I've wondered the same.. I actually subscribed to see what the hype was about; a...

sireat · on Nov 3, 2014

I actually gave up just a few weeks ago on Delicious (I have 15k+ bookmarks there, but it gets too slow too often) and moved to Pinboard.

Exporting from Delicious into Pinboard was done in a few minutes.

Pinboard is just like Delicious but faster and more responsive, I am willing to pay $10.61 for that.

And I actually paid for archive option not because I particularly need it but because I like the idea of supporting a lean one person operation.

Only thing Pinboard is missing(just like Delicious is missing) is quick filling in of suggested tags.

Also, for some reason Pinboard suggests IFTTT tag almost every time. I only use IFTTT sparingly.

daphneokeefe · on Nov 7, 2014

I only paid one up-front fee of about $10.00. It isn't subscription-based. That is stated quite clearly on the home page. Be sure you go to http://pinboard.in/ and not one of their rivals.