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ROpen-source networked note-taking with daily notes, backlinks and local Markdown
Freemium
Evernote vs OpenWhispr
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Evernote if…
- you work on Web, Android, Chrome
- you're in its core audience: students, knowledge workers
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Choose OpenWhispr if…
- you want the lower entry price ($6.67/mo vs $14.99/mo)
- you need an API to build on
- you want open source you can self-host or audit
- you work on Linux
- you're in its core audience: developers, writers
Side by side
Feature Evernote OpenWhispr
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$14.99/mo$6.67/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your content—No
Data retention—Cloud recordings deleted after transcription; desktop audio kept 30 days by default
Security and complianceISO 27001, GDPRSOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR
Updates, last 90 days—5
Meeting transcription—
AI Q&A over notes—
MCP connector—
Web clipper—
Shared workspaces—
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, ChromemacOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, API
CategoryNotes & KnowledgeTranscription
CompanyBending Spoons US Inc.Gizmo 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
O OpenWhispr
- Dictation into any app that accepts text
- On-device speech-to-text that works offline
- Bring your own API keys for cloud transcription
- Bot-free meeting recording with speaker labels
- 100+ languages with auto-detection
- Custom dictionary that learns from corrections
- Voice commands to clean up or draft text
- Audio file upload and transcription
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
OpenWhispr
Free$0
Pro$6.67/user/mo ($80/user billed annually)
Business$13.33/user/mo ($160/user billed annually)
EnterpriseCustom
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
OpenWhispr
- Unlimited local dictation is free on every plan
- Open source under the MIT license
- Works offline with on-device models
- Lists SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR compliance
- Free plan limits OpenWhispr Cloud transcription to 2,000 words a week
- iOS app and device sync require a paid plan
- No Android app listed
- Paid prices shown are for annual billing
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