# Evernote, Zoho Notebook vs Mendeley Comparison | | Evernote | Zoho Notebook | Mendeley | |---|---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.3 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.3 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 2,030 | 69 | 249 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (47.1% of reviews) | Small-Business (62.3% of reviews) | Enterprise (48.6% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | Free | $4.99 1 User/month (Get 50% off on Notebook Pro Yearly) | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Evernote Pros: - Ease of Use (10 reviews) - Note-taking (5 reviews) Cons: - Tool Limitations (3 reviews) - Connectivity Issues (2 reviews) ### Zoho Notebook Pros: - Intuitive (1 reviews) - Organization (1 reviews) ### Mendeley **Not enough data** --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Evernote | Zoho Notebook | Mendeley | |---|---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 8.8 (1854 reviews) | 9.2 (50 reviews) | 8.6 (222 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.9 (1865 reviews) | 9.3 (52 reviews) | 8.7 (222 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 9.1 (229 reviews) | 9.3 (7 reviews) | 9.2 (16 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.9 (198 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.6 (9 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.5 (1154 reviews) | 8.9 (42 reviews) | 7.9 (142 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.7 (169 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.9 (6 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 7.8 (1850 reviews) | 7.8 (48 reviews) | 8.0 (215 reviews) | --- ## 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 ### Zoho Notebook #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: Notebook for Business Price: $4.99 1 User/month (Get 50% off on Notebook Pro Yearly) Description: Zoho Notebook for Business is the ultimate productivity solution for businesses seeking efficiency and enhanced productivity. Key Features: - Get 1TB storage, create notecards upto 200MB, and upload files upto 1GB smoothly. - Turn your emails into notecards with ease. - Set custom recurring reminders for your workflows. [Browse all 2 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/zoho-notebook/pricing) #### Free Trial No ### Mendeley #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Note-Taking Software | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Evernote** | N/A | N/A | | **Zoho Notebook** | N/A | N/A | | **Mendeley** | N/A | N/A | #### Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software | Feature | Evernote | Zoho Notebook | Mendeley | |---|---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### AI Note-Taking Software | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Evernote** | N/A | N/A | | **Zoho Notebook** | N/A | N/A | | **Mendeley** | N/A | N/A | #### Action Item Detection - AI Note-taking Software | Feature | Evernote | Zoho Notebook | Mendeley | |---|---|---|---| | **Action Item extraction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Summary Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Automatic Transcription - AI Note-taking Software | Feature | Evernote | Zoho Notebook | Mendeley | |---|---|---|---| | **Speech-to-text Transcription** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Collaboration & Sharing - AI Note-taking Software | Feature | Evernote | Zoho Notebook | Mendeley | |---|---|---|---| | **Team-based Access** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Language & Accent Support - AI Note-taking Software | Feature | Evernote | Zoho Notebook | Mendeley | |---|---|---|---| | **Multi-Language and Accent Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Multi-Platform Integration - AI Note-taking Software | Feature | Evernote | Zoho Notebook | Mendeley | |---|---|---|---| | **Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Privacy & Security Controls - AI Note-taking Software | Feature | Evernote | Zoho Notebook | Mendeley | |---|---|---|---| | **Access Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Searchable Note Archives - AI Note-taking Software | Feature | Evernote | Zoho Notebook | Mendeley | |---|---|---|---| | **Semantic Search** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Speaker Identification - AI Note-taking Software | Feature | Evernote | Zoho Notebook | Mendeley | |---|---|---|---| | **Speaker Recognition** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | --- ## 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 Zoho Notebook (1):** [Note-Taking Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/note-taking-software) **Unique to Mendeley (1):** [Reference Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/reference-management) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Evernote | Zoho Notebook | Mendeley | |---|---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 47.1% | 62.3% | 30.5% | | **Mid-Market** | 28.3% | 29.0% | 21.0% | | **Enterprise** | 24.6% | 8.7% | 48.6% | ### 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% #### Zoho Notebook - **Information Technology and Services:** 18.8% - **Telecommunications:** 8.7% - **Accounting:** 5.8% - **Consumer Goods:** 5.8% - **Real Estate:** 4.3% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 4.3% - **Computer Software:** 2.9% - **Events Services:** 2.9% - **Food & Beverages:** 2.9% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.9% - **Other:** 40.6% #### Mendeley - **Higher Education:** 42.4% - **Research:** 23.9% - **Education Management:** 7.0% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.5% - **Mechanical or Industrial Engineering:** 2.1% - **Computer Software:** 1.6% - **Writing and Editing:** 1.2% - **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 1.2% - **Biotechnology:** 1.2% - **Information Technology and Services:** 1.2% - **Other:** 15.6% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Evernote - [ClickUp](https://www.g2.com/products/clickup/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (12423 reviews) - [Otter.ai](https://www.g2.com/products/otter-ai/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (492 reviews) - [Google Workspace](https://www.g2.com/products/google-workspace/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (48016 reviews) - [Notion](https://www.g2.com/products/notion/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (11895 reviews) - [Microsoft OneNote](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-onenote/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1863 reviews) - [monday Work Management](https://www.g2.com/products/monday-com/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (15379 reviews) - [Notability](https://www.g2.com/products/notability/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (45 reviews) - [Bear](https://www.g2.com/products/bear/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (45 reviews) - [Milanote](https://www.g2.com/products/milanote/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (42 reviews) - [Notejoy](https://www.g2.com/products/notejoy/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (35 reviews) ### Alternatives to Zoho Notebook - [Notion](https://www.g2.com/products/notion/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (11895 reviews) - [Microsoft OneNote](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-onenote/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1863 reviews) - [Notability](https://www.g2.com/products/notability/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (45 reviews) - [Bear](https://www.g2.com/products/bear/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (45 reviews) - [Simplenote](https://www.g2.com/products/simplenote/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (39 reviews) - [Google Workspace](https://www.g2.com/products/google-workspace/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (48016 reviews) - [Goodnotes](https://www.g2.com/products/goodnotes/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (123 reviews) - [ClickUp](https://www.g2.com/products/clickup/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (12423 reviews) - [Coda](https://www.g2.com/products/superhuman-coda/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (492 reviews) - [Basecamp](https://www.g2.com/products/basecamp/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (5485 reviews) ### Alternatives to Mendeley - [EndNote](https://www.g2.com/products/endnote/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (183 reviews) - [ReadCube](https://www.g2.com/products/readcube/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (174 reviews) - [EasyBib.com](https://www.g2.com/products/easybib-com/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (152 reviews) - [Zotero](https://www.g2.com/products/zotero/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (99 reviews) - [Sciwheel](https://www.g2.com/products/sciwheel/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (48 reviews) - [RefWorks](https://www.g2.com/products/refworks/reviews) — 3.9/5 stars (29 reviews) - [Paperpile](https://www.g2.com/products/paperpile/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (26 reviews) - [Cite This For Me (formerly RefME)](https://www.g2.com/products/cite-this-for-me-formerly-refme/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (22 reviews) - [Citavi](https://www.g2.com/products/citavi/reviews) — 4.9/5 stars (17 reviews) - [JabRef](https://www.g2.com/products/jabref/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (12 reviews) --- ## 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." ### Zoho Notebook - Title: [What is Zoho Notebook used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/zoho-notebook-what-is-zoho-notebook-used-for) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Zoho Notebook is used for taking notes and organizing information efficiently. It allows you to create text, image, audio, and video notes, and combine them..." - Title: [Is the notebook free?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-the-notebook-free) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Yes, Zoho Notebook is free. It does offer a paid option, but you can use the free version." ### Mendeley - Title: [Is mendeley free to use?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-mendeley-free-to-use) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "Yes, Mendeley is free to use." - Title: [What is the function of software Mendeley?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-function-of-software-mendeley) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "Its main uses are: reading texts and organizing academic references" - Title: [What is Mendeley used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-mendeley-used-for) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Mendeley is a reference management tool which is a lifesaver for researchers, students, and academics who need to keep their research papers organized. It..." - Title: [Why Elsevier is insisting on changing Mendeley functionalities](https://www.g2.com/discussions/why-elsevier-is-insisting-on-changing-mendeley-functionalities) — 1 comment, 2 upvotes > **Top comment:** "I think this is an awful move. The reference manager is clunky, slow, and user hostile. The good news is that (for now) it is possible to import your library..." - Title: [What do you know about Mendeley software?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-do-you-know-about-mendeley-software) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Mendeley is now owned by Elsevier, it is no longer independent and many of the features that I had become accustomed to are no longer available, such as..." --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/evernote-vs-zoho-notebook-vs-mendeley)