Compendro vs Pinboard
Compendro is a Pinboard alternative for people who save more than they read: a read-later app that adds an AI summary to each saved article, video and podcast and brings a selection back to you in a Digest newsletter. Pinboard is a fast, paid bookmarking site for privacy-minded people, run independently since 2009.
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 Pinboard alternative because your unread list keeps getting longer, Compendro helps with the reading part. Pinboard is very good at keeping links: it is fast and private, has no ads or trackers, and lets you tag everything, with an archiving plan that saves a copy of each page and checks for dead links. Compendro adds an AI summary to each save, creates transcripts for videos and podcasts, and brings a selection of your saves back to you in a Digest as often as you choose. If you want a lean bookmark archive, Pinboard is hard to beat. If you want to finish what you save, try Compendro.
Compendro vs Pinboard at a glance
| Feature | Compendro | Pinboard |
|---|---|---|
| Primary job | Helping you finish what you save | Fast, private bookmarking with tags |
| How saves come back to you | A Digest newsletter brings a selection of your saves back to you, as often as you choose: daily, every few days, weekly, every two weeks or monthly | You go back to them yourself, with tags and search; a read later bookmarklet adds pages to your unread list |
| A ten-minute break | Quick Pick: say you have ten minutes, and it suggests saves that take about that long, one card at a time | No feature for this listed on pinboard.in |
| AI features | AI summary, tags and a category for every save, plus transcripts of videos and podcasts up to 2 hours long | No AI features listed on pinboard.in |
| What it keeps | Articles, videos, podcasts and other web pages | Links with tags and descriptions; the archiving plan saves a copy of each page and checks for dead links |
| Saving | One tap from the extension for Chrome, Firefox or Safari on Mac, or the share sheet on iOS and Android | Official browser extensions for Safari, Chrome and Firefox, saving by email, and an API |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android and browser extensions, kept in sync | Web, with a mobile version of the site; third-party apps for iOS and Android |
| Price | €8.99 / month or €59 / year | $22 per year, or $39 per year with archiving and full-text search; discounts for multi-year sign-ups |
| Try it risk-free | 14-day money-back guarantee on both plans | Full refund within seven days of signup |
| Company | Emeldron, a company based in Spain | Nine Fives Software; founded in 2009 and run by Maciej Cegłowski |
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
- Your unread list keeps growing and you want your saves to come back to you
- You want an AI summary of each save to decide what to read, watch or drop
- You save videos and podcasts and want a transcript you can read
- You want apps for iOS and Android and a reader that works offline
- You want a monthly plan you can cancel anytime, or a yearly plan that costs less per month
Choose Pinboard if
- You want a fast, private bookmark archive with no ads and no trackers
- You organize with tags and search, and you do not want AI features
- You want copies of saved pages and dead-link checks with the archiving plan
- You want a low yearly price: $22, or $39 with archiving
Frequently asked questions
Is Compendro a Pinboard alternative?
Yes, if you use Pinboard to save things to read later and your unread list keeps growing. Compendro brings a selection of your saves back to you in a Digest newsletter and helps you finish one in a short break with Quick Pick. If you use Pinboard as a private, long-term archive of links, that is a different job, and Pinboard does it well.
Is there a Pinboard alternative with AI summaries?
Pinboard does not list AI features on its website. Compendro writes an AI summary and adds tags and a category to every saved article, video and podcast, so you can decide what to read, watch or drop without opening it.
How much does Compendro cost compared with Pinboard?
Pinboard costs less: $22 per year, or $39 per year with archiving and full-text search. Compendro is €8.99 per month or €59 per year, with a 14-day money-back guarantee. The two apps are for different people: Pinboard is a lean, private bookmark archive, while Compendro is for people who save a lot of articles, videos and podcasts and want summaries, a digest and Quick Pick to get back to them.
Can I move my Pinboard bookmarks to Compendro?
Compendro does not currently offer a bulk import, so you start with a fresh queue and save new things as you find them. You can keep Pinboard as your archive.
Does Pinboard have an app for iPhone or Android?
Pinboard does not make its own iPhone or Android app; it has a mobile version of the site and supports third-party apps. Compendro has its own apps for iOS and Android, and you can save from any app with the share sheet.
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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