Comparison — content capture rechecked October 14, 2026
Savebase vs Karakeep: hosted convenience or self-hosted control?
Savebase displays captured media, author and social-post text. Karakeep also stores real content, including optional videos; compare native social capture with its general crawling/archive workflow.
Karakeep can keep images, full pages and videos
Savebase's supported social capture keeps the original author, post text/caption and available media together in its card view. A manually added web URL or unenriched bookmark-file import can initially contain only link metadata. Karakeep documents stored images, a reader, full-page archives and optional yt-dlp video archiving. Calling it URL-only would be incorrect. Its general crawler/archive workflow is different from Savebase's platform-specific saved-post cards; the checked docs do not guarantee the same original author/caption/media capture for every social URL. Sources checked October 14, 2026: Karakeep archive and video features, Karakeep reader, Savebase post fields.
View saved images
Savebase: captured social images. Karakeep: stored images and page content.
Preserve supported video files
Savebase Pro: four social backup sources. Karakeep: configured yt-dlp; source compatibility varies.
Read archived full web pages
Karakeep documents full-page archives; Savebase's media backup is scoped to social content.
General bookmarks and native apps
Karakeep saves links, notes, images and PDFs. Its docs list apps and extensions rather than Savebase's platform-specific social capture. Sources checked October 14, 2026: Karakeep features, Karakeep docs, Savebase plans.
Save web links
Both provide general web saving.
Browser extensions
Karakeep lists Chrome, Firefox and Safari extensions.
Import an existing bookmark library
Savebase: Pro imports. Karakeep lists several bookmark-file importers.
Cloud limits and a free self-hosted edition
Karakeep Cloud Free now allows 50 bookmarks and 100MB. Pro costs $4/month or $40/year for 50,000 bookmarks and 50GB. Sources checked October 14, 2026: Karakeep pricing, Savebase plans.
Permanent free hosted plan
Savebase: 100 social posts, 2 platforms. Karakeep Cloud: 50 bookmarks.
Monthly and annual cloud billing
Savebase: $8/month or $76/year. Karakeep: $4/month or $40/year.
Free self-hosted software
Karakeep: full-featured self-hosting; infrastructure is your responsibility. Savebase is hosted.
AI tagging and automation
Karakeep confirms AI tags and summaries, including local-model support. Both products offer rule-based organization. Sources checked October 14, 2026: Karakeep features, Karakeep docs, Savebase plans.
AI tagging
Savebase: Pro bulk tags. Karakeep: AI tagging with configured models.
Conditional organization rules
Both publish rule engines.
Local-model AI tagging
Karakeep docs confirm Ollama. Savebase's current AI tagging uses its hosted service.
Self-hosting and different archive scopes
Karakeep documents full-page archives and optional yt-dlp video archiving. Savebase's paid backup is scoped to four social sources. Sources checked October 14, 2026: Karakeep docs, Karakeep pricing, Savebase plans.
Self-host the application
Karakeep runs on infrastructure you manage; Savebase is managed SaaS.
Automatic full-page archive
Karakeep docs confirm monolith-based archives; Savebase's backup scope is social media.
Video preservation
Savebase: four supported backup sources. Karakeep: configured yt-dlp archiving; site support varies.
50
Karakeep Cloud free bookmarks
$4/mo
Karakeep Cloud Pro
50,000
Karakeep Cloud Pro bookmarks
Self-host
Karakeep free software option
The honest verdict
No tool wins everything. Here's how to decide in thirty seconds.
Pick Savebase if…
- You want original captured social-post media, author and text together in one library, rather than revisiting separate feeds.
- You need paid original-media backup for Instagram, Threads, TikTok or Facebook; other sources have different preservation limits.
Pick Karakeep if…
- You want to self-host and control infrastructure.
- You need general page archives or local-model AI tagging.
Frequently asked questions
Does Karakeep show original content or just a saved link?
No. Karakeep documents images, article content, full-page archives and configured video archiving. Whether a particular private/social post yields full author/text/media must be checked for that source; it is not promised for every URL. [Official source](https://docs.karakeep.app/). Savebase's native captures show the captured author, text and media where available; generic URL/file imports may need enrichment.
What does Karakeep cost?
Cloud Free: 50 bookmarks and 100MB. Cloud Pro: $4/month or $40/year, 50,000 bookmarks and 50GB. Self-hosted software is free; you supply infrastructure. Source: [official details](https://karakeep.app/pricing/). Checked October 14, 2026.
What is included in Savebase Basic and Pro?
Basic is free with 100 social posts, two connected social platforms, five folders and unlimited ordinary web saves. Pro is $8/month, $76/year or $599 lifetime, with paid imports, AI tagging, automation and supported social-media backup. [Current Savebase plans](https://savebase.space/pricing/).
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Checked October 14, 2026 against the linked official product pages, documentation and store listings. Savebase details also checked against its pricing page and current application source. Features may require paid access or configuration. Vendor preservation claims are attributed, not independently tested. Unverified capabilities are not assigned a yes/no. Prices can vary by region and checkout. Karakeep belongs to its respective owner and is not affiliated with Savebase.