Bookmark dashboard nono Benotes vs Shiori

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted bookmarks & read-it-later options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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BO Bookmark dashboard nono Benotes Note and bookmark application with a Trello-like layout VS SH Shiori Simple bookmark manager built with Go

Feature	Bookmark dashboard nono Benotes	Shiori
Deploy effort	Under-an-hour setup	Under-an-hour setup
Health score	17 · At risk	81 · Excellent
Category	Bookmarks & Read-It-Later	Bookmarks & Read-It-Later
License	AGPL-3.0	MIT
Language	PHP	Go
Setup difficulty	Medium	Easy
Min. RAM	256 MB	128 MB
Deployment	docker	docker, binary
GitHub stars	★ 862	★ 11,650
First released	2020	2017
Replaces	Raindrop.io, Pocket	Pocket, Raindrop.io

What are Bookmark dashboard nono Benotes and Shiori?

Bookmark dashboard nono Benotes

Benotes is a self-hosted note and bookmark application organized into collections. It automatically fetches link previews and supports nested collections and a public sharing mode.

Notes and bookmarks together
Automatic link previews
Nested collections

Shiori

Shiori is a simple bookmark manager that lets you save and organize web pages with offline archiving. It is distributed as a single portable binary with both a web UI and a CLI.

Single portable binary
Offline page archiving
Web UI and CLI

Bookmark dashboard nono Benotes vs Shiori: key differences

Bookmark dashboard nono Benotes is written in PHP, while Shiori is built with Go. Licensing differs — AGPL-3.0 for Bookmark dashboard nono Benotes versus MIT for Shiori. Shiori is the lighter option, starting around 128 MB of RAM against 256 MB for Bookmark dashboard nono Benotes. Shiori is the more established project (first released 2017), while Bookmark dashboard nono Benotes arrived in 2020. Shiori has the considerably larger community, at 11,650 GitHub stars versus 862.

Why pick each one

Choose Bookmark dashboard nono Benotes if…

Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
First-class Docker support for quick deployment
Written in PHP
Tiny footprint — runs in 256 MB RAM

Bookmark dashboard nono Benotes details

Choose Shiori if…

Released under the MIT license
Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
First-class Docker support for quick deployment
Mature project with 11.7k GitHub stars

Shiori details

Frequently asked questions

Is Bookmark dashboard nono Benotes or Shiori better?

Shiori is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler easy setup. Consider Bookmark dashboard nono Benotes if its specific feature set fits your needs better.

Are Bookmark dashboard nono Benotes and Shiori free and open-source?

Yes. Bookmark dashboard nono Benotes is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Shiori under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Bookmark dashboard nono Benotes and Shiori with Docker?

Bookmark dashboard nono Benotes: yes. Shiori: yes.

Which is lighter on resources, Bookmark dashboard nono Benotes or Shiori?

Shiori has the smaller minimum footprint at 128 MB of RAM, compared to about 256 MB for Bookmark dashboard nono Benotes. Real-world usage depends on library size, user count, and enabled features.