When comparing ReadKit vs Shaarli, the Slant community recommends ReadKit for most people. In the question“What are the best ways to organize bookmarks?” ReadKit is ranked 19th while Shaarli is ranked 28th. The most important reason people chose ReadKit is:
Read It Later for OS X that combines Instapaper, Pocket and Readability into one app, which is convenient for those that use multiple services.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Read "Instapaper", "Pocket" and "Readability"
Read It Later for OS X that combines Instapaper, Pocket and Readability into one app, which is convenient for those that use multiple services.
Pro Concurrency
Multiple threads allows to load / update content very quickly
Pro Fast performance
Pro Free forever
Since you host your own data, you can continue using Shaarli indefinitely with no possibility of the service becoming paid.
Pro You host your own data
Cons
Con Software update must be done manually
No auto-update built in.
Con You must host it yourself
If you do not already have a web server, this can cost you money to purchase.