Our take
Pick Raindrop.io if savers who will stay on Free at $0 (unlimited bookmarks / collections / devices) while they open a first Beautiful Web grid, then Pro at $3/month or $2.30/month yearly (+VAT) when they need full-text search / archive — not App Store pricing first unless they buy there. Pick Readwise if readers who will use the 30-day free trial (no card on the Reader FAQ), then stay on Full Readwise at
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Raindrop.io A visual library you start at a public $
Readwise A read-it-later + highlight library you start at a public $
Free plan
Raindrop.io $0 · unlimited bookmarks, collections, tags, highlights, collaborators, devices. File uploads 100 MB/month. Help: no time limit
Readwise No free plan
Lowest paid
Raindrop.io Pro $3/mo
Readwise Highlights Lite only $5.59/mo
Next step up
Raindrop.io
Readwise Highlights only from $7.99/mo
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Watch out
Raindrop.io Full-text search and archive are Pro
Readwise There is no permanent $0 tile
Last checked
Raindrop.io 2026-10-23 · raindrop.io/pro/buy
Readwise 2026-10-23 · readwise.io/pricing
savers who will stay on Free at $0 (unlimited bookmarks / collections / devices) while they open a first Beautiful Web grid, then Pro at $3/month or $2.30/month yearly (+VAT) when they need full-text search / archive — not App Store pricing first unless they buy there.
Read the Raindrop.io 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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