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Instapaper
Who runs Instapaper, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest read-later app alternatives.
- Who’s behind it
- Not stated
- Online since
- Unknown
- Trackers
- Prices
- No pricing page
- Last price change
- –
- Closest alternative
- Omnivore
Measured from Instapaper’s own pages, the Internet Archive and public records. Hover a dotted value for its source and date.
Visit Instapaper01 · Who’s behind it
Who runs Instapaper
Instapaper instapaper.com
A simple tool for saving web pages to read later on iOS, Android, computer, or eReaders.
Wikidata: "read later" web service and app
- Company
- No imprint we could read
- Online since
- Not in the Internet Archive
- Audience
- In English
02 · Privacy
What Instapaper tracks
What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.
trackers that follow visitors
None of the 18 alternatives below has fewer; 12 have more.
Privacy-friendly alternatives →- Cookie banner
- None found
We found no trackers, ad pixels or third-party embeds on Instapaper’s homepage.
03 · Alternatives
Alternatives to Instapaper
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Instapaper, thumbs down if it isn’t.
20 of the 60 sites closest to Instapaper match.
- 01
Omnivore
Omnivore
Very close - 02
Pocket
service for saving web pages and other online media for later consumption
Very close - 03
Readwise: Get the most out of what you read
Easily revisit and learn from your highlights and annotations.
Close - 04
Raindrop.io — All-in-one bookmark manager
For your inspiration, read later, media and stuff
Very close - 05
Citizen - Connect and stay safe.
Citizen helps you stay safe & informed, by providing instant notifications and live broadcasts of reported crimes and incidents near you.
Very close - 06
Inoreader - RSS reader and news aggregator
With Inoreader, content comes to you the minute it's available. Follow websites, social media feeds, podcasts, blogs, and newsletters. Enjoy what's important to you, all in one place.
Very close - 07
follow.it | The Ultimate News Platform
Never miss important news again, without information overload. As publisher, turn your news into revenue and increase traffic.
Close - 08
Vivaldi Browser | Powerful, Personal and Private web browser
It’s a web browser. But fun. It comes with a bunch of clever features built-in. It’s super flexible and does not track you. Get the Vivaldi browser for desktop, mobile, and your car!
Close - 09
GoodNovel - Read Web Novel Stories & Fiction Online
GoodNovel offers abundant web novels in every genre, like Romance, Mystery, Fantasy, Sci-fi, etc. A must-have novel website & good novel app for book lovers.
Close - 10
Where to Pay Later with Zip
Zip is a leading digital financial services company providing fair and seamless solutions that simplify how people pay.
Close - 11
Client Challenge
digital library
Close - 12
Home | Spotlight
Your home for the world’s most exciting and diverse web comics and novels. Discover stories you’ll love from all genres, only on Tapas!
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Buy Now Pay Later | Pay in 4
Sezzle allows you to buy now and pay later! Shop now, get what you need, and pay later in 4 interest-free installment payments over six weeks. Learn more!
Close - 14
Affirm | Pay over time with flexible payment plans and no fees
Buy now pay later without the fees. Flexible payment options with longer plans, lower payments, and no fees. Pay in 4 interest-free or get more time and see your total cost upfront.
Close - 15
Feeld: The Dating App for Open-Minded Individuals
Feeld connects open-minded people exploring love, desire, and alternative relationships in a safe, inclusive space.
Close - 16
Buffer: Social media management for everyone
Use Buffer to manage your social media so that you can create and share your content everywhere, consistently. Try our forever free plan or upgrade for more.
Close - 17
Read free manga, comics and stories online - MangaToon
MangaToon is an online platform where you can read manga, comics, manhwa, manhua, and Anime for free. It offers a wide variety of genres, including romance, action, fantasy, horror, mystery, BL (Boys' Love), doomsday, and cultivation manga and stories. Users can access MangaToon through their website or mobile app.
Close - 18
Redefining the mobile experience for consumers
AI and Consumer-first technology to provide amazing experiences and the joy of discovery on your smart phone.
Close - 19
Similarweb: AI-Powered Digital Data Intelligence Solutions
Similarweb is an AI-powered digital data company providing real-time market intelligence, competitive insights, and consumer trends to accelerate business growth.
Close - 20
Tinder | Dating, Make Friends & Meet New People
With 55 billion matches to date, Tinder® is the world’s most popular dating app, making it the place to meet new people.
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Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles Instapaper’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones Instapaper uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the order.
04 · History
What changed
Price and policy history →No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Instapaper adds, drops or rewrites shows up here.
05 · Details
How we measure
Alternatives are matched by what sites actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Trackers and the rest of the stack come from the homepage’s code and DNS records.
The full technology stack, the competitor map and search numbers · 8 technologies
- Neighbours
- k = 60
- Sites searched
- 9,201
- Vector
- 384-d
- Query
- 41 ms
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to Instapaper’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.
similarity × popularity
Built with
- Monitoring
- Sentry page source: .ingest.us.sentry.io
- CDN
- Amazon CloudFront header x-amz-cf-id: 94bmO06_47ZyWzgkRUCPUcVKLKSlC48PbZjl4xFMDlUSOp3JrFSv2w==
- Hosting
- Amazon Web Services header server: AmazonS3
- Email hosting
- Google Workspace TXT v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:mailgun.org include:amazonses.…
- Email delivery
- Amazon SES TXT v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:mailgun.org include:amazonses.…
- Mailgun TXT v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:mailgun.org include:amazonses.…
- DNS hosting
- Amazon Route 53 NS ns-2040.awsdns-63.co.uk
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=L3fg9YN1Xa-KSF9QCTSkUY_yZKxpO_gpNkI2XrBjYVs
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 17/20
- Google Workspace 13/20
- Cloudflare · not on instapaper.com 10/20
- Cloudflare DNS · not on instapaper.com 8/20
- Next.js · not on instapaper.com 8/20
- React · not on instapaper.com 8/20
- Amazon Route 53 7/20
- Zendesk · not on instapaper.com 7/20
- Apple Business · not on instapaper.com 6/20
- Atlassian · not on instapaper.com 6/20
- Meta Business Suite · not on instapaper.com 6/20
- Stripe · not on instapaper.com 6/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on instapaper.com 6/20
- Google Tag Manager · not on instapaper.com 5/20
- DocuSign · not on instapaper.com 4/20
- OpenAI · not on instapaper.com 4/20