Weava vs Web Highlights (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Weava grades higher than Web Highlights: 2.6 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Weava grades higher on ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Weava
Highlight and annotate web pages and PDFs, with folders and citations
Web Highlights
Highlighter for web pages and PDFs with notes and sync
Which one is for you
Pick Weava if
- Fits if you research for school or work and want highlights and citations in one place
- Works for someone on Chrome and iPhone
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you use another browser or an Android phone: the pages name only Chrome and iOS
- Tight if you save much: the free plan has 100 MB of storage
- Watch out: collaboration, sub-folders and saving images are Premium only
- Watch out: the page does not say whether $3.99 is monthly or yearly billing
Pick Web Highlights if
- Fits if you mark up articles and PDFs for study
- Works for people who send highlights into Notion or Obsidian
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you want sync, since cloud sync, the web app and phone sync need a paid plan
- Watch out: Notion and Capacities exports are one a day on Free and Premium
- Watch out: PDF and HTML files and image highlighting need Ultimate
- Skip it if you want a price list, as none could be read
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAWeavaGood | 2.4GPAWeb HighlightsFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$3.99 a month for Premium, against the reading category's $4.00 middle. The page shows $7.99 crossed out with no end date and does not say if $3.99 is monthly or yearly billing. | CPlan prices load by script and could not be read, so none are on record and value sits at the default. |
| Free plan and trial | BA free plan with unlimited highlights, notes and devices, but only 100 MB of storage. | BThe extension has unlimited highlights, notes and tags, with a 7-day Ultimate trial. A person could live on it, without sync. |
| Features | CHighlights on pages and PDFs, folders, citations, export and shared folders. Sub-folders, collaboration, unlimited colors and saving images are Premium. | CHighlights, notes, bookmarks, flashcards and exports. Sync, PDF and HTML files and image highlights need paid plans. |
| Ease of use | BNo store rating on record. You install a Chrome extension and start highlighting, with little to set up. | CAn extension to install and start, though notes and tags take building. App Store rating not on record. |
| Platforms and integrations | BChrome extension, web app and iOS app, but no Android and no other browser listed. | BWeb, iPhone, Android and an extension, with Notion, Capacities and Obsidian exports. No desktop app. |
| Best for | highlighting web pages and PDFs, with folders | highlighting web pages and PDFs |
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: Weava and Web Highlights. How we grade
Where they differ
- Weava also covers research and citations.
- Web Highlights also covers notes, read later and bookmarks.
At a glance
| Weava | Web Highlights | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $3.99 per month | Not published |
| Free plan | Unlimited highlights and notes, sync across unlimited devices and 100 MB of storage. | Unlimited highlights, bookmarks, notes and tags in the extension, with Markdown copy and one Notion export a day. |
| Free trial | None listed | 7-day free trial of Ultimate, which includes sync. |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Weavatools Limited | Web Highlights GmbH |
| Price read from | weavatools.com | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Weava
- The free plan has 100 MB of storage.
- Collaboration, sub-folders, unlimited colors and saving images need Premium.
- The page does not say whether $3.99 is for monthly or yearly billing; it says yearly billing is usually about 20% cheaper.
- The homepage text offers a Chrome extension and an iOS app, and lists no other browser.
Web Highlights
- Cloud sync, the web app and phone sync need Premium or Ultimate; the site says sync needs a paid plan.
- Notion and Capacities exports are one a day each on Free and Premium; PDF and HTML export files need Ultimate or the trial.
- Highlighting images from websites is an Ultimate plan feature.
- Plan prices could not be read because the pricing page loads them with a script, so none are recorded.
Key features
Weava
- Highlights on pages and PDFs
- Highlight text on any website or PDF and attach notes to each highlight.
- Folders
- Organize saved work in a dashboard; sub-folders need Premium.
- Automatic citations
- Generates citations in APA, MLA, Chicago and Harvard styles.
- Export
- Exports to Word, Excel, TXT and CSV.
- Shared folders
- Premium lets a team work in the same folders and see each other's highlights.
Web Highlights
- Highlight web pages and PDFs
- Select text and pick a color, or use the Alt+S shortcut. PDFs can be downloaded with the highlights embedded as annotations.
- Notes and tags
- Attach a formatted note and tags to any highlight, or write a note about a whole page.
- Bookmarks and collections
- Save a page with one click and file it in a collection, so the extension doubles as a bookmark manager.
- Export to Notion and Capacities
- Send highlights and notes to a Notion database or Capacities, or copy Markdown for Obsidian.
- Flashcards
- Highlights can become flashcards, which the iPhone app schedules for review with spaced repetition.
- Sync across devices
- With a paid plan, highlights sync to a web app and to the Android and iPhone apps.
Plans
Weava
Free$0
Unlimited highlights and notes, unlimited devices, 100 MB storage and basic email support.
Premium$3.99
per month; billing period not shown on the page
Adds unlimited highlight colors, sub-folders, collaboration, image saving, unlimited storage and priority support. The page shows $7.99 crossed out and gives no end date.
Web Highlights
Pricing could not be confirmed. See web-highlights.com.
Ways to pay less
Weava
- Annual discount
Cheaper yearly billing
The pricing FAQ says the yearly option is always cheaper, usually by about 20%; no yearly price is shown.
Web Highlights
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Weava or Web Highlights?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Weava starts at $3.99 per month, and Web Highlights has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Weava or Web Highlights?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Weava and Web Highlights have a free plan.
Which platforms do Weava and Web Highlights run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Web Highlights lists an Android app. Both list a web app, an iOS 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.