Notion is the better app overall, scoring 9.0 to 7.7. Notion wins on 5 of the 5 scores, Evernote on 0.
Teams who want docs, wikis and task boards in one place
Long-time users with large archives of clipped articles and scanned documents
Score by score
The details
| Feature | Notion | Evernote |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Productivity & Notes | Productivity & Notes |
| Category rank | #5 of 13 | #13 of 13 |
| Developer | Notion Labs, Inc. | Bending Spoons |
| Pricing | Free + paid plans | Free + paid plans |
| Usable for free | Yes | Yes |
| iPhone & iPad | ✓ | ✓ |
| Android | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mac | ✓ | ✓ |
| Windows | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web | ✓ | ✓ |
Common questions
Is Notion better than Evernote?
Notion is the better app overall, scoring 9.0 to 7.7. Notion wins on 5 of the 5 scores, Evernote on 0.
Which is cheaper, Notion or Evernote?
Notion: Free plan; Plus $10 and Business $20 per member/month, billed yearly. Evernote: Limited free plan; Starter $99/year or $14.99/month. On value for money, Notion scores higher.
Do Notion and Evernote work on the same devices?
Yes, both run on iPhone & iPad, Android, Mac, Windows, Web.
Which is more private, Notion or Evernote?
Notion scores higher on privacy (7.6/10). The App Store label links your email, name, content, search history, identifiers and usage to you, with no tracking. Data is encrypted in transit and at rest, but not end-to-end. No ads.
Strengths and weaknesses
Notion
- Flexible enough to replace several separate apps
- Excellent for shared team docs and wikis
- Huge template gallery to get started fast
- Large pages and databases can feel slow
- Full Notion AI needs the Business plan or higher
- No end-to-end encryption for your notes
Notion lets you build almost anything from blocks: notes, wikis, task boards and project trackers, all tied together by flexible databases. Notion AI can write, search across connected apps and run agents that work through tasks for you, though full AI needs a Business plan. It is excellent for teams. Offline mode now exists, but large workspaces can still feel sluggish and nothing is end-to-end encrypted.
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Evernote
- Excellent web clipper for saving articles
- Finds text inside images, PDFs and scans
- Mature apps on phone, desktop and web
- Free plan stops at 50 notes and one notebook
- Paid plans cost more than most rivals
- Google Play lists the Android app as containing ads
Evernote is still a capable place to capture everything. The web clipper is excellent, search finds text inside images and PDFs, and notes, tasks and calendar live together. Version 11 added an AI Assistant, semantic search and meeting transcripts, and updates keep coming. The problem is value: the free plan stops at 50 notes, and paid plans cost more than most rivals. Hard to recommend unless you already rely on it.
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