Matter vs wallabag
Matter
getmatter.com
wallabag
wallabag.orgSide by side
| Figure | Matter | wallabag |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | €0.92/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 4 |
| Spec score · Read-later apps | 9.1 (#3) | 9.4 (#1) |
| Spec score · Read-It-Later Apps | 8.8 (#5) | 8.6 (#9) |
| Browser extension | Yes | Yes |
| Full-text search | Yes | Yes |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States | The wallabag.it legal address is 30 bis rue des sapins, 62720 Rinxent, France. |
| Highlighting | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | Highlights can sync to Notion, Obsidian, Roam, Readwise, and other services. | The ecosystem includes Android and iOS apps, Firefox and Chrome add-ons, RSS readers, and community apps for Kobo and PocketBook. |
| Mobile apps | Yes | Yes |
| Offline access | Yes | Yes |
| Offline reading | The app is available offline by default. | Mobile apps synchronize article content so it can be read without an internet connection. |
Plans
Matter
- FreeFree
- Matter PremiumPrice not published
- Matter Premium Monthly$8 a month
- Matter Premium Annual$60 a year
wallabag
- wallabag self-hostedFree
- 3 months€4, paid once
- 1 year€11 a year
- The ❤️ subscription€30 a year
In their own words
Matter
Matter is a read-later app for collecting articles, threads, PDFs, YouTube videos and podcast episodes. It is available on iPhone, iPad and the web, and can save content through mobile and web extensions. The free plan includes an unlimited read-later library, unlimited tags and full-text search; offline reading is available by default. Newsletters can be connected through Gmail or a unique Matter email address.
Matter turns YouTube and podcast episodes into text synchronized with playback. Readers can highlight content, export highlights, send articles to Kindle and sync highlights to Notion, Obsidian, Roam, Readwise and other services. Premium adds HD text-to-speech, highlighting, note-taking, integrations and personalization; its listed plans are $8 a month or $60 a year. Premium also lists AI Co-Reader and Send to Kindle. Monthly and annual subscriptions renew automatically unless disabled at least 24 hours before the period ends.