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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.9% of reviews)
Small-Business (73.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Bear
Star Rating
(43)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about BearGoodnotes
Star Rating
(92)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (73.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about GoodnotesBear vs Goodnotes
- Reviewers felt that Goodnotes meets the needs of their business better than Bear.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Goodnotes is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Goodnotes over Bear.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Bear
No pricing availableGoodnotes
No pricing availableFree Trial
Bear
No trial information availableGoodnotes
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
38
9.0
69
Ease of Use
9.4
39
9.2
73
Ease of Setup
8.9
6
9.1
49
Ease of Admin
8.9
6
9.2
6
Quality of Support
8.0
23
8.5
42
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
8.8
7
Product Direction (% positive)
7.4
36
9.3
71
Features by Category
Design
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
9.3
12
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
8.1
12
Production
Not enough data
8.2
12
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
9.2
12
Not enough data
8.6
12
Distribution
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
8.2
12
Not enough data
8.2
12
Not enough data
8.0
11
Integrations
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
8.6
11
Agentic AI - Handwritten Notes
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Organization
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Editing
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
5
Operating System
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Collaboration Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visual Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Mind Map Availability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Mind Mapping
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Annotation Tools - Markup Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Collaboration - Markup Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security - Markup Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software
Not enough data
7.7
8
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Bear and Goodnotes are categorized as Note-Taking Software
Unique Categories
Bear has no unique categories
Goodnotes is categorized as Mind Mapping, PDF Editor, Handwritten Notes, Study Tools, and Markup Software
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Bear
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Goodnotes
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Internet
14.3%
Marketing and Advertising
11.9%
Information Technology and Services
11.9%
Non-Profit Organization Management
7.1%
Computer Software
7.1%
Other
47.6%
Computer Software
9.5%
Higher Education
8.3%
Marketing and Advertising
7.1%
Design
7.1%
Construction
6.0%
Other
61.9%
Discussions
Does Bear require iCloud to sync?
1 Comment
RL
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.Read more
Bear has no more discussions with answers
How do you customize your notebooks? And the pages inside of it?
1 Comment
MM
Go to the 3 dots found at the top right corner, and find options to edit thereRead more
What can GoodNotes do?
1 Comment
RF
Goodnotes takes note taking to the next level! You can organize into "notebooks", draw, type, import photos, snap pics, etc.
Goodnotes also works with...Read more
Goodnotes has no more discussions with answers
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