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Alternatives to Rakuten
21 browser extensions tools sit alongside Rakuten in this directory. Below is what separates each from Rakuten on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 21
- With a free tier
- 21
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Rakuten starts at
- Free
Why people look past Rakuten
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. Rakuten has a free tier. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.
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.
Automatically find and apply coupon codes
Priced and rated the same as Rakuten on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Automatically save while you shop
Priced and rated the same as Rakuten on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Save articles and videos for later
- Publishes an entry price of $4.99/month, where Rakuten does not.
Open-source userscript manager for Safari on Mac and iOS
- Sold on a open-source model rather than free.
Safari userscript manager that runs Tampermonkey scripts
- Publishes an entry price of $5/one-time, where Rakuten does not.
- Sold on a one-time model rather than free.
The original userscript manager, for Firefox
- Sold on a open-source model rather than free.
Every Rakuten 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rakuten (this page) | Free | Free | - | |
| HoneySimilar coupon-finding and cashback browser extension with automatic deal discovery and code application. | Free | - | - | vs Rakuten |
| Capital One ShoppingFree browser extension offering cashback rewards and price comparison across major retailers. | Free | - | - | vs Rakuten |
| PocketBrowser extension for saving content with integrated rewards program and cashback integration options. | Free, then $4.99/month | - | 2 | vs Rakuten |
| Userscripts | Free | Open-source | 1 | vs Rakuten |
| Stay | Free, then $5/one-time | One-time | 2 | vs Rakuten |
| Greasemonkey | Free | Open-source | 1 | vs Rakuten |
| FireMonkey | Free | Open-source | 1 | vs Rakuten |
| Arc | Free | Free | 1 | vs Rakuten |
| LanguageTool | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Rakuten |
| Ghostery | Free | - | - | vs Rakuten |
| Momentum | Free | - | 2 | vs Rakuten |
| Night Eye | Free | - | 4 | vs Rakuten |
| Awesome Screenshot | Free | Freemium | 1 | vs Rakuten |
| ColorZilla | Free | Free | 1 | vs Rakuten |
| Hemingway Editor | Free, then $8.33/month | - | 4 | vs Rakuten |
| Keeper | Free, then $1.79/month | - | 3 | vs Rakuten |
| Fireshot | Free | Freemium | 1 | vs Rakuten |
| Mercury Reader | Free | Free | 1 | vs Rakuten |
| Dark Reader | Free | - | - | vs Rakuten |
| HTTPS Everywhere | Free | Free | 1 | vs Rakuten |
| Instapaper | Free | - | - | vs Rakuten |
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 Rakuten badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (21)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Honey , Free
- Capital One Shopping , Free
- Pocket , Free, then $4.99/month
- Userscripts , Free
- Stay , Free, then $5/one-time
- Greasemonkey , Free
- FireMonkey , Free
- Arc , Free
What you would be giving up
Rakuten is most often brought in for cash back on online purchases from partner retailers, cash back on in-store purchases using linked cards. 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 Rakuten is broadly right and the question is cost, the Rakuten pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Browser Extensions category lists everything the directory holds, and best browser extensions tools ranks them.
Rakuten runs on browser extension (chrome, firefox, safari, edge). 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 Rakuten alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Rakuten?
- 21 other browser extensions tools are listed in this directory, led by Honey, Capital One Shopping, Pocket, Userscripts. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Rakuten?
- 21 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Honey, Capital One Shopping, Pocket, Userscripts, Stay.
- Is there a reason to switch away from Rakuten?
- Nothing in the data flags one. Rakuten has a free tier. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
- What would I give up by switching from Rakuten?
- Rakuten is most often brought in for cash back on online purchases from partner retailers, cash back on in-store purchases using linked cards. 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 Rakuten?
- Userscripts, Greasemonkey, FireMonkey are recorded with an open-source licence model.
- How were these Rakuten alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Browser Extensions, 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 Rakuten against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Rakuten 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 browser extensions tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Browser Extensions category, 21 tools beside Rakuten. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.