Alternatives · Note-Taking

Notejoy alternatives

As of Nov 13, 2026, the best Notejoy alternative for most people is Notion (3.2 GPA), first in our ranking of note-taking apps. The best free one is Microsoft OneNote (3.8 GPA).

Notejoy compared with 5 alternatives: Notion, Evernote, Microsoft OneNote, Craft and Standard Notes.

Notejoy has a free plan. Paid plans start at $5 per month, billed annually (Solo). All 5 alternatives are free or have a free plan.

Listings checked up to Nov 12, 2026 · Where the facts come from

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At a glance

Tool	Price	Free plan	Runs on
NotejoyThis tool	Free plan · from $5/mo	Yes	Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Browser extension
Notion	Free plan · from $10/mo	Yes	Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Browser extension
Evernote	Free plan · from $99/yr	Yes	Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Browser extension
Microsoft OneNote	Free plan · from $9.99/mo	Yes	Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Browser extension
Craft	Free plan · from $96/yr	Yes	Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Browser extension
Standard Notes	Free plan · from $90/yr	Yes	Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, Browser extension

Price against what you get

Notejoy starts at $5 a month and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. None of the 5 alternatives on this chart both scores higher and starts lower.

Notion, Evernote, Microsoft OneNote and Craft score higher without starting lower.

Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged

What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →

The best score at each price
Has a free plan
No free plan

The full chart of note-taking apps, and the best at every price

How each one differs from Notejoy

Notion
Workspace for docs, wikis, databases and projects with built-in AI
- Notion starts at $10 per member / month, billed yearly.
- Notion also covers databases, wiki and templates.
- Notion does not cover web clipper, which Notejoy does.
Suits: Teams that want docs, a wiki and project tracking in one workspace
Notion vs Notejoy Notion pricing and details
Evernote
Note-taking app with web clipping, tasks, calendar and AI search
- Evernote starts at $99 per year (about $8.25 a month), or $14.99 billed monthly.
- Evernote also covers templates, tasks and calendar.
Suits: People who save web pages, scans and documents and need to search across them
Evernote vs Notejoy Evernote pricing and details
Microsoft OneNote
Microsoft's free digital notebook for typed, inked and audio notes
- Microsoft OneNote starts at $9.99 per month, or $99.99 per year (Microsoft 365 Personal).
- Microsoft OneNote also covers transcription and dictation.
Suits: People who already have a Microsoft account or a Microsoft 365 subscription
Microsoft OneNote vs Notejoy Microsoft OneNote pricing and details
Craft
Notes and documents app with tasks, daily notes and whiteboards
- Craft starts at $96 per year ($8 a month), or $10 billed monthly.
- Craft also covers whiteboard, daily notes and tasks.
- Craft does not cover web clipper, which Notejoy does.
Suits: People who want polished documents and personal notes in one app
Craft vs Notejoy Craft pricing and details
Standard Notes
End-to-end encrypted notes app with open source clients
- Standard Notes starts at $90 per year (Productivity).
- Standard Notes also lists a Linux app.
- Standard Notes is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Standard Notes also covers Markdown.
Suits: Private notes that the provider cannot read
Standard Notes vs Notejoy Standard Notes pricing and details

Limits worth knowing in Notejoy

The free plan stops at 5 notebooks and 100MB of library storage per library.
Offline access, note history and end-to-end encryption are on paid plans only.
The Solo plan allows only one user per library, so it cannot be used to share notes.
The security page says full end-to-end encryption, including attachments, comes with a premium plan, so check which plan covers it.

Notejoy pricing and details

Common questions

What are the alternatives to Notejoy?

The alternatives to Notejoy in this directory are Notion, Evernote, Microsoft OneNote, Craft and Standard Notes. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Notejoy.

Is there a free alternative to Notejoy?

Yes. Notion, Evernote, Microsoft OneNote, Craft and Standard Notes have a free plan alongside paid ones.

Which Notejoy alternatives work on Linux?

The Notejoy listing does not include a Linux app. Standard Notes lists one.

Is there an open-source alternative to Notejoy?

Standard Notes is described as open source on its own site.

When were these prices checked?

Each listing shows its own date. On this page they run from Oct 4, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026. Vendors change prices without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.

How this page was made

Where any alternative here is in our top three note-taking apps, the best for most people is the highest placed of them: the top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades. Otherwise the page names the highest-graded alternative in the same category as Notejoy, the one its listing names first winning a tie. The best free one is the highest-graded alternative that is free or has a free plan (a free trial does not count), with its catch quoted from its listing where the listing states a short one. The GPA is the average of our five grades for each tool.
The alternatives are the tools Notejoy’s listing names as its closest substitutes, and the tools whose listings name Notejoy.
Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing, which names the pages they were read from.
The differences are worked out from those listings.
The chart sets each tool’s starting price against our own grades for features, ease of use and platforms.

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