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ROpen-source networked note-taking with daily notes, backlinks and local Markdown
Freemium
Evernote vs Notion AI
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Evernote if…
- you work on iOS, Android, macOS
- you're in its core audience: students, knowledge workers
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Choose Notion AI if…
- you need an API to build on
- you're in its core audience: teams using notion, knowledge workers
Side by side
Feature Evernote Notion AI
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$14.99/mo—
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your content—No
Data retention—Free/Plus/Business: AI providers keep data 30 days or fewer; Enterprise zero retention
Security and complianceISO 27001, GDPRGDPR, CCPA, HIPAA
Backlinks & graph—
Meeting transcription
AI Q&A over notes
MCP connector—
Web clipper
Shared workspaces
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, ChromeWeb
CategoryNotes & KnowledgeNotes & Knowledge
CompanyBending Spoons US Inc.Notion Labs, Inc.
Based inUnited StatesUnited States
Founded——
Part ofBending Spoons—
Key features
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
N Notion AI
- Notion Agent for multi-step page and database tasks
- Custom Agents running on triggers or schedules
- Enterprise Search with cited answers across connected apps
- AI Meeting Notes with transcription and summaries
- Research Mode for detailed reports
- Database Autofill and AI blocks
- Admin controls and AI usage analytics
- Workers (beta) for custom code extensions
Plans and prices
From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.
Evernote
FreeFree
Starter$14.99/mo
Advanced$24.99/mo
FlexiblePer seat
UnlimitedCustom
Notion AI
FreeFree
Plus£8.50 per member/mo
Business£16.50 per member/mo
EnterpriseCustom
Custom Agents add-on$10 per 1,000 Notion credits
Strengths and limitations
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
Notion AI
- Free and Plus plans include a limited trial of Notion AI
- No training on customer data; zero data retention on Enterprise
- Connects to Slack, Google Drive, GitHub and Asana
- Plus is free for students and educators
- Full Notion Agent, meeting notes and search require the Business plan
- Custom Agents cost extra after the free trial ($10 per 1,000 credits)
- Enterprise Search is still in beta
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