Evernote vs Fabric

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

Fabric

• People who want notes, files and bookmarks searchable in one place
• Designers finding saved visual references by color or image
• Freelancers and small teams sharing work with clients as published spaces

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.

Fabric

• The pricing page lists only paid plans; a free plan is mentioned elsewhere on the site, but its limits are not published.
• AI usage is metered and resets monthly, and going past a plan's allowance means buying top-ups.
• The vendor does not offer refunds, although a plan can be cancelled at any time.
• Desktop file sync works on macOS and Windows only, and the mobile app has no kanban or list view.

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.

Fabric

Notes, files and links in one library

Stores notes, documents, PDFs, images, video, audio and saved links together, organized into spaces and folders or simply left for search to find.

Search by meaning, color or image

Finds items by description instead of file name, searches inside documents and audio or video transcripts, and matches images by color or by a reference image.

AI assistant and agents

The assistant answers from your own content with citations, and named agents run scheduled jobs: up to 10 on Pro and up to 50 on Max.

Meeting and voice notes

Records meetings and voice notes, transcribes them and keeps the key points. The desktop app detects when a meeting starts and offers to transcribe it.

Canvas, tasks and kanban

An infinite canvas lays out any saved content side by side, and tasks carry priorities, due dates and reminders, with a kanban view for tracking progress.

Cloud drive and publishing

The desktop app mounts Fabric as a drive and streams files on demand, and any space can be published as a link that needs no login to view.

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.

Fabric

• Free$0

  Referred to in the user guide and feature pages. Its storage and AI limits are not listed on the pricing page.

• Plus$8

  per month, billed yearly at $96; $10 billed monthly

  Notes, canvas, bookmarks and files with unlimited items, 50 GB of storage, AI notetaker and voice notes, transcription and 5x more AI usage.

• Pro$18

  per month, billed yearly at $216; $24 billed monthly

  Everything in Plus with 250 GB of storage, 15x more AI usage, assistant web search, password protection, link analytics and up to 10 scheduled AI jobs.

• Max$54

  per month, billed yearly at $648; $68 billed monthly

  Everything in Pro with 1 TB of storage, 45x more AI usage and up to 50 scheduled AI jobs.

• Teams$16

  per user / month, billed yearly; $20 billed monthly

  Shared workspace with an admin dashboard, centralized billing and access control, AI teammates and pooled AI usage. Has a 14-day free trial.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Everything in Teams plus more included usage, priority support and account management, deeper access controls and enterprise analytics.

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.

Fabric

• Annual discount

  Up to 25% off with yearly billing

  The pricing page advertises a 25% saving on yearly plans. By its own prices Pro drops from $24 to $18 a month, and Plus from $10 to $8, which is 20%.