Readwise vs Notion Highlights 2025 – The Ultimate Highlight Battle 📚

Readwise = the king of book/PDF/Kindle highlights.
Notion Highlights = the king of web/article/thread highlights.

We synced 5,000+ highlights from both tools. Here’s exactly when to use which — and when to stack them.

Feature Showdown

| Feature | Notion Highlights | Readwise | Winner | |--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|-----------------| | Web/Article Highlighting | Native right-click | Only via browser extension | Notion | | Kindle/PDF/Books | Via export only | Best-in-class sync | Readwise | | Sync Speed | Instant | 5–30 min delay | Notion | | Notion Integration | Native – lands as database rows | Via official integration (solid) | Tie | | Spaced Repetition | Not yet | World-class | Readwise | | Highlight Organization | Databases, relations, AI | Tags + search | Notion | | Pricing | $299 lifetime | $8/mo | Notion |

The Perfect Stack (What winners use)

1. Readwise → captures Kindle, PDFs, Twitter, books
2. Readwise official integration → sends everything to Notion
3. Notion Highlights → captures everything web-based that Readwise misses (Reddit, YouTube, live sites)

Result: One single Notion database with every highlight you’ve ever made anywhere.

Verdict

• If you read 5+ books/month → keep Readwise
• If you live on the web → Notion Highlights replaces 90 % of Readwise
• If you want both → stack them (costs $299 one-time + $96/year)

👉 Get Notion Highlights Lifetime and decide later if you still need Readwise.

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