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NCapacities vs Evernote
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Capacities if…
- you want the lower entry price ($9.99/mo vs $14.99/mo)
- you need an API to build on
- you work on Linux
- you're in its core audience: writers, researchers
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Choose Evernote if…
- you work on Chrome
- you're in its core audience: students, knowledge workers
Side by side
Feature Capacities Evernote
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$9.99/mo$14.99/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your contentNo—
Data retentionAI providers store data only temporarily; no permanent storage of content—
Security and compliance—ISO 27001, GDPR
Backlinks & graph—
Meeting transcription
AI Q&A over notes—
MCP connector
Web clipper—
Shared workspaces—
PlatformsWeb, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, APIWeb, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Chrome
CategoryNotes & KnowledgeNotes & Knowledge
CompanyCapacities Labs GmbHBending Spoons US Inc.
Based inGermanyUnited States
Founded2022—
Part of—Bending Spoons
Key features
C Capacities
- Custom object types with properties
- Backlinks, graph view and daily notes
- Related content and unlinked mention detection (Pro)
- AI assistant and image, PDF, weblink analysis (Pro)
- Task management with actions to Todoist and Things (Pro)
- AI Chat Connectors for ChatGPT, Claude and Cursor (Pro)
- Import/export to Markdown, CSV and more
- Capture via WhatsApp, Telegram, Twitter and email
E Evernote
- Notebooks, spaces and tags for organizing notes
- Tasks and built-in calendar with external calendar sync
- Web Clipper for Chrome, Firefox and Safari
- AI Assistant, semantic search and AI Transcribe
- Document scanning and offline notes
- Real-time collaboration with comments and task assignment
- Integrations with Gmail, Google Drive, Outlook and Slack
- MCP connection to external AI tools
Plans and prices
From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.
Capacities
Capacities BasicFree
Capacities Pro$9.99/month
Capacities Believerfrom $12.49/month
Plus AI Power-Up$8.33/month billed annually
Evernote
FreeFree
Starter$14.99/mo
Advanced$24.99/mo
FlexiblePer seat
UnlimitedCustom
Strengths and limitations
Capacities
- Free plan includes unlimited objects, sync and offline support
- Apps for web, Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android
- Full export to standard formats
- EU hosting, GDPR compliant
- AI, tasks, whiteboards and API require a paid plan
- Pro includes only a light AI budget; regular use needs the Plus add-on
- Built for individuals, not team collaboration; sharing is view-only
- Free plan media uploads capped at 5 GB, then 100 MB/month
Evernote
- Free plan available
- Apps for web, Windows, Mac, iOS and Android
- Paid plans come with a 7-day free trial, and Enterprise gets 14 days
- Eligible college students get 40% off a year of Advanced
- Free plan is limited to 50 notes, 1 notebook and 1 device
- Starter syncs on only 3 devices
- AI Cleanup is mobile only
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