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Alternatives to Readwise Reader
22 news tools sit alongside Readwise Reader in this directory. Below is what separates each from Readwise Reader on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 22
- With a free tier
- 11
- Cheaper to start
- 2
- Readwise Reader starts at
- Free, then $9.99/month
Why people look past Readwise Reader
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. Readwise Reader has a free tier, and starts at $9.99/month against a category median of $15/month. 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.
The all-in-one platform for newsletter creators
- Starts $33.01 a month dearer, at $43/month.
- 4 tiers to Readwise Reader's 3.
Organize, read, and share content you care about
Priced and rated the same as Readwise Reader on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
The content reader for power users
- Starts $2.49 a month cheaper, at $7.5/month.
Real-time analytics for publishers
- No free tier, where Readwise Reader has one.
- Starts $990.01 a month dearer, at $1000/month.
- Sold on a quote model rather than freemium.
- 1 tier to Readwise Reader's 3.
Free open source RSS reader for Mac and iOS, with no subscription, no ads and no feed limit
- Sold on a Open source, no licence fee model rather than freemium.
- 1 tier to Readwise Reader's 3.
Subscription RSS and social feed reader for Apple platforms, with a separate one-time Classic version
- Starts $0.009999999999999787 a year dearer, at $10/year.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than freemium.
Every Readwise Reader 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readwise Reader (this page) | Free, then $9.99/month | Freemium | 3 | |
| BeehiivThe all-in-one platform for newsletter creators | Free, then $43/month | Freemium | 4 | vs Readwise Reader |
| FeedlyOrganize, read, and share content you care about | Free | - | - | vs Readwise Reader |
| InoreaderThe content reader for power users | Free, then $7.5/month | Freemium | 3 | vs Readwise Reader |
| ChartbeatReal-time analytics for publishers | $1000/month | Quote | 1 | vs Readwise Reader |
| NetNewsWire | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Readwise Reader |
| Reeder | Free, then $10/year | Per user per month | 3 | vs Readwise Reader |
| ConvertKit | Free, then $33/month | Freemium | 3 | vs Readwise Reader |
| Ghost | Free, then $15/month | - | 4 | vs Readwise Reader |
| Google News | Free | Free | 1 | vs Readwise Reader |
| Free | Free | 1 | vs Readwise Reader | |
| Buttondown | Free, then $9/month | - | 2 | vs Readwise Reader |
| Artifact | Free | Free | 1 | vs Readwise Reader |
| GlobeNewswire | On request | Usage-based | 4 | vs Readwise Reader |
| Apple News | $12.99/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Readwise Reader |
| CrowdTangle | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Readwise Reader |
| Brightspot | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Readwise Reader |
| EIN Presswire | On request | Usage-based | 3 | vs Readwise Reader |
| Feedbin | On request | Subscription | 2 | vs Readwise Reader |
| Cision | On request | Subscription | 2 | vs Readwise Reader |
| Agility PR Solutions | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Readwise Reader |
| Arc Publishing | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Readwise Reader |
| Ghost CMS | $18/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Readwise Reader |
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 Readwise Reader badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (11)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Beehiiv , Free, then $43/month
- Feedly , Free
- Inoreader , Free, then $7.5/month
- NetNewsWire , Free
- Reeder , Free, then $10/year
- ConvertKit , Free, then $33/month
- Ghost , Free, then $15/month
- Google News , Free
Cheaper than Readwise Reader (2)
Entry price under Readwise Reader's $9.99/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Inoreader , Free, then $7.5/month
- Buttondown , Free, then $9/month
What you would be giving up
Readwise Reader is most often brought in for reading and note-taking, highlight management, learning and study, content curation. 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 Readwise Reader is broadly right and the question is cost, the Readwise Reader pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the News category lists everything the directory holds, and best news tools ranks them.
Readwise Reader 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 Readwise Reader alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Readwise Reader?
- 22 other news tools are listed in this directory, led by Beehiiv, Feedly, Inoreader, Chartbeat. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Readwise Reader?
- 11 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Beehiiv, Feedly, Inoreader, NetNewsWire, Reeder.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Readwise Reader?
- Yes. 2 of the alternatives below start under Readwise Reader's $9.99/month: Inoreader at Free, then $7.5/month, Buttondown at Free, then $9/month.
- Is there a reason to switch away from Readwise Reader?
- Nothing in the data flags one. Readwise Reader has a free tier, and starts at $9.99/month against a category median of $15/month. 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 Readwise Reader?
- Readwise Reader is most often brought in for reading and note-taking, highlight management, learning and study, content curation. 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 Readwise Reader?
- None of the news 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 Readwise Reader alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, News, 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 Readwise Reader against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Readwise Reader 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 news tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the News category, 22 tools beside Readwise Reader. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.