
- You keep the database
Frequently asked questions
Is Hoarder still the name?+
The project rebranded to Karakeep. Same lineage. Use current docs and cloud.karakeep.app.
Can Markwise be self-hosted?+
No. If that is required, Karakeep or Linkwarden.
The bottom line
Pick Karakeep if you will self-host or want AI tagging on a $4 cloud plan without a Copilot.
Pick Markwise if the feature you will use is asking the library, and you want that hosted.
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