Craft is a hosted notes and docs app for writing, planning, and AI-assisted content creation across Docs, Tasks, Calendar, and Whiteboards, built for…
| Craft | Linkding | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary category | Productivity | Productivity |
| Rating | Not documented | Not documented |
| Pricing model | Freemium / Subscription | Free / Open Source |
| Starting price | Free; Plus from €4.80/month | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Not documented | Not documented |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android, Mac, Windows | Web |
| Team collaboration | Not documented | Not documented |
| AI features | Yes | Not documented |
| Public API | Not documented | Yes |
Hosting Model
Craft: Craft is a fully hosted, cross-device-synced SaaS app with no self-hosting option documented.
Linkding: Linkding requires self-hosting, deployed as a single Docker container using SQLite, with no official managed cloud version.
Self-hosting shifts operational responsibility (backups, updates, uptime) onto the user in exchange for data control and zero subscription cost.
Pricing Structure
Craft: Craft's Free plan caps out at 1,500 blocks, 1GB storage, and 15 AI credits; Plus is €4.8/month billed monthly (€8.0/month billed yearly), Family is €9.0/month, and Team is €50.0/month.
Linkding: Linkding has no pricing plans documented at all — it is free, open-source software with no paid tier.
Craft's usage caps and AI credit limits mean cost scales with content volume and AI use, while Linkding has no billing to plan around beyond hosting infrastructure.
Core Purpose
Craft: Craft centers on content creation: Docs, Tasks embedded in documents, a built-in Calendar, Whiteboards for visual collaboration, and Publish & Share for direct publishing.
Linkding: Linkding centers on content retrieval: automatic metadata fetching (title, description, icon, preview image), bulk editing, and Netscape HTML import/export for bookmark libraries.
Choosing the wrong category tool means either drafting documents in a bookmark manager or trying to archive links inside a notes app — neither works well.
AI Writing Features
Craft: Craft includes "Write with AI" with access to Core, Fast, and Max AI models on paid plans, plus 15 AI credits on the Free plan and 50 monthly AI credits on Plus.
Linkding: Linkding does not document any AI writing or summarization features.
AI-assisted drafting and editing is a differentiator for content creation but irrelevant to a tool whose job is just storing links.
API and Extensibility
Craft: Craft integrates with external AI tools — Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code, and Apple Shortcuts — but does not document its own REST API.
Linkding: Linkding ships official browser extensions for Firefox and Chrome plus a REST API for building custom scripts and third-party integrations.
A documented REST API lets teams automate saving, tagging, or syncing bookmarks programmatically, which matters for building custom workflows.
| Feature | Craft | Linkding |
|---|---|---|
| Rich document/notes editing | Available | Unavailable |
| Bookmark management with metadata | Not documented | Available |
| Task management | Available | Unavailable |
| Website archiving / offline snapshots | Not documented | Available |
| Whiteboards | Available | Unavailable |
| Feature | Craft | Linkding |
|---|---|---|
| Built-in AI writing assistant | Available | Unavailable |
| Third-party AI tool integration | Available | Not documented |
| REST API | Not documented | Available |
| Bulk editing across items | Not documented | Available |
| Feature | Craft | Linkding |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | Available | Available |
| Self-hosting | Unavailable | Available |
| Multi-user / team plans | Available | Available |
| Official browser extensions | Not documented | Available |
| Import/export | Not documented | Available |
Starting price reflects the lowest paid tier, not the full cost for every team size or usage level.
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Both have free options, but they work differently. Craft's Free plan is capped at 1,500 blocks of content, 1GB storage, and 15 AI credits, with paid Plus/Family/Team tiers for more. Linkding is entirely free and open source with no pricing plans at all, though you must provide your own hosting.
No self-hosting option is documented for Craft — it's a hosted SaaS app. Linkding, by contrast, requires self-hosting and is designed to run in a single Docker container with SQLite.
Craft has AI features documented, including a "Write with AI" tool with Core, Fast, and Max models and monthly AI credits. Linkding does not document any AI functionality.
Linkding documents a REST API for building custom scripts and third-party integrations. Craft does not document a public REST API, though it integrates with external AI tools like Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor.
Yes — they serve different jobs. You could archive and tag research links in Linkding, then write up findings or reports as documents in Craft.
Craft offers dedicated Family (2-6 Plus accounts) and Team (up to 10 accounts) plans with Shared Space collaboration for €9/month and €50/month respectively. Linkding supports multiple user accounts with bookmark sharing built into the free, self-hosted app.