# Evernote vs Microsoft OneDrive for Business Comparison

| | Evernote | Microsoft OneDrive for Business | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.3 out of 5 | 4.3 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 2,030 | 10,349 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (47.1% of reviews) | Enterprise (37.9% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | Free | $5 user/month | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Evernote

Pros:
- Ease of Use (10 reviews)
- Note-taking (5 reviews)

Cons:
- Tool Limitations (3 reviews)
- Connectivity Issues (2 reviews)

### Microsoft OneDrive for Business

Pros:
- Ease of Use (198 reviews)
- Seamless Integration (181 reviews)

Cons:
- Syncing Issues (166 reviews)
- Permission Issues (41 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Evernote | Microsoft OneDrive for Business | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.8 (1854 reviews) | 8.9 (8405 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.9 (1865 reviews) | 8.7 (8480 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 9.1 (229 reviews) | 8.8 (2224 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.9 (198 reviews) | 8.5 (1553 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.5 (1154 reviews) | 8.4 (6584 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.7 (169 reviews) | 8.7 (1488 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 7.8 (1850 reviews) | 8.1 (8188 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### 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

### Microsoft OneDrive for Business

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: 1 TB of OneDrive storage

Price: $5 user/month

Description: Includes 1TB of OneDrive per user.


[Browse all 5 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-onedrive-for-business/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Cloud Content Collaboration

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Evernote** | N/A | N/A |
| **Microsoft OneDrive for Business** | 8.6/10 | 7399 |

#### File Management

| Feature | Evernote | Microsoft OneDrive for Business | 
|---|---|---|
| **Device Syncing** | Not enough data | 8.7 (6516 reviews) | 
| **Web Interface** | Not enough data | 8.6 (6461 reviews) | 
| **File Type Support** | Not enough data | 8.9 (6523 reviews) | 
| **Search** | Not enough data | 8.6 (6319 reviews) | 
| **Mobile Apps** | Not enough data | 8.5 (5416 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration

| Feature | Evernote | Microsoft OneDrive for Business | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | 7.9 (281 reviews) | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | 8.4 (302 reviews) | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | 8.1 (284 reviews) | 

#### Collaboration

| Feature | Evernote | Microsoft OneDrive for Business | 
|---|---|---|
| **File following** | Not enough data | 8.7 (5700 reviews) | 
| **File Sharing** | Not enough data | 9.0 (6664 reviews) | 
| **Simultaneously Editing** | Not enough data | 8.4 (5862 reviews) | 
| **Change Tracking / Audit Logs** | Not enough data | 8.4 (5128 reviews) | 

#### Administration

| Feature | Evernote | Microsoft OneDrive for Business | 
|---|---|---|
| **User and Role Management** | Not enough data | 8.7 (4305 reviews) | 
| **Policies and Controls** | Not enough data | 8.7 (4245 reviews) | 
| **Device Management** | Not enough data | 8.8 (4229 reviews) | 
| **Storage Limits** | Not enough data | 8.7 (4614 reviews) | 
| **Storage Zones** | Not enough data | 8.7 (3926 reviews) | 
| **Security** | Not enough data | 9.0 (4756 reviews) | 

#### Platform

| Feature | Evernote | Microsoft OneDrive for Business | 
|---|---|---|
| **Performance and Reliability** | Not enough data | 8.8 (1523 reviews) | 
| **Reporting and Auditing** | Not enough data | 8.5 (1198 reviews) | 
| **System of Record Integration** | Not enough data | 8.7 (1210 reviews) | 
| **APIs** | Not enough data | 8.5 (996 reviews) | 

### Note-Taking Software

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Evernote** | N/A | N/A |
| **Microsoft OneDrive for Business** | N/A | N/A |

#### Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software

| Feature | Evernote | Microsoft OneDrive for Business | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### AI Note-Taking Software

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Evernote** | N/A | N/A |
| **Microsoft OneDrive for Business** | N/A | N/A |

#### Action Item Detection - AI Note-taking Software

| Feature | Evernote | Microsoft OneDrive for Business | 
|---|---|---|
| **Action Item extraction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Summary Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Automatic Transcription - AI Note-taking Software

| Feature | Evernote | Microsoft OneDrive for Business | 
|---|---|---|
| **Speech-to-text Transcription** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Collaboration & Sharing - AI Note-taking Software

| Feature | Evernote | Microsoft OneDrive for Business | 
|---|---|---|
| **Team-based Access** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Language & Accent Support - AI Note-taking Software

| Feature | Evernote | Microsoft OneDrive for Business | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Language and Accent Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Multi-Platform Integration - AI Note-taking Software

| Feature | Evernote | Microsoft OneDrive for Business | 
|---|---|---|
| **Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Privacy & Security Controls - AI Note-taking Software

| Feature | Evernote | Microsoft OneDrive for Business | 
|---|---|---|
| **Access Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Searchable Note Archives - AI Note-taking Software

| Feature | Evernote | Microsoft OneDrive for Business | 
|---|---|---|
| **Semantic Search** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Speaker Identification - AI Note-taking Software

| Feature | Evernote | Microsoft OneDrive for Business | 
|---|---|---|
| **Speaker Recognition** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories

**Unique to Evernote (2):** [Note-Taking Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/note-taking-software), [AI Note-Taking Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/ai-note-taking-software)

**Unique to Microsoft OneDrive for Business (1):** [Cloud Content Collaboration Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-content-collaboration)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Evernote | Microsoft OneDrive for Business | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 47.1% | 29.1% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 28.3% | 33.0% | 
| **Enterprise** | 24.6% | 37.9% | 

### By Industry

#### 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%

#### Microsoft OneDrive for Business

- **Information Technology and Services:** 11.0%
- **Education Management:** 5.5%
- **Computer Software:** 5.2%
- **Higher Education:** 5.1%
- **Financial Services:** 3.8%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 3.6%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 3.2%
- **Retail:** 3.0%
- **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 2.9%
- **Accounting:** 2.8%
- **Other:** 53.9%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to Evernote

- [ClickUp](https://www.g2.com/products/clickup/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (12435 reviews)
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- [Notion](https://www.g2.com/products/notion/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (11904 reviews)
- [Microsoft OneNote](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-onenote/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1863 reviews)
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### Alternatives to Microsoft OneDrive for Business

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- [Dropbox](https://www.g2.com/products/dropbox/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (31301 reviews)
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- [Tresorit](https://www.g2.com/products/tresorit/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (256 reviews)
- [ownCloud](https://www.g2.com/products/owncloud/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (236 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### 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."

### Microsoft OneDrive for Business

- Title: [Which is better Drop box or One drive](https://www.g2.com/discussions/23433-which-is-better-drop-box-or-one-drive) — 14 comments, 2 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "It depends on the application. At one time, I would have endorsed DropBox without hesitation. OneDrive has resolved their sync issues, and I find it just as..."
- Title: [How does Microsoft OneDrive for Business enhance collaboration and productivity in remote work settings?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-does-microsoft-onedrive-for-business-enhance-collaboration-and-productivity-in-remote-work-settings) — 7 comments, 2 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "When knowledge workers have access to OneDrive they are able to share documents across huge distances with colleagues being able to access and update the..."
- Title: [Can you save pictures as well as documents in one drive](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-you-save-pictures-as-well-as-documents-in-one-drive-33e66c84-6b2a-4f52-a395-9c8d86ad2404) — 6 comments, 2 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "Yes, you can save pictures to OneDrive.  In fact, you can save all sorts of file types as long as you have the space to do so. "
- Title: [Is there any way to see your files on the web?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-there-any-way-to-see-your-files-on-the-web) — 6 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Yes. Go to office365.com and sign into your account. Once you do so, go to the  Onedrive tab and your files should be there but only if you saved your files..."
- Title: [Can this be implemented for personal use as well?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/24600-can-this-be-implemented-for-personal-use-as-well) — 5 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Yes. There are different yearly plans you can purchase that have different levels of storage size for personal or business use. The idea is that you would..."

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