Glance vs LinkStack
| Tagline | Highly customizable dashboard that puts all your feeds in one place | Self-hosted Linktree alternative: customizable link-in-bio pages with admin UI |
| Category | BI & Dashboards | BI & Dashboards |
| Replaces | Tableau, Looker, Power BI | Tableau, Looker, Power BI |
| GitHub stars | 35k | 3.6k |
| Language | Docker | PHP |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Self-host difficulty | 2/5 Easy | 2/5 Easy |
| Deploy options | Docker Docker Compose Manual | Docker Docker Compose Manual |
| Managed hosting | ||
| Last updated | 19 days ago | 10 days ago |
| View repo | View repo |
Where each falls short
The honest trade-offs — what you give up with each, versus the proprietary tools they replace.
Glance
- No built-in database or persistent data store; purely a read/aggregation layer
- No multi-user support or access control
- No data source connectors for business databases or warehouses (unlike Tableau/Power BI)
- No interactive charts, pivot tables, or drill-down analytics
LinkStack
- Focused solely on link-in-bio pages; no analytics, BI, or data dashboard features
- Link click analytics are basic; no funnel analysis or cohort tracking
- No built-in email notifications or scheduling
- Custom domain per-user requires additional reverse-proxy configuration
Bottom line
Both are a similar lift to self-host; choose Glance for the larger community and ecosystem. LinkStack has seen more recent development. Open each guide below for deploy steps and the full feature gap.
LinkStack
Self-hosted Linktree alternative: customizable link-in-bio pages with admin UI