By Start.me gives you a dashboard. Pages, widgets, RSS feeds, notes, tasks, all arranged on a screen you design yourself. That depth is real. It also asks for setup time before it pays off.
not24get.me goes the other way. Save a link with a note and tags. Find it later with search. No pages to build. The trade-off between the two tools is dashboard depth versus setup time, and this page helps you pick a side.
The 60-second version
Start.me is a personal start page that grew into a full bookmark manager. You place bookmark blocks, feeds, and widgets on pages, then set one as your browser home. It has been around for years and has a loyal user base, and the visual home screen is its genuine strength. The cost is the building: pages, sections, and widgets take time to arrange before the tool feels like yours. If you want a living dashboard in every new tab, Start.me is the right tool.
not24get.me is a bookmark hub with no dashboard at all. You save from a browser extension with a note and tags, drop the link into a folder, and find it again through search. There is nothing to arrange and nothing to maintain. Setup is minutes, not evenings. If you want fast capture and reliable retrieval without a dashboard project, not24get.me is the right tool.
Where they differ
Capturing what you find
Start.me captures into the structure you built. Its extension and new tab page let you drop a link into a specific block on a specific page. That precision is useful when your pages are well organized. When they are not, every save asks a small question: where does this go? Free accounts also carry advertising on the page.
not24get.me captures with context instead of placement. The browser extension for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari saves the open page with a short note and a tag or two. You file it into a folder if you like, but the note is what matters. The words you write at save time are the words you search for later.
Finding it again later
Start.me's answer is visual memory, and it is a good one. Your links sit on a persistent home screen you see every day, so the layout itself becomes the index. RSS widgets and notes keep context next to the links. On the PRO plan, Start.me also checks for broken and duplicate links, which keeps a large dashboard honest. The weak point is recall without a visual anchor: if you cannot remember which page or block held a link, you hunt by eye.
not24get.me's answer is search. You look for the words you remember: a project name, a tag, a phrase from your note. Paid plans search the full text of archived pages, so a link is findable even when its title told you nothing. You can preview a page inside the hub instead of opening six tabs, and link checks flag URLs that have gone dead. Retrieval does not depend on how tidy your folders are.
Working with others
Start.me handles teams at the page level. Basic page sharing works on every plan, and paid plans add page collaboration. The Team plan goes further: one shared workspace, a custom subdomain, your own branding, and single sign-on. For an organization that wants a branded shared portal of links and feeds, that is a complete offer.
not24get.me handles teams at the folder level. You share a folder or a workspace, and the recipients get your links with the notes and structure attached. Nobody has to reconstruct your system from a pile of URLs. Pro plans add share links for handing a single collection to someone outside the team. There is no custom branding and no SSO; the scope stays at the links.
Keeping it long-term
Start.me has earned real longevity. It is one of the oldest tools in this category, and people stay on it for years. It also takes portability seriously: import and export work on every plan, including the free one. What you keep long-term is the dashboard itself, and the upkeep of its widgets and feeds is part of the deal.
not24get.me keeps the links and their context. Notes, tags, and archived page text age well because they are plain data, not layout. Link checks warn you before a saved URL rots. There is no dashboard to maintain, so the library stays useful even if you ignore it for a month.
If you are moving from Start.me
Moving is mostly an export and import. Set aside half an hour and be selective.
- In Start.me, export the bookmarks from the pages you still use. Export works on every plan.
- Create a free not24get.me account.
- Install the browser extension.
- Import the browser bookmarks file into a folder in not24get.me.
- Add a one-line note and a tag to the links you actually kept.
Set honest expectations. Only the links move. Widget layouts, RSS feeds, notes blocks, and task lists do not transfer, because not24get.me has no equivalent surface for them. If those widgets are the reason you open Start.me every morning, keep Start.me and run both.
Pricing
| Plan | Start.me | not24get.me |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 0 USD. Up to 3 start pages, basic widgets, includes advertising. | 0 EUR. Unlimited bookmarks, 2 workspaces, API 1,000 calls/day. |
| Personal | Personal PRO: 25 USD/year. Unlimited pages, no ads, PRO widgets, broken and duplicate link detection. | Pro: 1 EUR/month (9 EUR/yr billed annually). Full-text search of archived pages, share links, 10 workspaces. |
| Team | Team: 1 shared workspace with 10 users included, custom subdomain and branding, SSO (SAML2). Extra licenses can be added. | Team: 3 EUR per seat/month, 2 to 7 seats (30 EUR/seat/yr billed annually). Everything in Pro plus team workspaces. |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing. Unlimited users and team workspaces, dedicated support manager. | Not offered. |
Prices checked on the Start.me site on 4 Sep 2026. See not24get.me pricing for the current plan details.
FAQ
What is Start.me used for?
Start.me is a personal start page and bookmark manager. You build pages out of widgets: bookmark blocks, RSS feeds, notes, tasks, and embedded content. Many people set it as their browser home page or new tab page, so their links and live feeds greet them every time they open the browser.
Is Start.me free?
Yes. Start.me has a free plan with up to three start pages and basic widgets, supported by advertising. Personal PRO costs 25 USD per year and removes ads, lifts the page limit, and adds premium widgets. Team and Enterprise plans add shared workspaces, custom branding, and single sign-on.
What is the best Start.me alternative?
It depends on what you use Start.me for. If you want a visual dashboard with widgets and feeds, Start.me is still the strongest option in that niche. If you mainly save links and want fast capture, notes, tags, and full-text search without building pages, not24get.me is a leaner fit. Raindrop.io and Toby cover other styles, and we compare them on their own pages.
Does not24get.me support dashboards or widgets?
No. not24get.me does not have a widget dashboard or a custom start page. It is a bookmark hub: you save links with notes and tags from a browser extension, organize them into folders and workspaces, and find them again with search. That smaller scope is deliberate.
Can I move my Start.me bookmarks to not24get.me?
Yes. Start.me lets you export your bookmarks on every plan, including the free one. Export your pages from Start.me, then import the browser bookmarks file into a not24get.me folder. Only the links transfer. Widget layouts, RSS feeds, and note blocks stay behind.
If a lighter setup sounds right, create a free account and import a single folder first. You can also read how not24get.me compares with Toby, Raindrop.io, and plain browser bookmarks, or check the pricing page for plan details.