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Compare Microsoft OneNote and Whimsical 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (43.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (59.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$0.00 1 Editor Per Month
Microsoft 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
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Star Rating
(187)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (59.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 1 Editor Per Month
Browse all 4 pricing plansMicrosoft OneNote vs Whimsical
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Whimsical easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Whimsical overall.
- Reviewers felt that Whimsical meets the needs of their business better than Microsoft OneNote.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Whimsical is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Whimsical over Microsoft OneNote.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Microsoft OneNote
No pricing availableWhimsical
Free
$0.00
1 Editor Per Month
For personal projects and flexible collaboration.
- Unlimited workspace members
- All Whimsical file types
- 3 team boards
Free Trial
Microsoft OneNote
No trial information availableWhimsical
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
1,602
9.1
127
Ease of Use
8.9
1,610
9.3
129
Ease of Setup
9.0
153
9.5
29
Ease of Admin
8.9
132
9.1
25
Quality of Support
8.6
1,054
8.7
89
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
114
9.6
23
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
1,580
9.3
123
Features by Category
Tasks
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Projects
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Resource Management
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Project Monitoring
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Generative AI
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Agentic AI - Project Management
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Collaboration Tools
Not enough data
9.1
75
Not enough data
8.0
63
Not enough data
8.6
78
Visual Tools
Not enough data
8.3
71
Not enough data
8.6
70
Not enough data
8.1
62
Mind Map Availability
Not enough data
8.3
62
Not enough data
7.9
44
Not enough data
6.4
35
Not enough data
8.9
65
Agentic AI - Mind Mapping
Not enough data
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Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.5
22
Not enough data
9.0
28
Not enough data
8.7
22
Not enough data
8.9
28
Not enough data
8.9
30
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
15
Not enough data
8.9
25
Not enough data
8.6
28
Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft OneNote and Whimsical share no categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft OneNote
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Whimsical
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
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%
Computer Software
15.9%
Information Technology and Services
14.8%
Marketing and Advertising
10.2%
Financial Services
8.5%
Design
7.4%
Other
43.2%
Discussions
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 give users edit permission t specific sections/pages within a OneNote document, or do permissions apply to the entire document only?
2 Comments
GF
OneNote is extremely customizable in terms of access/security options- as far as I’m aware, you can allow/password/restrict down to an individual page in...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
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