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Compare Goodnotes and Microsoft OneNote 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.9% of reviews)
Enterprise (43.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Goodnotes
Star Rating
(93)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about GoodnotesMicrosoft OneNote
Star Rating
(1,853)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (43.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Microsoft OneNoteGoodnotes vs Microsoft OneNote
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Goodnotes easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with Microsoft OneNote overall.
- Goodnotes and Microsoft OneNote both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, Goodnotes and Microsoft OneNote provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Goodnotes over Microsoft OneNote.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Goodnotes
No pricing availableMicrosoft OneNote
No pricing availableFree Trial
Goodnotes
Free Trial is available
Microsoft OneNote
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.0
70
9.0
1,606
Ease of Use
9.3
74
8.9
1,614
Ease of Setup
9.1
50
9.0
157
Ease of Admin
9.2
6
8.9
133
Quality of Support
8.6
43
8.6
1,058
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
7
8.9
115
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
72
8.3
1,584
Features by Category
Design
8.8
12
Not enough data
9.3
12
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
Production
8.2
12
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
9.2
12
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
Distribution
7.8
12
Not enough data
8.2
12
Not enough data
8.2
12
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
Integrations
8.3
12
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Handwritten Notes
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Organization
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Editing
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Operating System
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Collaboration Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visual Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Mind Map Availability
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 - Mind Mapping
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Annotation Tools - Markup Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Collaboration - Markup Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security - Markup Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software
7.8
9
8.8
7
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Goodnotes and Microsoft OneNote are categorized as Note-Taking Software
Unique Categories
Goodnotes is categorized as Mind Mapping, PDF Editor, Handwritten Notes, Study Tools, and Markup Software
Microsoft OneNote has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Goodnotes
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
10.6%
Higher Education
8.2%
Marketing and Advertising
7.1%
Design
7.1%
Construction
5.9%
Other
61.2%
Information Technology and Services
10.9%
Computer Software
8.2%
Higher Education
5.7%
Education Management
5.0%
Hospital & Health Care
3.8%
Other
66.4%
Discussions
How do you customize your notebooks? And the pages inside of it?
1 Comment
MM
Go to the 3 dots found at the top right corner, and find options to edit thereRead more
What can GoodNotes do?
1 Comment
RF
Goodnotes takes note taking to the next level! You can organize into "notebooks", draw, type, import photos, snap pics, etc.
Goodnotes also works with...Read more
Goodnotes has no more discussions with answers
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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