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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (47.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (46.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
$6.00 Per Month
Evernote
Star Rating
(2,021)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (47.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 2 pricing plansGoogle Workspace
Star Rating
(47,180)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 Per Month
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Evernote excels in "Device Syncing" with a score of 9.2, allowing seamless access across multiple devices, while Google Workspace, although strong, has a slightly lower score of 9.0 in this area.
- Reviewers mention that Google Workspace's "Collaboration" features, particularly "Simultaneously Editing" and "Real-Time Communication," shine with scores of 9.4, making it a preferred choice for teams needing robust collaborative tools, whereas Evernote's collaboration tools are rated lower.
- G2 users highlight Evernote's "Web Interface" as user-friendly with a score of 9.1, but Google Workspace's overall "Ease of Use" is rated higher at 9.2, indicating a more intuitive experience for new users.
- Users on G2 report that Google Workspace's "File Sharing" capabilities are superior, scoring 9.4, which enhances team productivity, while Evernote's file sharing is rated at 8.6, indicating room for improvement.
- Reviewers say that Google Workspace's "Calendar" features, particularly "Scheduling" and "Multi-Calendar View," are highly rated at 9.0 and 9.3 respectively, making it an excellent choice for users who prioritize scheduling and time management, while Evernote lacks comparable calendar functionalities.
- Users report that Evernote's "Search" functionality is rated at 8.9, which is effective for finding notes quickly, but Google Workspace's overall search capabilities, particularly with "AI Powered Search" at 8.3, provide a more comprehensive search experience across documents and emails.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Evernote
Evernote Basic
Free
Take great notes
- 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.
Google Workspace
Business Starter
$6.00
Per Month
- Custom and secure business email
- 100 participant video meetings
- 30 GB storage per user
Free Trial
Evernote
Free Trial is available
Google Workspace
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
1,847
9.1
37,407
Ease of Use
8.9
1,858
9.3
37,623
Ease of Setup
9.1
222
9.2
9,566
Ease of Admin
8.9
196
9.1
8,173
Quality of Support
8.5
1,150
8.6
29,808
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
167
9.0
7,497
Product Direction (% positive)
7.8
1,843
8.7
36,134
Features by Category
File Management
Not enough data
9.2
7978
Not enough data
9.1
8034
Not enough data
9.0
8122
Not enough data
8.9
8166
Not enough data
9.0
7761
Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration
Not enough data
7.5
116
Not enough data
7.7
116
Not enough data
7.8
115
Collaboration
Not enough data
9.0
7554
Not enough data
9.4
8339
Not enough data
9.2
7859
Not enough data
8.8
6837
Administration
Not enough data
9.1
6013
Not enough data
8.9
5841
Not enough data
9.1
5799
Not enough data
8.4
6282
Not enough data
8.7
5285
Not enough data
9.1
6400
Platform
Not enough data
9.3
2127
Not enough data
8.8
1730
Not enough data
8.8
1655
Not enough data
8.8
1495
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Productivity Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.7
2093
Not enough data
8.8
2224
Not enough data
8.7
2042
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.0
2184
Not enough data
9.0
2220
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.0
2265
Not enough data
9.1
2334
Not enough data
8.7
1884
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.3
255
AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.2
249
Not enough data
8.2
248
Not enough data
8.2
247
Not enough data
8.3
246
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.2
136
Not enough data
8.3
135
Presenter Tools
Not enough data
8.9
2793
Not enough data
8.4
2401
Not enough data
8.2
2281
Not enough data
8.7
2695
Conferencing Options
Not enough data
9.0
3054
Not enough data
9.0
3114
Not enough data
9.1
3207
Application Tools
Not enough data
8.7
2459
Not enough data
8.5
2535
Not enough data
9.1
2834
Agentic AI - Screen Sharing
Not enough data
8.2
190
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.7
1801
Not enough data
8.8
1795
Not enough data
9.5
1821
Platform Content
Not enough data
8.6
1689
Not enough data
8.1
1693
Not enough data
8.3
1626
Not enough data
9.4
1791
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
1589
Not enough data
9.1
1691
Not enough data
9.4
1723
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.4
534
Not enough data
8.1
524
Not enough data
7.6
520
Not enough data
8.4
527
Not enough data
7.3
512
Not enough data
8.1
519
Not enough data
7.9
516
Calculating
Not enough data
8.9
1838
Not enough data
8.9
1733
Insights
Not enough data
8.7
1710
Not enough data
8.9
1772
Editing
Not enough data
8.5
1714
Not enough data
9.4
1855
Not enough data
8.9
1770
Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
1573
Not enough data
9.2
1779
Not enough data
9.1
1796
Not enough data
9.5
1881
Applications
Not enough data
9.3
1315
Not enough data
9.1
1255
Not enough data
8.4
1210
Collaboration
Not enough data
9.3
1302
Not enough data
8.9
1186
Not enough data
9.3
1284
Management
Not enough data
9.2
1268
Not enough data
9.1
1235
Not enough data
9.5
1274
Agentic AI - Office Suites
Not enough data
7.9
367
Not enough data
8.1
369
Collaboration Tools
Not enough data
9.0
5912
Not enough data
9.0
4166
Not enough data
8.3
3631
Not enough data
9.0
4218
Not enough data
8.9
3949
Meeting Coordination
Not enough data
9.1
5775
Not enough data
8.5
5153
Not enough data
8.8
5447
Not enough data
9.2
4154
Software Type
Not enough data
9.1
5732
Not enough data
9.2
4224
Not enough data
8.9
3796
Agentic AI - Video Conferencing
Not enough data
8.0
358
Not enough data
8.0
361
Not enough data
8.1
357
Survey Management
Not enough data
9.0
1010
Not enough data
9.0
1035
Not enough data
8.4
990
Not enough data
8.9
1008
Survey Customization
Not enough data
8.5
862
Not enough data
8.4
911
Not enough data
8.6
909
Not enough data
8.4
753
Survey Insights
Not enough data
8.8
991
Not enough data
8.4
759
Not enough data
9.0
968
Not enough data
9.0
964
Agentic AI - Survey
Not enough data
8.2
77
Not enough data
8.0
76
Not enough data
8.1
76
Calendar View
Not enough data
9.2
1427
Not enough data
9.1
1398
Shared Calendar
Not enough data
9.3
1438
Not enough data
9.1
1402
Accessibility
Not enough data
8.8
1222
Not enough data
8.6
1277
Integration
Not enough data
9.0
1340
Not enough data
8.9
1319
Not enough data
8.9
1328
Notifications
Not enough data
9.0
1368
Not enough data
8.7
1225
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.9
736
Not enough data
8.1
742
Not enough data
8.0
737
Agentic AI - Calendar
Not enough data
8.0
286
Design
Not enough data
8.7
1385
Not enough data
8.5
1393
Not enough data
8.4
1386
Collaboration
Not enough data
9.4
1483
Not enough data
9.3
1465
File Types
Not enough data
9.2
1479
Not enough data
9.0
1449
Not enough data
8.7
1208
Edit & Revise
Not enough data
9.1
1459
Not enough data
8.9
1412
Not enough data
9.2
1481
Integrate & Embed
Not enough data
9.2
1416
Not enough data
8.9
1279
Not enough data
9.0
1355
Operating System
Not enough data
9.1
1325
Not enough data
9.0
1303
Not enough data
8.3
1063
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.3
727
Not enough data
8.5
717
Not enough data
7.8
711
Not enough data
8.2
712
Not enough data
8.1
706
Agentic AI - Document Creation
Not enough data
7.8
279
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.3
810
Not enough data
8.3
806
Not enough data
8.1
803
Not enough data
7.9
305
Not enough data
8.3
304
Not enough data
7.9
300
Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software
Not enough data
7.9
74
Action Item Detection - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automatic Transcription - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Collaboration & Sharing - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Language & Accent Support - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Multi-Platform Integration - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Privacy & Security Controls - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Searchable Note Archives - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Speaker Identification - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customizations
Not enough data
8.4
425
Not enough data
8.8
427
Not enough data
8.4
393
Not enough data
8.5
403
Growth
Not enough data
8.4
334
Not enough data
8.5
360
Not enough data
8.5
337
Not enough data
8.1
319
Not enough data
8.6
343
Content
Not enough data
8.9
387
Not enough data
8.8
401
Not enough data
8.7
397
Not enough data
8.4
142
Support
Not enough data
8.4
149
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Evernote and Google Workspace are categorized as Note-Taking Software
Unique Categories
Evernote is categorized as AI Note-Taking Software
Google Workspace is categorized as Business Instant Messaging, Screen Sharing, Spreadsheets, Website Builder, Presentation, Document Creation, Cloud Content Collaboration, Office Suites, Calendar, Email, Survey, and Video Conferencing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Evernote
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Google Workspace
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
Computer Software
10.1%
Information Technology and Services
10.0%
Marketing and Advertising
9.0%
Internet
5.3%
Higher Education
4.9%
Other
60.7%
Information Technology and Services
9.2%
Education Management
8.4%
Computer Software
7.8%
Marketing and Advertising
6.7%
Higher Education
5.1%
Other
62.9%
Discussions
Only one?
4 Comments
BE
Evernote is great, but there are quite a few alternatives:
Springpad
Google Keep
Google Drive (though offline writing can be a pain)
Catch Notes (for iOS and...Read more
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?
4 Comments
TS
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...Read more
What competitors are there for Evernote? I can think of FireTask and Remember the Milk and OneNote and a handful of others...any thoughts?
3 Comments
DL
I should really explore Evernote further then...it is one product that I have not explored fully and felt that I should. Thanks for fleshing that out.Read more
Is there a way to see everyone all at once on the screen?
21 Comments
JB
Yes. On the bottom right, you'll see "Present your screen" and next to it "..." Those 3 dots give you access to screen settings. You can change to tile mode,...Read more
Is that possible to see the files from multiple Google accounts simultaneously?
17 Comments
JD
Yes. When a Google Drive document is shared to your Gmail, you can save it to your Drive. When you open the document, it will open in a separate tab. You...Read more
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