# Bear vs Evernote Comparison | | Bear | Evernote | |---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.3 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 45 | 2,030 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (63.6% of reviews) | Small-Business (47.1% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | Free | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Bear Pros: - Ease of Use (2 reviews) - Simple (2 reviews) Cons: - Lack of Features (1 reviews) - Tool Limitations (1 reviews) ### Evernote Pros: - Ease of Use (10 reviews) - Note-taking (5 reviews) Cons: - Tool Limitations (3 reviews) - Connectivity Issues (2 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Bear | Evernote | |---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 8.7 (40 reviews) | 8.8 (1854 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 9.3 (41 reviews) | 8.9 (1865 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 9.0 (8 reviews) | 9.1 (229 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.9 (6 reviews) | 8.9 (198 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.0 (23 reviews) | 8.5 (1154 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | Not enough data | 8.7 (169 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 7.2 (37 reviews) | 7.8 (1850 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Bear #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Evernote #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: Evernote Basic Price: Free Description: Take great notes Key Features: - Access anywhere. Your information is at your fingertips, on any device, no matter where you are. - Digitize your thoughts. Capture and organize notes, files, photos, and voice memos in one place. - Clip anything from the web. Your clips are automatically organized with the notebooks and tags you choose. [Browse all 2 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/evernote/pricing) #### Free Trial Yes --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Note-Taking Software | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Bear** | N/A | N/A | | **Evernote** | N/A | N/A | #### Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software | Feature | Bear | Evernote | |---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### AI Note-Taking Software | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Bear** | N/A | N/A | | **Evernote** | N/A | N/A | #### Action Item Detection - AI Note-taking Software | Feature | Bear | Evernote | |---|---|---| | **Action Item extraction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Summary Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Automatic Transcription - AI Note-taking Software | Feature | Bear | Evernote | |---|---|---| | **Speech-to-text Transcription** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Collaboration & Sharing - AI Note-taking Software | Feature | Bear | Evernote | |---|---|---| | **Team-based Access** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Language & Accent Support - AI Note-taking Software | Feature | Bear | Evernote | |---|---|---| | **Multi-Language and Accent Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Multi-Platform Integration - AI Note-taking Software | Feature | Bear | Evernote | |---|---|---| | **Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Privacy & Security Controls - AI Note-taking Software | Feature | Bear | Evernote | |---|---|---| | **Access Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Searchable Note Archives - AI Note-taking Software | Feature | Bear | Evernote | |---|---|---| | **Semantic Search** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Speaker Identification - AI Note-taking Software | Feature | Bear | Evernote | |---|---|---| | **Speaker Recognition** | Not enough data | Not enough data | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (1):** [Note-Taking Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/note-taking-software) **Unique to Evernote (1):** [AI Note-Taking Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/ai-note-taking-software) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Bear | Evernote | |---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 63.6% | 47.1% | | **Mid-Market** | 25.0% | 28.3% | | **Enterprise** | 11.4% | 24.6% | ### By Industry #### Bear - **Marketing and Advertising:** 13.6% - **Internet:** 13.6% - **Information Technology and Services:** 11.4% - **Computer Software:** 6.8% - **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 6.8% - **Writing and Editing:** 4.5% - **Computer & Network Security:** 4.5% - **Oil & Energy:** 4.5% - **Design:** 4.5% - **Business Supplies and Equipment:** 2.3% - **Other:** 27.3% #### Evernote - **Computer Software:** 10.0% - **Information Technology and Services:** 10.0% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 9.1% - **Internet:** 5.3% - **Higher Education:** 4.9% - **Education Management:** 3.1% - **Financial Services:** 2.2% - **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 2.0% - **Management Consulting:** 1.9% - **Design:** 1.7% - **Other:** 49.9% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Bear - [Notion](https://www.g2.com/products/notion/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (11932 reviews) - [Microsoft OneNote](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-onenote/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1865 reviews) - [Zoho Notebook](https://www.g2.com/products/zoho-notebook/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (69 reviews) - [Goodnotes](https://www.g2.com/products/goodnotes/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (123 reviews) - [Notability](https://www.g2.com/products/notability/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (45 reviews) - [Simplenote](https://www.g2.com/products/simplenote/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (39 reviews) - [Standard Notes](https://www.g2.com/products/standard-notes/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (13 reviews) - [Notejoy](https://www.g2.com/products/notejoy/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (35 reviews) - [Google Workspace](https://www.g2.com/products/google-workspace/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (48047 reviews) - [ClickUp](https://www.g2.com/products/clickup/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (12504 reviews) ### Alternatives to Evernote - [ClickUp](https://www.g2.com/products/clickup/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (12504 reviews) - [Otter.ai](https://www.g2.com/products/otter-ai/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (495 reviews) - [Google Workspace](https://www.g2.com/products/google-workspace/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (48047 reviews) - [Notion](https://www.g2.com/products/notion/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (11932 reviews) - [Microsoft OneNote](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-onenote/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1865 reviews) - [monday Work Management](https://www.g2.com/products/monday-com/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (15418 reviews) - [Zoho Notebook](https://www.g2.com/products/zoho-notebook/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (69 reviews) - [Notability](https://www.g2.com/products/notability/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (45 reviews) - [Milanote](https://www.g2.com/products/milanote/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (42 reviews) - [Notejoy](https://www.g2.com/products/notejoy/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (35 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### Bear - Title: [Does Bear require iCloud to sync?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/32298-does-bear-require-icloud-to-sync) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Devices need to share the same iCloud credentials to sync via Bear Pro. You can still use the free version of Bear on either device." ### Evernote - Title: [I feel like I'm only using a small portion of Evernote and I could be doing so much more, but I am just not sure where to begin. How do you use Evernote other than as a note-storing application? Any interesting additional uses?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/getting-the-most-out-of-evernote) — 4 comments, 3 upvotes > **Top comment:** "I do use Evernote mostly for notes, but for me, the best part is that I can access it from home, work, or anywhere on my phone, pc, and laptop. You can use..." - Title: [Only one?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/only-one) — 4 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "They don't have a monopoly, but surprisingly the space is pretty small. The main players besides Evernote are Springpad (https://springpad.com/about) and..." - Title: [Can I link gmail account to Evernote, so I can attach pictures directly?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-i-link-gmail-account-to-evernote-so-i-can-attach-pictures-directly) — 3 comments, 2 upvotes > **Top comment:** "Use the Insert Option in the top right corner and choose Photo from the dropdown list. " - Title: [How do you use Evernote as a scientist?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/14588-how-do-you-use-evernote-as-a-scientist) — 3 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "We use Evernote in Construction for Meeting Minutes and when we walk thru the Construction Projects and make notes to review later. We then can track the..." - Title: [What competitors are there for Evernote? I can think of FireTask and Remember the Milk and OneNote and a handful of others...any thoughts?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/evernote-competitors) — 3 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "They simply don't have competitors when you compare the full solution (including add-ons like Hello I mean) to what others have to offer at this point." --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/bear-vs-evernote)