Google Sidewiki vs Raindrop.io

Google Sidewiki

Description: Google Sidewiki was a social annotation tool that allowed users to make comments and annotations alongside web pages from 2009 to 2011. It enabled collaborative annotation functionality for information on websites.

Type: software

Raindrop.io

Description: Raindrop.io is a free online bookmark and link manager. It allows you to save, organize and manage your bookmarks, links and web content in one place across all your devices. Key features include tagging, search, Chrome/Firefox extensions and apps.

Type: software

Pricing: Freemium

Google Sidewiki Features

• Allowed users to make comments/annotations alongside web pages
• Enabled collaborative annotations on websites
• Browser extension let users view annotations on web pages
• Users could vote on annotations
• Annotations were public and visible to all Sidewiki users

Raindrop.io Features

• Save and organize bookmarks
• Tag bookmarks for easy search and filtering
• Available as web app and browser extensions
• Sync bookmarks across devices
• Share bookmarks and collections publicly or privately
• Read-later queue
• Archive bookmarks

Google Sidewiki

• Not listed

Raindrop.io

• Freemium