X Brain vs Twillot
Both can reach your old X (Twitter) likes, and both export to Obsidian. The real differences are how you pay, how you search, and whether you install a browser extension or upload your X archive. Here is the straight comparison.
| X Brain | Twillot | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 once | Subscription: Mini $2.49/month for 10,000 posts, Basic $4.99/month for 100,000, Pro $9.99/month for 500,000, as listed with its yearly discount. 14-day money-back guarantee |
| Free plan | Upload and browse your archive free; pay to run the AI pipeline | Yes, but its homepage says 1,000 posts and its pricing page says 100 |
| How it gets your data | Upload the official X archive, one time | Browser extension that pages through X using your logged-in session. Re-running the sync picks up new posts |
| Covers your full historical archive | Yes, including likes X's own UI no longer loads | Says it keeps paging past the point where X stops scrolling (around 3,200 posts), up to your plan's post cap |
| What it covers | Your likes | Bookmarks, likes, your own posts and replies, following, and Lists |
| Bookmarks | Limited, newer archives export bookmarks as IDs with no text | Yes, full text |
| Search type | Semantic, by meaning | Full-text keyword search over post text, author, and article title |
| Categorization | Automatic, 15 categories and 65+ subcategories | AI sorts the posts you select into folders you create first (at least three), with daily task limits per plan |
| Export formats | CSV, JSON, Markdown, Obsidian vault | Obsidian, Markdown, CSV, PDF, and media files. Its homepage says export is free; its pricing page lists Markdown and PDF export from Mini up |
| Claude / MCP integration | Yes | No MCP server found |
| Where your data lives | Your X Brain account | Locally in your browser; paid plans add a cloud backup |
| Requires a browser extension | No | Yes, Chromium browsers only (no Firefox or Safari) |
| Ongoing subscription | No | Yes, on paid plans |
Choose X Brain if
- You’d rather pay $4.99 once than $4.99 a month.
- You want search by meaning, not just exact keywords.
- You want your likes categorized automatically, without setting up folders first.
- You want Claude able to search your saved posts.
- You use Firefox or Safari, or would rather not install a browser extension.
Choose Twillot if
- You don’t want to wait up to 24 hours for X to prepare your archive.
- Bookmarks matter as much as likes, or you also want your own posts, following and Lists.
- You want to pick up new saves by re-running a sync rather than re-uploading.
- You want PDF export or full-resolution media downloads.
- You want your archive kept locally in your browser.
Twillot’s pricing and feature set were checked against its own homepage and pricing page on 15 September 2026. Those two pages disagree on the size of the free plan and on whether export is free, so confirm on twillot.com before deciding. If something here is out of date, let us know and we’ll fix it.
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