| Type | Feature | LibraryThing | BookWyrm |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thoughts | Features | - Advanced - Great for Statistics and Recommendations | - Basic - Good for Annotations |
| Library | Cataloging | - Extensive | - Basic |
| Library | Customizable Shelves | ✅ - Different displays / views | ✅ |
| Library | Default Shelves | - Currently reading - To read - Wishlist - Read but unowned - Favorites - Your library | - Currently Reading - Stopped Reading - To Read - Read |
| Library | Lists | ✅ | ✅ |
| Library | Tags, Genres | ✅ - Tag Aliases, Free-Form | - Anyone can edit |
| Library | Import | - Goodreads - Universal import - MARC - Barcode Scanner | - Goodreads (CSV) - StoryGraph (CSV) - LibraryThing (TSV) - OpenLibrary (CSV) - Calibre (CSV) |
| Library | Export | - Excel - Tab-Delimited Text - JSON - MARC data | - CSV |
| Library | Edition Control | - Your own | - Anyone can edit |
| Edit | Bulk Edit | ✅ | ❌ |
| Edit | - Be your own Librarian - Correct inaccurate metadata | - Anyone can edit | - Anyone can edit |
| Edit | Merging Authors, Editions | - Easy | - Can’t merge duplicates as a user. Maybe as an admin? |
| Statistics | Reading Goals / Challenges | - Join a Group/Forum challenge | ✅ - Books per year |
| Statistics | Statistics | - Extensive | - Basic: total books read, per year |
| Social | Gamification | - Badges for contribution TriviaThing, Badge Hunts, etc | ❌ |
| Social | Groups / Clubs | ✅ - Integrated with Forums | ✅ |
| Social | Forums / Discussions | - Forum threads | - Posts / Statuses |
| Social | Recommendations | ✅ - Built In, Members, Books | ❌ - Latest in the local community |
| Social | Reviews, Ratings | ✅ | ✅ |
| Social | User Base | - Many | - Smaller, but growing |
| Social | Annotations / Quotes / Highlights | - Anyone can edit | ✅ Perfect |
| Social | Public Annotations | - Yes | - Public, but not shown per work |
| Social | Track Reading Progress | ❌ | ✅ |
| Site | Service, Data Privacy | - Proprietary, Centralized | - Open-Source, Fediverse |
| Site | Membership | 🆓 | 🆓 |
| Site | Release Year | - 2005 | - 2020 |
| App | Mobile | ✅ But not great - Can view on Mobile Web Browser | ❌ - Can view on Mobile Web Browser |