Pinboard alternatives · Read Later
Free alternatives to Pinboard
Pinboard has no free plan. 31 of the 36 other read-later and bookmark apps in this directory are free or have a free plan.
Pinboard is a paid product, starting at $22 per year. 8 of them have no paid plan at all; the rest pair a free plan with paid ones.
31 tools · Listings checked up to Oct 6, 2026 · Where the facts come from
The 12 closest to Pinboard
- Free plan · from $28/yr
Raindrop.io
Bookmark manager with collections, tags and highlights
What is free: Unlimited bookmarks, collections, highlights and devices, with sharing and collaboration included. File uploads are limited to 100 MB a month.
- Raindrop.io starts at $28 per year, or $3 per month. Pinboard starts at $22 per year.
- Raindrop.io has a free plan. Pinboard does not.
- Only Raindrop.io lists macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps.
- Raindrop.io also covers highlights.
- Free
linkding
Minimal, self-hosted bookmark manager with tags and archiving
What is free: Everything. There is no paid plan.
- linkding is free. Pinboard starts at $22 per year.
- linkding has a free plan. Pinboard does not.
- linkding is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Free plan · from $40/yr
Diigo
Bookmarking with highlights and sticky notes on web pages and PDFs
What is free: Free plan with ads, capped at 500 cloud bookmarks and 100 webpage and PDF highlights over the lifetime of the account.
- Diigo starts at $40 per year (Standard). Pinboard starts at $22 per year.
- Diigo has a free plan. Pinboard does not.
- Only Diigo lists an iOS app.
- Diigo also covers research and highlights.
- Free plan · from $3/mo
Linkwarden
Open-source bookmark manager that preserves a copy of each page
What is free: The self-hosted version is free and open source under AGPLv3; you deploy and maintain the instance yourself. Linkwarden Cloud has no free plan.
- Linkwarden starts at $3 per user / month, billed yearly ($4 billed monthly). Pinboard starts at $22 per year.
- Linkwarden has a free plan. Pinboard does not.
- Only Linkwarden lists iOS and Android apps.
- Linkwarden is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Free plan · from $4/mo
Karakeep
Open-source bookmark app that tags saved links, notes and images
What is free: Karakeep Cloud's Free plan holds 10 bookmarks and 20 MB of storage. The self-hosted version is free with every feature and no cap on bookmarks or storage.
- Karakeep starts at $4 per month, or $40 per year (Pro, Karakeep Cloud). Pinboard starts at $22 per year.
- Karakeep has a free plan. Pinboard does not.
- Only Karakeep lists iOS and Android apps.
- Karakeep is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Free plan · from $1.99/mo
Anybox
Native bookmark manager for Mac, iPhone and iPad
What is free: Most features, including Quick Find and Quick Save, with 50 saved links in total and up to 12 links on Anydock. Bookmarks can be exported.
- Anybox starts at $1.99 per month, $14.99 per year, or $39.99 lifetime (Pro). Pinboard starts at $22 per year.
- Anybox has a free plan. Pinboard does not.
- Only Anybox lists macOS and iOS apps.
- Only Pinboard lists a web app.
- Free plan · from $25/yr
start.me
Start page and bookmark manager built from widgets
What is free: Free personal plan supported by advertising: up to 3 start pages with basic widgets, and unlimited bookmarks and widgets.
- start.me starts at $25 per year (Personal PRO). Pinboard starts at $22 per year.
- start.me has a free plan. Pinboard does not.
- Only start.me lists iOS and Android apps.
- start.me also covers rSS reader.
- Free
Readeck
Open-source, self-hosted read-later and bookmark archive
What is free: Everything. There is no paid plan.
- Readeck is free. Pinboard starts at $22 per year.
- Readeck has a free plan. Pinboard does not.
- Only Readeck lists macOS, iOS and Android apps.
- Readeck is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Free plan · from $29/yr
Cubox
Read-later app with highlights, snapshots and AI summaries
What is free: A basic account is free but has a quota on saved content, which the vendor pages read do not put a number on. Unlimited saves and highlights, snapshots, nested folders, Email Drop and the API need Pro.
- Cubox starts at $29 per year (Cubox Pro, annual plan). Pinboard starts at $22 per year.
- Cubox has a free plan. Pinboard does not.
- Only Cubox lists macOS, iOS and Android apps.
- Cubox also covers web clipper and highlights.
- Free plan · from $3.99/mo
Plinky
Link-saving app for iPhone, iPad and Mac with tags and reminders
What is free: Plinky can be used and links saved for free, within limits the listing does not put numbers on. Unlimited saved links, tags, folders, reminders and pinned links need Plinky Pro.
- Plinky starts at $3.99 per month, or $39.99 per year (US App Store). Pinboard starts at $22 per year.
- Plinky has a free plan. Pinboard does not.
- Only Plinky lists macOS and iOS apps.
- Only Pinboard lists a web app.
- Free plan · from $5.99/mo
Instapaper
Read-later app that strips articles down to clean text
What is free: Unlimited saves, sync across web, iOS and Android, folders and API access. Notes are capped at 5 a month, and AI summaries and speed reading at 10 a month each.
- Instapaper starts at $5.99 per month, or $59.99 per year. Pinboard starts at $22 per year.
- Instapaper has a free plan. Pinboard does not.
- Only Instapaper lists macOS, iOS and Android apps.
- Instapaper also covers highlights.
- Free plan · from $7.50/mo
Inoreader
RSS reader with rules, filters and keyword monitoring
What is free: Free forever plan: 150 RSS feeds, folders, tags, search in feeds and a read-later list, with translation capped at 10 articles a day and text to speech at 5.
- Inoreader starts at $7.50 per month, billed annually (Pro). Pinboard starts at $22 per year.
- Inoreader has a free plan. Pinboard does not.
- Only Inoreader lists iOS and Android apps.
- Inoreader also covers rSS reader and highlights.
Common questions
Is there a free alternative to Pinboard?
Yes. Raindrop.io, linkding, Diigo, Linkwarden, Karakeep, Anybox, start.me, Readeck and 23 more are free or have a free plan.
Does Pinboard have a free plan?
Pinboard has no free plan. Pinboard is a paid product, starting at $22 per year.
When was this checked?
Each listing shows its own date. On this page they run from Oct 5, 2026 to Oct 6, 2026. Vendors change prices and plans without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.
This page is built from the listings. A tool is here because its listing says so, and the order is how close each is to Pinboard: the alternatives its listing names first, then the tools that share the most features with it.