Craft vs Evernote
We give Craft a 3.4 GPA and Evernote a 3.2, out of 4.0. Craft grades higher on value for money and ease of use. Evernote grades higher on platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan and features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Craft
Notes and documents app with tasks, daily notes and whiteboards
Evernote
Note-taking app with web clipping, tasks, calendar and AI search
How we grade them
| 3.4GPACraftVery good | 3.2GPAEvernoteVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BPlus is $96 a year, or $10 month to month, which is a fair bit for one person's notes. Family is where it gets cheap. $180 a year covers up to 6 people, and Team is $600 for up to 10. | CStarter is $99 a year, about $8.25 a month, or $14.99 paid monthly. That's the dear end of a category that typically starts at $5.99, and it still stops at 1,000 notes and 3 devices. Unlimited everything is Advanced, at $249.99 a year. |
| Free plan and trial | BFree for as long as you like, with 1 GB of storage. But it stops at 1,500 blocks, and every paragraph, heading and picture is a block. Students and teachers get the paid features free with a school email. | BThere is a free plan, but it's small: 50 notes, 1 notebook, 1 GB of storage and sync on a single device. So it's your phone or your laptop, not both. Paid plans have a 7-day trial. |
| Features | ADocs, tasks, daily notes, a calendar, whiteboards and Collections, which are little databases. Any doc can be published as a web page. There's an AI assistant, and an API on every plan. | AA Web Clipper for Chrome, Firefox and Safari, document scanning, and search that takes Boolean and location queries or finds related notes by meaning. Add tasks with reminders, Google and Microsoft calendars, an AI assistant, meeting transcripts and shared notes edited in real time. |
| Ease of use | A4.8 from about 6,600 App Store ratings. Reviewers keep comparing it to Notion and saying there's far less to learn. You open a doc and start writing. | B4.4 from about 78,000 App Store ratings. Reviews going back several years report crashes, freezes or unsaved edits in the iPhone and iPad app, sometimes after a big update. |
| Platforms and integrations | BMac, iPhone, iPad, Windows, Android, web and a browser clipper, plus an API and MCP server. But calendar events, Reminders and Shortcuts are Apple-only, and there's no Linux app on the download list. | AWeb, Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android and a browser clipper, with Google Drive, Gmail, Slack and Outlook connected. An MCP connector lets Claude and ChatGPT work with your notes. No Linux app, though. |
| Best for | notes and docs that look good enough to share | a searchable archive of clippings, scans and notes |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Craft and Evernote. How we grade
Where they differ
- Craft starts at $96 per year ($8 a month), or $10 billed monthly. Evernote starts at $99 per year (about $8.25 a month), or $14.99 billed monthly.
- Craft also covers whiteboard and daily notes.
- Evernote also covers web clipper, templates and calendar.
At a glance
| Craft | Evernote | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $96 per year ($8 a month), or $10 billed monthly | $99 per year (about $8.25 a month), or $14.99 billed monthly |
| Free plan | Starter plan: up to 1,500 content blocks across all documents, 1 GB of storage, 25 MB per file, 7-day version history and 15 AI credits. | 50 notes, 1 notebook, 5 spaces, 20 tags, 200 attachments, 1 GB of storage, 1 connected external calendar and sync on 1 device. |
| Free trial | 15-day free trial of Team plans. | 7-day free trial of paid plans; Evernote Enterprise can be tried free for 14 days. |
| Web | ||
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| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Craft Docs Limited | Bending Spoons |
| Price read from | support.craft.do | frontdeskreview.com (not the vendor's own page) |
| Checked | Oct 9, 2026 | Oct 4, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Craft
- People who want polished documents and personal notes in one app
- Individuals and families working mainly on Apple devices, with Windows, Android and web as well
- Small teams of up to 10 that prefer a fixed price over per-seat billing
Evernote
- People who save web pages, scans and documents and need to search across them
- Keeping notes, tasks and calendar events in a single app
- Teams that want shared notes with central administration and single sign-on
Worth knowing
Craft
- The free Starter plan stops at 1,500 content blocks, 1 GB of storage and 25 MB per file.
- Shared spaces come with the Family and Team bundles, which are capped at 6 and 10 accounts.
- Offline use covers documents opened earlier; creating documents, search and the AI assistant need a connection.
- Prices are set per country in local currency, so the amount shown on the pricing page varies by region.
Evernote
- The Free plan is limited to 50 notes, 1 notebook and sync on a single device.
- Starter is capped at 1,000 notes, 20 notebooks, 5 GB of storage and 3 synced devices.
- There is no Linux app; the desktop apps are for Mac and Windows only.
- In-note encryption is offered only in the Mac and Windows apps, and AI Cleanup only on mobile.
Key features
Craft
- Block-based documents
- Documents combine styled text, headings, lists and tables in blocks, and can be shared or published to the web.
- Tasks, daily notes and calendar
- Tasks sit inside documents and daily notes, with a calendar view. On Mac, iPhone and iPad, system calendar events appear alongside them.
- Whiteboards and Collections
- Whiteboards provide a visual canvas, and Collections add structured tracking with rich data to a document.
- Craft Assistant
- AI help for writing and editing, metered in credits: 15 on the Starter plan and 50 per month on Plus.
- Offline editing
- Documents opened earlier can be read and edited without a connection and sync on reconnect. Mac and iOS sync in the background; elsewhere it must be enabled in settings.
- API, MCP and capture tools
- A REST API and MCP server are included in all plans. A browser extension clips web pages, and emails can be forwarded into a space.
Evernote
- Web Clipper and document scanning
- A browser extension for Chrome, Firefox and Safari saves web pages into notes, and paper documents can be scanned in alongside them.
- Advanced and semantic search
- Search supports Boolean, geographic and filtered queries, and semantic search surfaces related notes based on their content.
- Tasks and calendar
- Tasks take due dates, reminders and assignees. Google and Microsoft calendars can be connected: 1 on the Free plan and 5 on paid plans.
- AI Assistant
- A chat assistant searches, organizes and enriches notes, with monthly and per-chat usage limits. AI Edit writes, summarizes, tidies and translates notes.
- AI Transcribe
- Records meetings and conversations, then produces a transcript and summary inside a note.
- Collaboration and MCP
- Shared notes support real-time editing, comments and task assignment. An MCP connector lets Claude, ChatGPT and other compatible AI tools use your notes.
Plans
Craft
Starter$0
One account with up to 1,500 content blocks, 1 GB of storage, 25 MB per file, 7-day version history and 15 AI credits.
Plus$96
per year ($10 if billed monthly)
One account, unlimited documents, 30-day history, 50 AI credits a month. Help center: up to 5 spaces of 1 TB each, 5 GB per file; the pricing table says unlimited storage.
Family$180
per year ($18 if billed monthly)
Fixed-price bundle of 2 to 6 Plus accounts with up to 5 shared family spaces.
Team$600
per year ($60 if billed monthly)
Fixed price for up to 10 Plus accounts with up to 25 shared team spaces, member roles and centralized billing.
Evernote
Free$0
50 notes, 1 notebook, 1 GB of storage and sync on 1 device.
Starter$99
per year ($14.99 if billed monthly)
1,000 notes, 20 notebooks, 10 spaces, 5 GB of storage, 5 external calendars and sync across 3 devices.
Advanced$249.99
per year ($24.99 if billed monthly)
Unlimited notes, notebooks, spaces, storage and synced devices, subject to safeguard limits against abuse.
Enterprise (Flexible, Unlimited)Custom
Team plans with centralized account administration, user activity logs and single sign-on. Pricing is by quote.
Ways to pay less
Craft
- Annual discount
Save up to 20% with annual billing
Plus is $96 a year versus $10 a month, a 20% saving. Family ($180 a year or $18 a month) and Team ($600 a year or $60 a month) save about 17%.
- Education
Free Education plan for students and staff
Enrolled students, faculty and staff with a school-issued email get free access to premium features, including unlimited documents and 250 GB of storage, re-verified every 12 months.
- By country
Lower price shown to buyers in India
Craft says it sets prices in local currencies tailored to each market. On 9 October 2026 its pricing page showed Plus in India at ₹526.7 a month billed yearly, against $96 a year ($8 a month) in US dollars.
Evernote
- Education
40% off Evernote Advanced for students
Eligible college students who are not already paying subscribers get 40% off a one-year Evernote Advanced subscription, with student status verified through UNiDAYS.
