Note-taking Category leader
Evernote
Notes, tasks and calendar in one app
Key features
- Cross-device sync
- Notebooks, folders and tags
- Search inside content
- Web clipper
- Offline access
- Shared notes
Joplin alternatives
Other note-taking tools to consider instead of Joplin. Key features and starting prices come from each vendor's own site.
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| Pricing | Free plan €2.99/month (Joplin Cloud Basic, billed monthly) | Free plan $14.99/mo | Free | Free plan $5/user/month billed monthly | Free plan $11.99/mo | $8.99/month |
| Best for | Individuals and small teams who want a Markdown note app with encrypted sync and control over where notes are stored. | Individuals and small teams that want notes, tasks and a calendar in one app and can live within plan limits on notebooks and synced devices. | Students, individuals and small teams on Microsoft accounts who want a free notebook with handwriting, audio and shared notebooks. | Individuals who want free, unlimited notes and pay only for sync or publishing | Individuals building a linked personal knowledge base who prefer typed objects over folders; free plan covers sync and offline. | Students, researchers and lifelong learners who organize notes and sources on visual whiteboards |
| Team size | 1–50 people | 1–50 people | 1–500+ people | 1–50 people | 1 people | 1 people |
| Cross-device sync | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not listed |
| Notebooks, folders and tags | Not listed | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Yes | Yes |
| Search inside content | Not listed | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Yes | Yes |
| Web clipper | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Yes |
| Offline access | Not listed | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Shared notes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Visit | Visit | Visit | Visit | Visit | Visit | Visit |
Head to head
The alternatives
Note-taking Category leader
Microsoft OneNote
Free digital notebook from Microsoft
Key features
- Cross-device sync
- Notebooks, folders and tags
- Search inside content
- Web clipper
- Offline access
- Shared notes
Note-taking Category leader
Obsidian
Private Markdown notes stored as local files
Key features
- Cross-device sync
- Web clipper
- Offline access
- Shared notes
Note-taking Rising
Capacities
Object-based notes for linked personal knowledge
Key features
- Cross-device sync
- Notebooks, folders and tags
- Search inside content
- Offline access
- Shared notes
Note-taking Rising
Heptabase
Visual note-taking with whiteboards for deep learning
Key features
- Notebooks, folders and tags
- Search inside content
- Web clipper
- Offline access
- Shared notes