Compendro vs wallabag
Compendro is a read-later app that brings the articles, videos and podcasts you save back to you, with an AI summary for each one. If you are looking for a wallabag alternative, the main difference is the approach. wallabag is a free, open-source read-it-later app that you can host yourself, or use through the hosted wallabag.it service.
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.
As a wallabag alternative, Compendro gives up some control in exchange for help with the backlog. wallabag has been open source since 2013, under the MIT license. You can run it on your own server at no cost, or pay 11 euros a year for wallabag.it, hosted in Europe. It has tags, tagging rules, annotations, RSS feeds, e-reader support and exports to ePUB, PDF and more. Compendro is a hosted service, at €8.99 per month or €59 per year. It adds an AI summary, tags and a category to your saves, transcribes videos and podcasts, sends a digest with a selection of your saves as often as you choose, and Quick Pick suggests saves for a ten-minute break.
Compendro vs wallabag at a glance
| Feature | Compendro | wallabag |
|---|---|---|
| Core approach | Read-later app with a digest that brings a selection of your saves back to you, as often as you choose | Open-source read-it-later app that saves a clean, readable copy of each web page |
| Hosting | A hosted service, ready to use on the web, iOS and Android | Host it yourself, or use the hosted wallabag.it service, which runs on European infrastructure |
| Saving | One tap with the browser extension or the iOS and Android share sheet | Browser extensions, mobile apps and an API |
| Content types | Articles, videos, podcasts and other web pages | Web pages saved as full-text articles |
| AI features | AI summaries, tags and categories for your saves, plus transcripts for videos and podcasts up to 2 hours long | Tags and tagging rules; AI summaries are not listed in its documentation |
| How saves come back to you | A digest with a selection of your saves and their summaries, from daily to monthly, weekly by default | You open the app, or follow RSS feeds of your unread, starred and archived articles |
| Reading | A customizable reader for articles and transcripts, with downloads for offline reading | Distraction-free reading with annotations, offline reading in the apps, and downloads as ePUB, PDF and other formats |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android, and browser extensions for Chrome, Firefox and Safari on Mac | Web, Android, iPhone, tablets and e-readers |
| Price | €8.99 / month or €59 / year | Free to self-host; wallabag.it is 11 € a year, 4 € for 3 months, or 30 € a year to support the project, with a 14-day free trial |
| Cancel anytime | You can cancel the monthly plan anytime, and both plans have a 14-day money-back guarantee | wallabag.it plans last 3 months or 1 year and do not renew automatically |
| Company | Emeldron, a company based in Spain | Open-source project under the MIT license; wallabag.it is run by Nicolas Lœuillet |
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 want short AI summaries to decide what to read, watch or drop
- Your saves pile up and you want a selection brought back to you in a digest
- You save videos and podcasts too and want them as transcripts
- You want to finish one saved item in a ten-minute break
- You want a hosted service you do not run yourself, with a monthly plan you can cancel anytime
Choose wallabag if
- You want open-source software you can host and control yourself
- You want a low-cost hosted plan, or no cost at all on your own server
- You annotate articles, use tagging rules or read on an e-reader
- You want to download articles as ePUB, PDF or other formats
Frequently asked questions
Is there a wallabag alternative with AI summaries?
Compendro adds an AI summary, tags and a category to the articles, videos and podcasts you save. For videos and podcasts up to 2 hours long, it creates a transcript first and writes the summary from it.
Is wallabag free?
wallabag is free and open source if you host it yourself. The hosted wallabag.it service costs 11 euros a year, with a 14-day free trial.
How does Compendro pricing compare with wallabag?
wallabag is free to self-host and wallabag.it costs 11 euros a year, while Compendro is €8.99 per month or €59 per year, with a 14-day money-back guarantee. The apps are for different people: wallabag is for people who want an open-source archive they can host and control, and 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 import my wallabag articles into Compendro?
Compendro does not currently offer a bulk import, so you start with a fresh queue. You can keep wallabag as your archive and save new things to Compendro in one tap.
Can I self-host Compendro like wallabag?
No. Compendro is a hosted service, on the web, iOS and Android, with browser extensions for Chrome, Firefox and Safari on Mac.
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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