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Compare Evernote and Scrivener 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (47.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (82.6% 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 plansScrivener
Star Rating
(86)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (82.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about ScrivenerEvernote vs Scrivener
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Evernote easier to use, set up, and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of administration with Scrivener.
- Reviewers felt that Scrivener meets the needs of their business better than Evernote.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Scrivener is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Scrivener 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.
Scrivener
No pricing availableFree Trial
Evernote
Free Trial is available
Scrivener
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
1,847
9.3
69
Ease of Use
8.9
1,858
7.9
71
Ease of Setup
9.1
222
7.9
15
Ease of Admin
8.9
196
9.2
8
Quality of Support
8.5
1,150
8.6
45
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
167
8.6
6
Product Direction (% positive)
7.8
1,843
8.5
70
Features by Category
Document Creation
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
9.4
6
Workflow
Not enough data
6.4
6
Not enough data
6.9
8
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
6.9
6
Agentic AI - Screenwriting
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
Design
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
8.1
13
Not enough data
6.8
12
Collaboration
Not enough data
5.3
6
Not enough data
4.8
7
File Types
Not enough data
9.2
13
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
4.3
7
Edit & Revise
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
5.9
11
Not enough data
9.4
13
Integrate & Embed
Not enough data
5.2
8
Not enough data
5.5
7
Not enough data
5.0
7
Operating System
Not enough data
9.8
11
Not enough data
9.8
9
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
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
Agentic AI - Document Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
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 Scrivener share no categories
Unique Categories
Evernote is categorized as Note-Taking Software and AI Note-Taking Software
Scrivener is categorized as Document Creation and Screenwriting
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Evernote
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Scrivener
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%
Writing and Editing
31.4%
Higher Education
8.1%
Publishing
7.0%
Information Technology and Services
4.7%
Libraries
3.5%
Other
45.3%
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 integrate this application with Google Drive?
2 Comments
MG
Here's a great tutorial on how to sync scrivener with google drive. https://simonkjones.com/how-to-sync-scrivener-with-a-chromebook/Read more
Scrivener has no more discussions with answers
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