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Flipboard vs Chartbeat

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Flipboard

News & Media

Your personal magazine for news and stories

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Chartbeat

News & Media

Real-time analytics for publishers

From
$1000/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Flipboard has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Flipboard flipboard is free to use with no paid tier; the product carries no subscription, so there is no plan limit to compare against rivals that charge; Chartbeat pricing is customized by website and native app pageviews across four tiers, Essentials, Plus, Premium and Enterprise, and the pricing page publishes no figures, directing visitors to Talk to Sales or Get a Demo
  • They diverge on capability: Flipboard covers Magazine-style layout, Chartbeat covers Real-time analytics.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Flipboard and Chartbeat actually diverge.

Attributes where Flipboard and Chartbeat differ
AttributeFlipboardChartbeat
Starting priceFree$1000/month
Pricing modelfreequote
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
CategoryUnknownNews & Media
Founded20102009

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

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 Flipboard

  • Magazine-style layout
  • Content curation
  • Topic discovery
  • Smart magazines
  • Social sharing
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn

Only in Chartbeat

  • Real-time analytics
  • Audience insights
  • Content metrics
  • Traffic tracking
  • Google Analytics
  • GDPR
  • Cloud deployment
  • English language support

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Flipboard

  • News consumptionnot Chartbeat
  • Content discoverynot Chartbeat
  • Magazine creationnot Chartbeat
  • Social readingnot Chartbeat

Chartbeat

  • Publisher analyticsnot Flipboard

Where each one falls short

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

Flipboard

  • Flipboard is free to use with no paid tier; the product carries no subscription, so there is no plan limit to compare against rivals that charge

Chartbeat

  • Pricing is customized by website and native app pageviews across four tiers, Essentials, Plus, Premium and Enterprise, and the pricing page publishes no figures, directing visitors to Talk to Sales or Get a Demo

Pricing, plan by plan

Flipboard

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Unlimited reading
    • Personalized feeds
    • Magazine creation

Chartbeat

$1000/month
  • Professional$1000/month
    • Real-time analytics
    • Audience insights

Which should you pick?

Choose Flipboard if

  • You need magazine-style layout.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want content curation.
Flipboard review

Choose Chartbeat if

  • You need real-time analytics.
  • You also want audience insights.
Chartbeat review

Questions people ask

Is Flipboard or Chartbeat better?
Neither clearly leads. Flipboard starts at Free and Chartbeat at $1000/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Flipboard or Chartbeat?
Flipboard has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Flipboard and $1000/month for Chartbeat.
Does Flipboard or Chartbeat run on more platforms?
Flipboard runs on Web, Ios, Android. Chartbeat runs on Web.
Can I use Flipboard for free?
Yes. Flipboard has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Chartbeat starts at $1000/month.
What is Flipboard best used for?
Flipboard is most often used for news consumption, content discovery, magazine creation, social reading. Of those, news consumption and content discovery are not what Chartbeat is typically brought in for.
What can Flipboard do that Chartbeat cannot?
Flipboard covers Magazine-style layout, Content curation, Topic discovery, Smart magazines. Chartbeat covers Real-time analytics, Audience insights, Content metrics, Traffic tracking. Both handle Web support.
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