Symbaloo vs Wakelet (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Symbaloo grades higher than Wakelet: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Symbaloo grades higher on value for money and the free plan. Wakelet grades higher on features. They get the same grade on ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Symbaloo
Tile-based start page for bookmarks and learning resources
Wakelet
Visual collections for saving, sharing and presenting links
Which one is for you
Pick Symbaloo if
- Fits if you want a visual homepage of tiles for yourself or your family
- Works for teachers who set up a class start page with Clever or ClassLink
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay on free, since webmixes carry ads
- Pricey if you run a school or library: Library is $699 a year and Schools & Districts starts at $999
- Watch out: Classroom, Library and School plans are capped by monthly pageviews, with ads after the limit
- Skip it if you want phone apps, as none are listed
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
| 2.4GPASymbalooFair | 2.2GPAWakeletFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPersonal Premium is $34.95 a year, about $2.91 a month, which sits between the cheaper quarter and the middle for reading apps. Classroom is $69 and Library $699 a year. | 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 | BA free account with learning paths and webmixes, with ads shown on the mixes, and a 7-day trial of Personal Premium. One person could live on 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 | CWebmixes, a bookmarker and importer, a new-tab add-on and school webspaces. School plans are limited by monthly pageviews, with ads after the limit. | BCollections of mixed content, an extension, collaboration, AI and classroom tools. The listing names no gap in the core job. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You build your own webmixes tile by tile. | CNo rating on record. You build and organize your own collections. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb and a browser extension, with ClassLink and Clever for schools. No phone apps are listed. | BWeb and a browser extension, with Google, Microsoft, Clever and ClassLink links. No phone apps are listed. |
| Best for | a start page of tile bookmarks for a family or classroom | 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: Symbaloo and Wakelet. How we grade
Price against what you get
Symbaloo starts at $2.91 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.3 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.
Wakelet scores higher, and starts $4.59 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other read-later and bookmark apps on the chart, 11 score higher than Symbaloo 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
At a glance
| Symbaloo | Wakelet | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $34.95 per year, or $4.49 per month | $11.99 per month, or $89.99 billed yearly |
| Free plan | Free account with ads on webmixes; includes learning paths and COPPA settings via the dashboard. | Starter: up to 3 collections, publish up to 3, join unlimited collections, 1 GB of storage. |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial of Personal Premium | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Symbaloo | Wakelet Technologies Limited |
| Price read from | blog.symbaloo.com | wakelet.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Symbaloo
- The free plan shows advertising on webmixes; removing it needs Personal Premium or a school plan.
- Classroom, Library and School plans are limited by monthly pageviews, with ads after the limit.
- The pricing page does not state whether the per-month figures are for monthly billing.
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
Symbaloo
- Webmixes of tiles
- Save favorite sites, videos and documents as colored tiles on a grid, and keep separate collections on tabs.
- Bookmarker and importer
- A browser add-on adds tiles while you browse, and an importer moves bookmarks over from Chrome, Firefox, Safari or Edge.
- Homepage and new-tab add-on
- An extension sets the browser's homepage and new tab to open Symbaloo.
- Webspaces for schools
- Paid education plans publish webmixes to a webspace with a custom URL, with child-safe mode on Classroom and above.
- Pageview-based plans
- Classroom through Schools plans include a monthly allowance of ad-free pageviews, and ads appear if it is exceeded until the reset.
- Family editing
- Personal Premium lets one person edit another's home page, which the vendor pitches for helping relatives.
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
Symbaloo
Free$0
Webmixes with advertising; learning paths included.
Personal Premium$34.95
per year ($4.49 billed monthly)
Removes advertising and adds sharing and customization options for family and friends.
Classroom$69
per year ($7.99 billed monthly)
5,000 ad-free pageviews, child-safe mode, custom-domain webspace, embedding and publishing webmixes.
Library$699
per year ($79.99 billed monthly)
20,000 ad-free monthly pageviews, multiple admins, collaboration on webmixes, broken-link checks, premium support.
Schools & Districts$999
per year and up ($199 per month and up)
75,000 pageviews, unlimited webspaces and admins, web filters, SIS integration and analytics. Sold through sales.
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
Symbaloo
- Annual discount
Yearly price is lower than monthly
Personal Premium is listed at $34.95 per year against $4.49 per month, as shown on the vendor's plans page.
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, Symbaloo or Wakelet?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Symbaloo is cheaper to start with: $2.91 a month when paid by the year, against $7.50 a month when paid by the year for Wakelet. Symbaloo starts at $34.95 per year, or $4.49 per month, and Wakelet starts at $11.99 per month, or $89.99 billed yearly.
Which has a free plan, Symbaloo or Wakelet?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Symbaloo and Wakelet have a free plan.
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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.