Cryptee vs Joplin
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Cryptee
Encrypted documents, notes and photo storage from Estonia
Joplin
Open source Markdown notes with sync through a service you choose
Where they differ
- Cryptee starts at €3 per month (10 GB). Joplin starts at 2.40€ per month, billed yearly at 28.69€ (Joplin Cloud Basic).
- Only Joplin lists Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android apps.
- Only Joplin lists a browser extension.
- Joplin is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Cryptee also covers linked notes and documents.
- Joplin also covers web clipper.
At a glance
| Cryptee | Joplin | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | €3 per month (10 GB) | 2.40€ per month, billed yearly at 28.69€ (Joplin Cloud Basic) |
| Free plan | 100 MB of encrypted storage, described as free forever. Signing up needs a username and no email address or phone number. | The Joplin apps are free and open source, and can sync through your own Dropbox, OneDrive, Nextcloud, WebDAV or S3 storage. Joplin Cloud is an optional paid service. |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial of the paid plans; cancel during the trial and you are not charged. |
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| Made by | Cryptee (Svartlab OÜ) | Laurent Cozic |
| Price read from | crypt.ee | joplinapp.org |
| Checked | Oct 9, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Cryptee
- Private journals and notes that the provider cannot read
- Keeping documents and a photo library in one encrypted account
- Signing up without giving an email address or phone number
Joplin
- People who want open source notes synced through their own storage
- Privacy-minded users who want end-to-end encrypted sync
- Leaving Evernote: its export files import with formatting and attachments
- Markdown writers who work across Windows, macOS, Linux and mobile
Worth knowing
Cryptee
- There are no native or app-store apps: it is a progressive web app installed from the browser, and iOS Lockdown Mode has to be turned off for the site.
- The free plan stops at 100 MB; paid plans are sold by storage size and priced only in euros.
- The client apps are open source, but the backend is not published and the service cannot be run on your own server.
Joplin
- End-to-end encryption is not on by default, and a forgotten encryption password cannot be recovered.
- Joplin Cloud and Joplin Server Business prices are listed in euros.
- On Joplin Cloud Basic you can join a shared notebook but not share your own; that and Email to Note need Pro.
- The browser-based web app and Joplin Cloud AI (beta) are available only with a Joplin Cloud subscription.
Key features
Cryptee
- Encrypted document editor
- Documents, notes and journals are encrypted with AES-256 on your device before they leave it, and only you hold the keys. They sync across your devices in encrypted form.
- Markdown, math and structure
- The editor takes Markdown and hotkeys, inline code and KaTeX math, checkboxes, tables and inline #hashtags, builds a table of contents, and cross-links documents and attached files.
- Encrypted photos and videos
- Photo and video storage has albums, hashtags, typo-tolerant search and support for RAW files. Albums can be shared through end-to-end encrypted links.
- Ghost folders and albums
- Folders and albums can be hidden from the account entirely and brought back only by someone who knows their names.
- File format support
- It opens and edits DOCX, ODT and PDF files, imports Evernote notes, opens and saves Markdown files and exports documents as PDFs. PDFs and ebooks can sit beside a document.
- Installable web app
- Cryptee runs in a browser and installs as a progressive web app on iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Linux and ChromeOS. The installed app also works offline.
Joplin
- Markdown notes and to-dos
- Notes and to-dos are written in Markdown or a rich text editor, organized into notebooks with tags, and found through full-text search on every platform.
- Multimedia, math and diagrams
- Notes can hold images, videos, PDFs and audio files, and math expressions and diagrams are created inside the app.
- Sync through a service you choose
- Notes synchronize through Joplin Cloud, Dropbox, OneDrive, Nextcloud, WebDAV, S3 or the local file system, and switching from one service to another is supported.
- End-to-end encryption
- Synchronized notes can be end-to-end encrypted so that the sync service cannot read them. It is off by default and has to be enabled on one device first.
- Web clipper
- Browser extensions for Chrome and Firefox save web pages and screenshots as notes.
- Plugins, themes and publishing
- Plugins, custom themes and an extension API change how the app works. With Joplin Cloud, a note can be published to a URL and notebooks shared for collaboration.
Plans
Cryptee
Free€0
100 MB of encrypted storage for documents, photos and videos.
10 GB€3
per month, on monthly or yearly billing
10 GB of encrypted storage. The price is the same whether billed monthly or yearly.
400 GB€9
per month, billed yearly; €11 billed monthly
400 GB of encrypted storage. Yearly billing saves €24 a year compared with monthly.
2000 GB€27
per month, billed yearly; €30 billed monthly
2,000 GB of encrypted storage. Yearly billing saves €36 a year compared with monthly.
Joplin
Joplin appFree
The open source desktop, mobile and terminal apps, with sync through third-party storage and optional end-to-end encryption.
Joplin Cloud Basic2.99€
per month, or 28.69€ per year (2.40€ / month)
2 GB of storage and 10 MB per note or attachment, with note publishing, the web app and Joplin Cloud AI (beta). Can join shared notebooks only.
Joplin Cloud Pro5.99€
per month, or 57.48€ per year (4.79€ / month)
30 GB of storage and 200 MB per note or attachment, plus sharing notebooks, Email to Note and a custom publishing banner.
Joplin Cloud Pro 100 GB9.99€
per month, or 95.88€ per year (7.99€ / month)
Everything in Pro with 100 GB of storage space.
Joplin Cloud Teams7.99€
per user / month, or 80.28€ per user / year; minimum 2 users
50 GB of storage, with multi-user management, consolidated billing, share permissions and priority support.
Joplin Server Business3.33€
per user / month for 2-10 users, billed annually (40.00€)
Self-hosted server with source code available and no storage or attachment limits. 2.92€ per user for 11-50 users, 2.50€ beyond that.
Ways to pay less
Cryptee
- Annual discount
Save €24 or €36 a year with yearly billing
On yearly billing the 400 GB plan is €9 a month instead of €11, and the 2000 GB plan is €27 instead of €30. The 10 GB plan costs €3 a month either way.
Joplin
- Annual discount
Roughly 16% to 20% lower price when paying yearly
Basic works out to 2.40€ a month on yearly billing against 2.99€ monthly, Pro to 4.79€ against 5.99€, and Teams to 6.69€ per user against 7.99€.
- Education
50% Education Discount for students and teachers
Students and teachers who write in from a school or university email address get 50% off Joplin Cloud for a year, renewable for as long as they remain in education.
