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Compare Evernote and SmartDraw 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (47.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (43.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
$7.95 Per Month
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 plansSmartDraw
Star Rating
(334)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (43.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$7.95 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansEvernote vs SmartDraw
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Evernote easier to use. However, SmartDraw is easier to set up and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with SmartDraw overall.
- Evernote and SmartDraw both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that SmartDraw is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of SmartDraw 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.
SmartDraw
Individual
$7.95
Per Month
Paid annually.
- Best in class diagramming
- Whiteboarding
- Data visualization
Free Trial
Evernote
Free Trial is available
SmartDraw
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
1,847
8.8
256
Ease of Use
8.9
1,858
8.7
261
Ease of Setup
9.1
222
9.4
131
Ease of Admin
8.9
196
9.4
93
Quality of Support
8.5
1,150
9.1
217
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
167
9.5
88
Product Direction (% positive)
7.8
1,843
8.7
244
Features by Category
Communication
Not enough data
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Content Management
Not enough data
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Productivity Tools
Not enough data
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Administration
Not enough data
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Logistics
Not enough data
8.0
72
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
85
Not enough data
8.4
80
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Editing & Design
Not enough data
8.9
86
Not enough data
8.8
77
Not enough data
8.7
81
Not enough data
9.1
85
Not enough data
8.9
74
Agentic AI - Org Chart
Not enough data
6.9
15
Not enough data
7.1
15
Collaboration
Not enough data
8.6
44
Not enough data
8.4
43
Not enough data
8.6
48
Not enough data
8.3
40
Hardware
Not enough data
8.2
51
Not enough data
9.2
47
Security
Not enough data
8.7
50
Not enough data
8.9
48
Agentic AI - Visual Collaboration Platforms
Not enough data
7.2
13
Not enough data
7.1
13
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 SmartDraw share no categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Evernote
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SmartDraw
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
7.4%
Construction
7.4%
Non-Profit Organization Management
4.6%
Veterinary
3.7%
Computer Software
3.7%
Other
73.1%
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 get started with free version
1 Comment
EG
You can sign up for the trial at https://cloud.smartdraw.comRead more
I use this program. Sold you program to be able to obtain. Yet you say you cant verify my professional experience? Do not ask me to do another survey.
1 Comment
Official Response from SmartDraw
My apologies, we let G2C know about this but it's out of our hands. We appreciate the time you took to try. Read more
Are there ways to make customizable ribbons?
1 Comment
Official Response from SmartDraw
Hi Ralph,
We are looking at revising the UI this quarter to make this easier for you. I don't have an ETA yet, but it's on our short term roadmap....Read more
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