Diigo vs Start.me

Diigo9.1Visit Start.me9.0Visit

Higher score Diigo #2 in Bookmark Managers 9.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Diigo

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Start.me #3 in Bookmark Managers 9.0/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 3 of 5 features Visit Start.me

• Diigo fits best

  Researchers and annotators

• Start.me fits best

  Bookmark dashboards and team workspaces

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Side by side

Feature	Diigo 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Start.me 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	9.0
Ranking	#2 in Bookmark Managers	#3 in Bookmark Managers
Best for	Researchers and annotators	Bookmark dashboards and team workspaces
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$40/yr	—
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile, Browser extension	Cloud, Mobile, Browser extension
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android, Chrome extension	Web, iOS, Android, Chrome extension
Support	Docs	Email, Live chat, Docs
Compliance	GDPR	SSO/SAML, 2FA
Integrations	6 integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Diigo 4/5 · Start.me 3/5
Full-text search	✓ (best)	—
Browser extension	✓	✓
Mobile apps	✓	✓
Web archiving	✓ (best)	—
Duplicate detection	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Saved item limit	1000 items	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Full-text search across bookmarks, pages, PDFs, and annotations Web archiving with cached pages, highlights, and sticky notes Web, mobile, browser extension, and API access	Unlimited bookmarks on the Free plan Broken and duplicate-link detection on PRO Team workspaces with permissions and SAML2 SSO
Cons	Free plan limits highlights, screenshots, outliners, and group size Paid plans start at $5 per month Advanced team features are concentrated in the Business plan	Free plan is advertising-supported Web archiving is not included Full-text search is not included
Our verdict	Diigo is a cloud-based bookmarking and personal knowledge-management service for individuals, educators, researchers, and teams. It combines a personal library for saved web pages with tags, lists, outliners, highlights, sticky notes,… Read the review →	Start.me is a cloud-based bookmark manager and customizable start-page service for individuals, teams, educators, researchers, and organizations. It lets users save links through browser extensions, mobile apps, or bookmarklets, then… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Diigo — where it wins

  • Full-text search across bookmarks, pages, PDFs, and annotations
  • Web archiving with cached pages, highlights, and sticky notes
  • Web, mobile, browser extension, and API access

  Where it doesn't

  • Free plan limits highlights, screenshots, outliners, and group size
  • Paid plans start at $5 per month
  • Advanced team features are concentrated in the Business plan

• Start.me — where it wins

  • Unlimited bookmarks on the Free plan
  • Broken and duplicate-link detection on PRO
  • Team workspaces with permissions and SAML2 SSO

  Where it doesn't

  • Free plan is advertising-supported
  • Web archiving is not included
  • Full-text search is not included

• Diigo9.1/10 · Free plan

  A research-focused bookmark manager with annotation, archiving, search, and collaboration.

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• Start.me9.0/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A flexible bookmark dashboard with strong sharing and workspace features, but limited archival depth.

  Visit Start.meFull verdict →