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CrowdTangle vs Readwise Reader

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CrowdTangle

News & Media

Social media insights and content monitoring platform

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On request
Rated
-
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: CrowdTangle crowdTangle was retired by Meta on 14 August 2024, per Meta's own transparency page (Internet Archive capture, 12 December 2024), with Meta Content Library and Content Library API offered as replacements; Readwise Reader there is no free tier, only a 30 day trial
  • They diverge on capability: CrowdTangle covers Social listening, Readwise Reader covers Read-it-later.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where CrowdTangle and Readwise Reader differ
AttributeCrowdTangleReadwise Reader
Pricing modelquotesubscription
PlatformsWebIos, Android, Web
Founded20112017

Identical on both: starting price (On request), 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 CrowdTangle

  • Social listening
  • Viral content tracking
  • Competitor monitoring
  • Brand mention tracking
  • Trending alerts
  • Custom dashboards
  • Team collaboration
  • Report generation

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.

CrowdTangle

  • Viral content trackingnot Readwise Reader
  • Social listeningnot Readwise Reader
  • Competitor analysisnot Readwise Reader
  • Trend identificationnot Readwise Reader

Readwise Reader

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

Where each one falls short

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

CrowdTangle

  • CrowdTangle was retired by Meta on 14 August 2024, per Meta's own transparency page (Internet Archive capture, 12 December 2024), with Meta Content Library and Content Library API offered as replacements

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

CrowdTangle

On request
  • Custom Plan$undefined/custom
    • Social monitoring
    • Competitor analysis
    • Trending content tracking

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 CrowdTangle if

  • You need social listening.
  • You also want viral content tracking.
CrowdTangle 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 CrowdTangle or Readwise Reader better?
Neither clearly leads. CrowdTangle 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, CrowdTangle or Readwise Reader?
CrowdTangle starts at On request and Readwise Reader at On request.
Does CrowdTangle or Readwise Reader run on more platforms?
CrowdTangle runs on Web. Readwise Reader runs on Ios, Android, Web.
What is CrowdTangle best used for?
CrowdTangle is most often used for viral content tracking, social listening, competitor analysis, trend identification. Of those, viral content tracking and social listening are not what Readwise Reader is typically brought in for.
What can CrowdTangle do that Readwise Reader cannot?
CrowdTangle covers Social listening, Viral content tracking, Competitor monitoring, Brand mention tracking. Readwise Reader covers Read-it-later, RSS aggregation, Newsletter inbox, PDF support. Both handle Web support.
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