Note-Taking Apps

Evernote vs Notion

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Pricing: Free plan for 50 notes on 1 device; Starter $14.99 a month; Advanced $24.99 a month; Flexible teams from $10 per seat a month; Enterprise on quote; checked September 2026

Evernote is a note-taking and task app with AI search and meeting notes, owned by Bending Spoons. The free plan covers 50 notes on one device.

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Notion

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Pricing: Free plan at $0 a member; Plus $12 and Business $24 a member a month billed monthly, or $10 and $20 billed yearly; Enterprise quoted. Checked September 2026.

Notion is a note-taking and workspace app from Notion Labs that turns notes into docs, wikis and databases. The free plan caps file uploads at 5 MB.

12 /18 features Full profile

Feature Comparison

Note-Taking Apps features side-by-side

Feature	Evernote 13/18 features	Notion 12/18 features
Sync across unlimited devices Notes sync to every device signed in to the account, with no device cap on the paid plan.	Yes	Yes
Offline access to notes Notes can be read and edited without a connection and sync when it returns.	Yes	Yes
Search inside attached PDFs and images Search finds text inside attached PDFs, scanned images and photos.	Yes	No
Web clipper browser extension A browser extension saves a page, article or selection into a note.	Yes	Yes
Handwritten notes with stylus Notes can be handwritten with a stylus on a tablet and searched or converted to text.	No	No
Bidirectional links between notes Linking one note to another creates a backlink shown on the target note.	No	Yes
Export to Markdown, HTML or PDF All notes can be exported in an open format that other apps can read.	Yes	Yes
Local plain-text file storage Notes are stored as Markdown or text files on the user's own device.	No	No
End-to-end encrypted note sync Notes are encrypted on the device before syncing so the vendor cannot read them.	No	No
Tasks and reminders inside notes Checkboxes in a note become tasks with due dates and reminders.	Yes	Yes
Note templates New notes can start from saved templates for meetings, journals or projects.	Yes	No
Shared notes with real-time editing A note or notebook can be shared and edited by several people at once.	Yes	Yes
Voice recording with transcription Audio recorded in a note is transcribed to searchable text.	Yes	Yes
AI note summaries and semantic search An assistant summarizes notes and answers questions across the whole notebook.	Yes	Yes
Community plugin ecosystem Third-party plugins or extensions add features to the app.	No	No
Calendar linking of notes to events Notes can be attached to calendar events and created from them.	Yes	Yes
Publish notes as public web pages Selected notes can be published as a public website or page.	Yes	Yes
Free plan for note-taking A free tier exists, usually with device, note or upload limits.	Yes	Yes
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Evernote 13/18 features

Sync across unlimited devices: Yes
Offline access to notes: Yes
Search inside attached PDFs and images: Yes
Web clipper browser extension: Yes
Handwritten notes with stylus: No
Bidirectional links between notes: No
Export to Markdown, HTML or PDF: Yes
Local plain-text file storage: No
End-to-end encrypted note sync: No
Tasks and reminders inside notes: Yes
Note templates: Yes
Shared notes with real-time editing: Yes
Voice recording with transcription: Yes
AI note summaries and semantic search: Yes
Community plugin ecosystem: No
Calendar linking of notes to events: Yes
Publish notes as public web pages: Yes
Free plan for note-taking: Yes

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Notion 12/18 features

Sync across unlimited devices: Yes
Offline access to notes: Yes
Search inside attached PDFs and images: No
Web clipper browser extension: Yes
Handwritten notes with stylus: No
Bidirectional links between notes: Yes
Export to Markdown, HTML or PDF: Yes
Local plain-text file storage: No
End-to-end encrypted note sync: No
Tasks and reminders inside notes: Yes
Note templates: No
Shared notes with real-time editing: Yes
Voice recording with transcription: Yes
AI note summaries and semantic search: Yes
Community plugin ecosystem: No
Calendar linking of notes to events: Yes
Publish notes as public web pages: Yes
Free plan for note-taking: Yes

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Pricing

Evernote

Free plan for 50 notes on 1 device; Starter $14.99 a month; Advanced $24.99 a month; Flexible teams from $10 per seat a month; Enterprise on quote; checked September 2026

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Notion

Free plan at $0 a member; Plus $12 and Business $24 a member a month billed monthly, or $10 and $20 billed yearly; Enterprise quoted. Checked September 2026.

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