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Compare Evernote and Microsoft OneNote 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (47.0% of reviews)
Enterprise (43.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
No pricing available
Evernote
Star Rating
(2,023)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (47.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 2 pricing plansMicrosoft OneNote
Star Rating
(1,849)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (43.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Microsoft OneNoteEvernote vs Microsoft OneNote
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found them equally easy to use and administer. However, Evernote is easier to set up, while Microsoft OneNote is easier to do business with overall.
- Reviewers felt that Microsoft OneNote meets the needs of their business better than Evernote.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Microsoft OneNote is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Microsoft OneNote over Evernote.
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.
Microsoft OneNote
No pricing availableFree Trial
Evernote
Free Trial is available
Microsoft OneNote
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
1,847
9.0
1,602
Ease of Use
8.9
1,858
8.9
1,610
Ease of Setup
9.1
222
9.0
153
Ease of Admin
8.9
196
8.9
132
Quality of Support
8.5
1,150
8.6
1,054
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
167
8.9
114
Product Direction (% positive)
7.8
1,843
8.3
1,580
Features by Category
Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Evernote and Microsoft OneNote are categorized as Note-Taking Software
Unique Categories
Evernote is categorized as AI Note-Taking Software
Microsoft OneNote has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Evernote
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Microsoft OneNote
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
10.8%
Computer Software
8.3%
Higher Education
5.7%
Education Management
5.0%
Hospital & Health Care
3.8%
Other
66.4%
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
How do I save my one note and open it on a new computer?
3 Comments
JL
Hi Janette,
You don't have to ever "save" in OneNote, it saves AUTOMATICALLY! Which is one of it's best features to me. and then you just open your...Read more
Is there a way to put photos into your notes?
2 Comments
AB
You can also click and drag your screen shots into your notebook. Read more
Are there formatting templates available?
2 Comments
JL
There are pre built templates in onenote for projects and activities. Read more
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