Compendro vs Glasp
Compendro is a Glasp alternative for people who save more than they finish: a read-later app that adds an AI summary to every article, video and podcast you save, then brings a selection back to you in a Digest. Glasp is a social web highlighter: you highlight web pages, PDFs, YouTube videos and Kindle books, export your highlights, and see what other readers highlighted.
Last reviewed October 2026
Built for people who save a lot and rarely get back to it.
Why Compendro
Saving is easy in any read-later app. Compendro adds the part that comes after.
Your saves come back to you
A short digest brings back a selection of what you saved, each with an AI summary. You choose when and how often it arrives.
Decide in seconds
Every save gets an AI summary, tags and a category, so you can tell what to read, watch or drop without opening it.
Videos and podcasts too
Compendro creates a transcript for videos and podcasts up to 2 hours long, then writes the summary from it.
Got ten minutes? Finish something
Quick Pick suggests saves that take about the time you have, one card at a time.
If you want a Glasp alternative, start with how you read. Glasp is built for highlighting while you read: you mark passages on web pages, PDFs, YouTube videos and Kindle books, send them to Notion or Obsidian, and follow other readers' public highlights. Compendro is built for the time after you save. Every article, video and podcast gets an AI summary so you can decide what to open, your Digest brings a selection back as often as you choose, and when you tell Quick Pick you have ten minutes, it suggests saves that take about that long. If highlighting is how you learn, Glasp does it well. If your saves pile up unread, try Compendro.
Compendro vs Glasp at a glance
| Feature | Compendro | Glasp |
|---|---|---|
| Core approach | Read-later queue that summarizes every save and brings a selection back to you in a Digest | Social web highlighter for web pages, PDFs, YouTube videos and Kindle books |
| Primary job | Finishing what you save | Capturing highlights, sending them to your notes and learning from other readers |
| AI features | AI summary, tags and a category for every save | YouTube summaries, chat with PDFs and AI chat, with a choice of ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Mistral |
| Videos and podcasts | A transcript, then a summary, for videos and podcasts up to 2 hours long | Summary and full transcript beside YouTube videos; audio transcription, 30 minutes per month on Free |
| How saves come back to you | A Digest with a selection of your saves, daily, every few days, weekly, every two weeks or monthly (weekly by default) | A free daily email with randomly selected Kindle highlights you imported |
| Saving | One tap from Chrome, Firefox, Safari on Mac, or the iOS and Android share sheet | Highlight in the browser extension for Chrome, Safari, Edge and Firefox, or in the Glasp app reader |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android, browser extension (Chrome, Firefox, Safari on Mac) | Web, iOS, Android, browser extensions (Chrome, Safari, Edge, Firefox) |
| Price | €8.99 / month or €59 / year | Free plan; Pro $12.50 per month billed yearly ($150 per year) or $15 monthly; Unlimited $30 per month billed yearly |
| Trying it out | 14-day money-back guarantee on both plans, and you can cancel anytime | Free plan; paid plans are subscriptions |
| Company | Emeldron, a company based in Spain | Glasp Inc. |
Want your saves to come back to you?
Compendro sends you a short AI digest of what you saved, as often as you choose. Every plan has a 14-day money-back guarantee.
Choose Compendro if
- You save articles, videos and podcasts faster than you get through them
- You want a short AI summary on every save to decide what to read, watch, listen to or drop
- You want a selection of your saves to come back to you in a Digest, as often as you choose
- You want to finish one saved item in a ten-minute break with Quick Pick
- You want a monthly plan you can cancel anytime, or a yearly plan at €59
Choose Glasp if
- You learn by highlighting passages and want them in Notion, Obsidian or Markdown
- You like to share what you read and follow other readers' public highlights
- You highlight PDFs and Kindle books as well as web pages
- You want YouTube summaries with the transcript next to the video
- You want to start on a free plan
Frequently asked questions
Is there a Glasp alternative with AI summaries of saved articles?
Yes. Compendro adds an AI summary, tags and a category to every article, video and podcast you save, then brings a selection back to you in a Digest. Glasp focuses on highlights, with AI summaries for YouTube videos and chat with PDFs.
What is the difference between Compendro and Glasp?
Glasp is a social web highlighter: you capture passages while you read, export them to your notes and see what others highlighted. Compendro is a read-later app: it summarizes what you save, sends a selection back in a Digest, and helps you finish one thing in a short break with Quick Pick.
Can I highlight in Compendro like in Glasp?
Compendro does not currently offer highlighting and notes in the reader. Highlighting is what Glasp is built for, so if you rely on it, keep Glasp. Compendro does a different job: it gives every save an AI summary and helps you get back to what you saved.
How does Compendro pricing compare with Glasp?
Glasp has a free plan, and Glasp Pro is $150 per year or $15 per month. Compendro is €8.99 per month or €59 per year, VAT included, with a 14-day money-back guarantee on both plans. Glasp is for people who highlight as they read; Compendro is for people who save many articles, videos and podcasts and want summaries, a Digest and Quick Pick to get back to them.
Can I use Glasp and Compendro together?
Yes. You can keep Glasp for highlighting while you read and use Compendro for the queue of articles, videos and podcasts you want to get through. They are separate apps and do not sync with each other.
Get back to what you saved
Compendro is €8.99 per month or €59 per year. Both plans have a 14-day money-back guarantee.
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