Start.me vs Wakelet

Start.me9.0Visit Wakelet8.5Visit

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

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Wakelet #5 in Bookmark Managers 8.5/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 5 features Visit Wakelet

• Start.me fits best

  Bookmark dashboards and team workspaces

• Wakelet fits best

  Educators and collaborative content collections

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Side by side

Feature	Start.me 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Wakelet 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.5
Ranking	#3 in Bookmark Managers	#5 in Bookmark Managers
Best for	Bookmark dashboards and team workspaces	Educators and collaborative content collections
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	$89.99/yr
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile, Browser extension	Cloud, Browser extension
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android, Chrome extension	Web, Chrome extension
Support	Email, Live chat, Docs	Email, Tickets, Docs
Compliance	SSO/SAML, 2FA	GDPR
Integrations	4 integrations	8 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Start.me 3/5 · Wakelet 1/5
Full-text search	—	Not checked yet
Browser extension	✓	✓
Mobile apps	✓ (best)	—
Web archiving	—	Not checked yet
Duplicate detection	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Saved item limit	Not checked yet	100 items
Our review
Pros	Unlimited bookmarks on the Free plan Broken and duplicate-link detection on PRO Team workspaces with permissions and SAML2 SSO	Visual collections support links, files, videos, images, PDFs, and notes Collaboration, sharing, search, and browser capture are available on Starter Education workflows include portfolios, activities, and broad integrations
Cons	Free plan is advertising-supported Web archiving is not included Full-text search is not included	No mobile apps Verified archiving is not part of the product Starter limits users to 3 collections and 100 saved items outside collections
Our verdict	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 →	Wakelet is a web-based content curation and bookmark manager for educators, students, teams, and organizations. It collects links, files, videos, images, PDFs, and notes into visual collections that can be organized, shared privately by… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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

• Wakelet — where it wins

  • Visual collections support links, files, videos, images, PDFs, and notes
  • Collaboration, sharing, search, and browser capture are available on Starter
  • Education workflows include portfolios, activities, and broad integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • No mobile apps
  • Verified archiving is not part of the product
  • Starter limits users to 3 collections and 100 saved items outside collections

• 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 →
• Wakelet8.5/10 · Free plan

  A flexible visual bookmark manager for educators and collaborative content collections.

  Visit WakeletFull verdict →