Diigo vs Wakelet (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Diigo grades higher than Wakelet: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Diigo grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Diigo
Bookmarking with highlights and sticky notes on web pages and PDFs
Wakelet
Visual collections for saving, sharing and presenting links
Which one is for you
Pick Diigo if
- Fits if you highlight and leave notes on web pages and PDFs as you research
- Works for teachers, who can apply for a free account that manages student accounts
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free, with ads and only 500 bookmarks and 100 highlights, ever
- Skip it if you need an Android app, as the Google Play link on Diigo's tools page led nowhere when checked
- Pricey if all you want is unlimited PDF storage or outliners, since that's Professional at $59 a year
- Pricey if a team needs a shared library and group annotation, which is Business at $10 a user a month
- Watch out: Kindle is the only integration listed, and the Business trial's length isn't stated
Pick Wakelet if
- Fits if you gather links for a lesson, project or class and share them
- Works for teachers who roster students through Google or Clever
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you go past Starter: Pro is $11.99 a month, or $89.99 billed yearly
- Tight if you stay free, as 3 collections, 50 items per collection and 1 GB run out
- Watch out: the pricing page lists a 250-item figure for Starter and a 50-per-collection limit in its table
- Skip it if you want phone apps, as none are listed, and Group, Enterprise and the education team plans are sold by quote
How we grade them
| 2.4GPADiigoFair | 2.2GPAWakeletFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStandard is $40 a year, which is $3.33 a month, the middle of this category to the penny, and it buys off the ads and the caps. Unlimited PDF storage and outliners wait for Professional at $59 a year, and team features are $10 a user a month. | DPro is $11.99 a month or $89.99 a year, about $7.50 a month. The dearest tenth of reading apps starts at $7.99, and Group is $119.99 a seat with a 2-seat minimum. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree forever with ads, and the caps are the mean kind: 500 bookmarks and 100 highlights for the whole life of the account, not per month. Teachers can apply for a free account with more in it. | CStarter is free with 3 collections, 50 items each and 1 GB, which a regular user will hit. Wakelet AI and video recording aren't included. |
| Features | BIt covers the whole job for research reading: bookmarks with tags, highlights and sticky notes laid on web pages and PDFs that are still there when you return, outliners to arrange the findings, shared group libraries, cached copies on paid plans, plus import, export and an API. | BCollections of mixed content, an extension, collaboration, AI and classroom tools. The listing names no gap in the core job. |
| Ease of use | C4.46 from about 560 App Store ratings, middling rather than good, and that rating is for the Diigo Browser app. Most of the work happens in the browser extension, which marks up the page you're already on. | CNo rating on record. You build and organize your own collections. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, a browser extension, an iPhone app and an API. The wiring stops there: Kindle is the only integration listed, and the Android app linked from Diigo's tools page came up not-found on Google Play when the listing was checked. | BWeb and a browser extension, with Google, Microsoft, Clever and ClassLink links. No phone apps are listed. |
| Best for | marking up web pages and PDFs for research | collecting links and notes into shareable collections |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Diigo and Wakelet. How we grade
Price against what you get
Diigo starts at $3.33 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Wakelet starts at $7.50 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Diigo starts $4.17 a month lower. Of the other read-later and bookmark apps on the chart, 5 score higher than Diigo for less, and 11 score higher than Wakelet for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Diigo also covers research and highlights.
- Wakelet also covers web clipper.
At a glance
| Diigo | Wakelet | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $40 per year (Standard) | $11.99 per month, or $89.99 billed yearly |
| Free plan | Free plan with ads, capped at 500 cloud bookmarks and 100 webpage and PDF highlights over the lifetime of the account. | Starter: up to 3 collections, publish up to 3, join unlimited collections, 1 GB of storage. |
| Free trial | The Business plan has a Try for free option; the pricing page does not state how long it lasts | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Diigo, Inc. | Wakelet Technologies Limited |
| Price read from | diigo.com | wakelet.com |
| Checked | Oct 6, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Diigo
- The Free plan shows ads and stops at 500 bookmarks and 100 highlights over the lifetime of the account.
- Cached pages and image storage start at Standard; unlimited PDF storage and outliners need Professional at $59 a year.
- Team library storage, collaborative annotation and the admin console are limited to Business at $10 per user a month.
- The tools page links to an Android app, but its Google Play listing returned a not-found page when checked.
Wakelet
- The free Starter plan caps collections at 3, storage at 1 GB and items per collection at 50.
- Pro adds Wakelet AI, video recording and unlimited items; the free plan has none of them.
- Group, Enterprise and the education team plans are bought through sales or a quote.
- The pricing page lists a 250-item figure for Starter and a 50-per-collection limit in its table.
Key features
Diigo
- Bookmarks, tags and a personal library
- Saved pages go into a cloud library and are tagged for later retrieval. Each item can be set as private or public.
- Highlights and sticky notes
- Highlight text and add sticky notes directly on web pages and PDFs while browsing; the annotations are still on the page when you come back to it.
- Outliner
- Arrange links, references and your own notes into a structured outline for a piece of research. Unlimited outliners are part of the Professional plan.
- Groups
- A group builds a shared library for a class, team or company that members can add to, search and discuss through annotations on the page.
- Archived web pages
- Paid plans store cached copies of bookmarked pages with their annotations intact, so they stay readable if the original source goes offline.
- Import, export and API
- The tools page lists bookmark and Kindle highlight import, library and PDF export, saving by email, automatic publishing to a blog and the Diigo API.
Wakelet
- Collections of mixed content
- Save links, files, images, videos, PDFs and notes into collections that can be styled, kept private, shared by link or published to a profile.
- Browser extension
- Save pages, videos, images and social posts into a collection while browsing. The extension is offered for Chrome and Edge.
- Collaborative collections
- Invite others to add to a collection. Joining and collaborating on collections is unlimited on every plan, including the free one.
- Wakelet AI
- An AI assistant included from the Pro plan upward; the free Starter plan does not list it.
- Classroom and portfolio tools
- Education plans let teachers group students, set activities, review student collections and give every student a portfolio.
- Rostering for schools
- Education Enterprise accounts can be rostered from Google, Microsoft, Clever, ClassLink or a CSV file.
Plans
Diigo
Free$0
Ad-supported, with lifetime caps of 500 cloud bookmarks and 100 webpage and PDF highlights.
Standard$40
per year
No ads, with unlimited bookmarks, highlights, image storage and cached pages, plus Kindle highlight import.
Professional$59
per year
Everything in Standard, plus unlimited PDF storage and unlimited outliners.
Business$10
per user / month (billing basis not stated)
Everything in Professional, plus an unlimited team library, collaborative web and PDF annotation in a team, and an admin console.
Wakelet
Starter$0
Up to 3 collections with up to 50 items each, 100 saved items outside collections and 1 GB of storage.
Pro$11.99
per month, billed monthly ($89.99 billed yearly)
Unlimited collections and items, video record and upload, image carousels, pinned items and Wakelet AI.
Education Group$160
per year for 1 teacher and 30 students
Everything in Pro plus shared classroom space, student portfolios and activities. Extra teachers $40/year, extra students $4/year.
Group$119.99
per seat / year, minimum 2 seats
Everything in Pro plus a shared workspace, member groups, activities and roles. Sold through sales.
Education EnterpriseCustom
For schools, districts and universities: rostering via Google, Microsoft, Clever, ClassLink or CSV, plus analytics.
EnterpriseCustom
For larger organizations: bulk account creation, multiple super-admins, analytics and multi-level organization.
Ways to pay less
Diigo
- Education
Free teacher and student accounts
Teachers can apply for a free account with more capabilities than the normal free plan, including a Teacher Console for creating and managing student accounts. Schools can apply for an education domain.
Wakelet
- Annual discount
Save 37% on Pro with yearly billing
The pricing page shows Pro at $11.99 a month or $89.99 billed yearly, which it describes as a 37% saving.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Diigo or Wakelet?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Diigo is cheaper to start with: $3.33 a month when paid by the year, against $7.50 a month when paid by the year for Wakelet. Diigo starts at $40 per year (Standard), and Wakelet starts at $11.99 per month, or $89.99 billed yearly.
Which has a free plan, Diigo or Wakelet?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Diigo and Wakelet have a free plan.
Which platforms do Diigo and Wakelet run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Diigo lists an iOS app. Both list a web app and a browser extension. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.