Best Evernote alternatives
Evernote is a note-taking and organization app for capturing, structuring, and retrieving notes, documents, and web content, with tools for tasks, calendar linking, and team collaboration.
About Evernote
Evernote is a note-taking and organization app for capturing, structuring, and retrieving notes, documents, and web content, with tools for tasks, calendar linking, and team collaboration. Vendor copy targets general users organizing personal information, teams doing real-time collaborative work, students, and enterprise customers.
- Ready-made note templates
- Notebooks and Spaces for organizing notes
- Full-text and fast search across notes
- Task management within notes
- Calendar integration linking events to notes
- Web Clipper for saving web content
Platforms
Top alternatives
See how the top Evernote alternatives compare on use case fit and core strengths.
Notion
An all-in-one workspace combining documents, databases, project tracking, and team knowledge.
Best for
People who want databases and project tracking alongside notes
Obsidian
A note-taking app that stores notes as local Markdown files and links them into a personal knowledge base.
Best for
People who want local-first, privately owned notes
Coda
A collaborative document platform that combines text, tables, formulas, and app-like workflows.
Best for
Teams wanting notes that grow into structured team tools
Pricing
Free plan: yes
Free trial: no
Entry paid plan
USD 8.25/ annual
Annual billing required at this price.
Free
USD 0 / monthly
Up to 50 notes, 1 notebook, 1 connected device, 1 GB monthly uploads.
Starter
USD 8.25 / annual
$99/year; monthly subscription is $14.99. Up to 1,000 notes, 20 notebooks, and 3 synced devices.
Advanced
USD 20.83 / annual
$249.99/year; monthly subscription is $24.99. Unlimited notes, notebooks, attachments, and synced devices subject to safeguards.
Flexible
USD 10 / monthly / seat
Team plan starting from $10/month/seat.
Enterprise
Custom pricing for larger organizations; talk to sales.
Enterprise: contact sales for custom pricing.
How to choose
Before switching to Evernote, weigh it against its listed alternatives: Notion (People who want databases and project tracking alongside notes); Obsidian (People who want local-first, privately owned notes); Coda (Teams wanting notes that grow into structured team tools). Compare each against the workflow you actually run today — integrations, customization, and the effort required to migrate your existing data usually matter more than headline features. Confirm it runs on the platforms you need (Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android) before switching.
Reasons to compare alternatives before committing: The Free plan is tightly capped at 50 notes, one notebook, and one connected device. Evernote Personal and Professional are discontinued for new plan selection; current individual tiers are Starter and Advanced, so older pricing comparisons can be misleading.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to Evernote?
Based on core features and use case fit, the strongest Evernote alternatives are Notion, Obsidian and Coda. See the comparison above for what each one does best.
How do I migrate from Evernote to a different tool?
Most teams start by exporting their existing Evernote data, then importing it into the new tool while running both in parallel until the switch is complete.
Do Evernote alternatives integrate with the tools my team already uses?
Integration support varies by tool — check each alternative's own integrations before switching workflows that depend on them.
What platforms does Evernote run on?
Evernote is available on Web, macOS, Windows, iOS and Android, per its official site.
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