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ConvertKit vs Readwise Reader

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ConvertKit

News & Media

The creator platform for digital professionals

From
On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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Readwise Reader

News & Media

The read-it-later app for power readers

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: ConvertKit the free Newsletter plan allows only one basic visual automation, so sequences beyond a single flow require paying; Readwise Reader there is no free tier, only a 30 day trial
  • They diverge on capability: ConvertKit covers Email marketing, Readwise Reader covers Read-it-later.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which ConvertKit and Readwise Reader actually diverge.

Attributes where ConvertKit and Readwise Reader differ
AttributeConvertKitReadwise Reader
PlatformsWebIos, Android, Web
Founded20132017

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (News & Media).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in ConvertKit

  • Email marketing
  • Landing pages
  • Subscriber tagging
  • Automation workflows
  • Digital product sales
  • Broadcast emails
  • Subscriber segments
  • Email templates

Only in Readwise Reader

  • Read-it-later
  • RSS aggregation
  • Newsletter inbox
  • PDF support
  • Highlighting
  • Notion
  • Obsidian
  • Roam Research

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

ConvertKit

  • Sending newsletters and email sequences to an audiencenot Readwise Reader
  • Selling paid subscriptions and digital products to a mailing listnot Readwise Reader

Readwise Reader

  • Saving and reading articles, PDFs and newsletters in one placenot ConvertKit
  • Reviewing highlights from books and articles over timenot ConvertKit

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

ConvertKit

  • The free Newsletter plan allows only one basic visual automation, so sequences beyond a single flow require paying
  • The free plan is a single user, and the Creator plan at $33 a month allows two
  • Subscriber signals, engagement analytics and paid recommendations are Pro only, at $66 a month
  • A/B testing is capped at 2 subject lines below Pro, which allows 5
  • Paid pricing is banded by subscriber count, so the published figures apply only at the smallest band

Readwise Reader

  • There is no free tier, only a 30 day trial
  • Reader is bundled into the full plan rather than sold separately, so it cannot be had at the cheaper Lite price
  • The Lite plan at $5.59 a month billed annually is daily email review only, without the web app or tagging
  • Paying monthly rather than annually raises the full plan from $9.99 to $12.99

Pricing, plan by plan

ConvertKit

On request
  • Creator$29/month
    • Up to 10K subscribers
    • Email campaigns
    • Landing pages
  • Creator Pro$79/month
    • Unlimited subscribers
    • Advanced automation
    • Digital products

Readwise Reader

On request
  • Reader Lite$8.99/month
    • Unlimited articles
    • Highlighting
    • RSS feeds
  • Full$12.99/month
    • Everything in Lite
    • Readwise integration
    • Spaced repetition

Which should you pick?

Choose ConvertKit if

  • You need email marketing.
  • You also want landing pages.
ConvertKit review

Choose Readwise Reader if

  • You need read-it-later.
  • You work on Ios, Android, Web.
  • You also want rss aggregation.
Readwise Reader review

Questions people ask

Is ConvertKit or Readwise Reader better?
Neither clearly leads. ConvertKit starts at On request and Readwise Reader at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, ConvertKit or Readwise Reader?
ConvertKit starts at On request and Readwise Reader at On request.
Does ConvertKit or Readwise Reader run on more platforms?
ConvertKit runs on Web. Readwise Reader runs on Ios, Android, Web.
What is ConvertKit best used for?
ConvertKit is most often used for sending newsletters and email sequences to an audience, selling paid subscriptions and digital products to a mailing list. Of those, sending newsletters and email sequences to an audience and selling paid subscriptions and digital products to a mailing list are not what Readwise Reader is typically brought in for.
What can ConvertKit do that Readwise Reader cannot?
ConvertKit covers Email marketing, Landing pages, Subscriber tagging, Automation workflows. Readwise Reader covers Read-it-later, RSS aggregation, Newsletter inbox, PDF support. Both handle Web support.
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