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Alternatives to Everand
20 publishing tools sit alongside Everand in this directory. Below is what separates each from Everand on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 20
- With a free tier
- 14
- Cheaper to start
- 1
- Everand starts at
- $11.99/month
Why people look past Everand
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Everand entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Everand carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 14 of the 20 alternatives below can be used without paying.
There is only one tier
Everand publishes a single plan, Everand at $11.99/month. There is no smaller tier to drop to if the fit is wrong or the budget moves.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Unlimited audiobook and ebook subscription, strong in Europe and Latin America, no library card needed
- Starts $3 a month dearer, at $14.99/month.
Free ebook and audiobook app from OverDrive, gated entirely on an active public library card
- Can be used without paying; Everand cannot.
- Sold on a Free with a participating library card, no subscription model rather than Per user per month, unlimited.
Audiobook subscription that splits revenue with an independent bookstore of your choice
- Starts $3 a month dearer, at $14.99/month.
- Sold on a Per credit per month, credits never expire model rather than Per user per month, unlimited.
Amazon self-publishing platform that is free to use, earning Amazon a royalty cut instead of a fee, with a hard price band and per-megabyte delivery cost governing the 70% rate
- Can be used without paying; Everand cannot.
- Sold on a Free to publish; Amazon earns a royalty share rather than a fee model rather than Per user per month, unlimited.
- 2 tiers to Everand's 1.
Rakuten Kobo self-publishing platform paying a 70% royalty with no delivery fee deduction and no upper price cap, a materially different structure from Amazon KDP
- Can be used without paying; Everand cannot.
- Sold on a Free to publish; Kobo earns a royalty share rather than a fee model rather than Per user per month, unlimited.
- 2 tiers to Everand's 1.
Amazon-owned book cataloguing, review and recommendation app
- Can be used without paying; Everand cannot.
- Sold on a Free, no subscription or in-app purchases; funded by Amazon as a commerce and data feeder model rather than Per user per month, unlimited.
Every Everand alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everand (this page) | $11.99/month | Per user per month, unlimited | 1 | |
| StorytelIf you want a service weighted more heavily towards audiobook back-catalogue depth | $14.99/month | Per user per month, unlimited | 1 | vs Everand |
| LibbyIf you have a library card and are willing to use holds queues for a free alternative | Free | Free with a participating library card, no subscription | 1 | vs Everand |
| Libro.fmIf you would rather own audiobooks permanently via credits and support an independent bookstore | $14.99/month | Per credit per month, credits never expire | 1 | vs Everand |
| Kindle Direct Publishing | Free | Free to publish; Amazon earns a royalty share rather than a fee | 2 | vs Everand |
| Kobo Writing Life | Free | Free to publish; Kobo earns a royalty share rather than a fee | 2 | vs Everand |
| Goodreads | Free | Free, no subscription or in-app purchases; funded by Amazon as a commerce and data feeder | 1 | vs Everand |
| PublishDrive | Free | Flat-fee subscription, no commission on paid plans | 2 | vs Everand |
| Moon Reader | Free, then $4.99/one-time | One-time purchase, free ad-supported version available | 2 | vs Everand |
| Wattpad | Free | Free with ads; paid ad-free subscription and optional in-app coin purchases | 2 | vs Everand |
| Webtoon | Free | Free to read on a delay; Webtoon Coins purchased to unlock early chapter access | 2 | vs Everand |
| Kotobee | Free | Per licence per year | 1 | vs Everand |
| Affinity Publisher | Free | Free, no licence fee | 1 | vs Everand |
| Draft2Digital | Free | 10% of retail list price, no upfront fee | 1 | vs Everand |
| Reedsy | Free | Free tools; freelancers quote per project | 1 | vs Everand |
| BookBaby | On request | One-time purchase per project | 3 | vs Everand |
| Scrivener | On request | One-time purchase | 3 | vs Everand |
| Atticus | $147/one-time | One-time purchase | 1 | vs Everand |
| IngramSpark | On request | Free title setup, then per-unit print cost and revision fees | 1 | vs Everand |
| Kindle | Free | Free app, revenue from book purchases and optional subscription | 2 | vs Everand |
| Kobo | Free | Free store and app; hardware sold separately; optional subscription | 2 | vs Everand |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Everand badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (14)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Libby , Free
- Kindle Direct Publishing , Free
- Kobo Writing Life , Free
- Goodreads , Free
- PublishDrive , Free
- Moon Reader , Free, then $4.99/one-time
- Wattpad , Free
- Webtoon , Free
Cheaper than Everand (1)
Entry price under Everand's $11.99/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Moon Reader , Free, then $4.99/one-time
What you would be giving up
Everand is most often brought in for a reader who wants ebooks, audiobooks and magazines in one subscription instead of three separate ones, a musician or student who wants sheet music access alongside general reading, someone who used to know this product as scribd and wants the current consumer reading app, a reader who does not want to deal with library holds queues or eligibility rules. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Everand is broadly right and the question is cost, the Everand pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Publishing category lists everything the directory holds, and best publishing tools ranks them.
Everand runs on ios, android, web. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Everand alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Everand?
- 20 other publishing tools are listed in this directory, led by Storytel, Libby, Libro.fm, Kindle Direct Publishing. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Everand?
- 14 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Libby, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kobo Writing Life, Goodreads, PublishDrive.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Everand?
- Yes. 1 of the alternatives below start under Everand's $11.99/month: Moon Reader at Free, then $4.99/one-time.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Everand?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: there is no free tier; there is only one tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Everand?
- Everand is most often brought in for a reader who wants ebooks, audiobooks and magazines in one subscription instead of three separate ones, a musician or student who wants sheet music access alongside general reading, someone who used to know this product as scribd and wants the current consumer reading app, a reader who does not want to deal with library holds queues or eligibility rules. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Everand?
- None of the publishing tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Everand alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Publishing, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Everand against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Everand covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every publishing tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Publishing category, 20 tools beside Everand. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.