Our take
Pick Logseq if students and knowledge workers who will stay on the open-source app at $0 (local Markdown; Free forever for personal use) while they open a first Queries page — not teams that need a printed Sync seat (we did not find a public Sync $). Pick Readwise if readers who will use the 30-day free trial (no card on the Reader FAQ), then stay on Full Readwise at $9.99/month billed yearly while they open a first
Best for
Logseq A graph notebook you start at a public $0
Readwise A read-it-later + highlight library you start at a public $
Free plan
Logseq $0 · “Free forever for personal use.” Open source. Local Markdown. iOS & Android apps
Readwise No free plan
Lowest paid
Logseq Not published by the vendor
Readwise Highlights Lite only $5.59/mo
Next step up
Logseq
Readwise Highlights only from $7.99/mo
Runs where
Logseq
Readwise Hosted
Watch out
Logseq There is no public Sync $ on the pages we fetched
Readwise There is no permanent $0 tile
Last checked
Logseq 2026-10-23 · logseq.com/pricing
Readwise 2026-10-23 · readwise.io/pricing
students and knowledge workers who will stay on the open-source app at $0 (local Markdown; Free forever for personal use) while they open a first Queries page — not teams that need a printed Sync seat (we did not find a public Sync $).
Read the Logseq pagereaders who will use the 30-day free trial (no card on the Reader FAQ), then stay on Full Readwise at $9.99/month billed yearly while they open a first Library › Later list — not Highlights only $7.99 unless they skip Reader, and not Highlights Lite $5.59 unless they can live without tags, notes, and exports.
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