Evernote vs MyInfo
We give Evernote a 3.2 GPA and MyInfo a 2.6, out of 4.0. Evernote grades higher on the free plan and platforms. MyInfo grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Evernote
Note-taking app with web clipping, tasks, calendar and AI search
MyInfo
Offline note-taking and personal information manager for Windows
How we grade them
| 3.2GPAEvernoteVery good | 2.6GPAMyInfoGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | B$99 once, plus tax, with a year of updates included. That's about 16 months of a typical $5.99 a month plan in this category, and you keep the licence. Updates after year one are an optional $49 a year, and the last version you got keeps working if you stop. |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | CNo free plan. There's a fully featured 30-day trial, and when it ends you can still view and export your notes but not edit them. So you won't lose anything by trying it. |
| Features | 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. | ATrees or sortable lists, tags and attributes that show up as columns, wiki-style links, a rich text editor, a web clipper, and a Global Search with boolean syntax that reads inside attached PDFs and Office files. It also publishes a notebook as a website and encrypts notebooks behind a password. |
| Ease of use | 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. | BNo store rating to go on, so a B is our ceiling. It installs like any Windows program and works fully offline. There's a lot of it, though, so expect a while finding your way around perspectives and attributes. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | DWindows only, on Windows 7 or newer. The one thing outside it is a web clipper extension for Chrome, Firefox, Edge and other Chromium browsers. The maker runs no cloud service, and there's no Mac, phone or web version. |
| Best for | a searchable archive of clippings, scans and notes | a personal wiki that stays on your Windows PC |
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: Evernote and MyInfo. How we grade
Where they differ
- Evernote starts at $99 per year (about $8.25 a month), or $14.99 billed monthly. MyInfo starts at $99 one-time purchase, plus tax.
- Evernote has a free plan. MyInfo does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Evernote lists a web app.
- Only Evernote lists macOS, iOS and Android apps.
- MyInfo can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Evernote also covers templates, tasks and calendar.
- MyInfo also covers linked notes and wiki.
At a glance
| Evernote | MyInfo | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $99 per year (about $8.25 a month), or $14.99 billed monthly | $99 one-time purchase, plus tax |
| Free plan | 50 notes, 1 notebook, 5 spaces, 20 tags, 200 attachments, 1 GB of storage, 1 connected external calendar and sync on 1 device. | None |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial of paid plans; Evernote Enterprise can be tried free for 14 days. | Fully featured 30-day free trial; afterward data can be viewed and exported but not edited |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Bending Spoons | Milenix Software Ltd. |
| Price read from | frontdeskreview.com (not the vendor's own page) | myinfoapp.com |
| Checked | Oct 4, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
Who each one suits
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
MyInfo
- Windows users building a personal wiki or knowledge base offline
- Researchers and writers who outline and file large sets of notes
- People moving from TreePad, whose files MyInfo imports
Worth knowing
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.
MyInfo
- Windows only (Windows 7 or newer); the web clipper extension needs Chrome, Firefox, Edge or another Chromium-based browser.
- Notebooks are stored only on your own computer, and the maker runs no cloud service for them.
- The $99 purchase includes one year of updates; further updates cost $49 per year, although the last version received keeps working.
- A business needs a separate license for each device, while an individual may install it on every computer they own.
Key features
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.
MyInfo
- Notebooks, sections and trees
- Notes are arranged hierarchically in a tree or in a sortable list, can be ordered by hand, and notebooks split into color-coded sections.
- Tags, attributes and perspectives
- Notes take tags, attribute values and metadata that appear as columns in the note list, with perspectives and conditional formatting on top.
- Rich text editor
- Notes hold pictures, tables, lists, checklists and text styles, with Markdown-style shortcuts and spell checking in more than 40 languages.
- Web clipper and attachments
- A browser extension sends web snippets, articles and PDFs to MyInfo, and notes can carry several attachments and local copies of files and web pages.
- Filter and global search
- Quick Filter narrows the note list, and Global Search uses boolean syntax across all notebooks, including text inside attached PDFs and Office files.
- Export, publishing and encryption
- Exports to HTML, OPML, Microsoft Word and plain files and folders, publishes a notebook as a website, and password-protects notebooks with encryption.
Plans
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.
MyInfo
MyInfo Professional$99
one-time purchase, plus tax
A license to keep, covering the Professional and Portable editions, with one full year of updates and new features.
Additional years of updates$49
per year, plus tax, optional after the first year
Continues bug fixes and new features after the first year. Cancelling keeps the last version received, and updates can be resumed later.
Ways to pay less
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.
MyInfo
- Education
40% academic discount
Students, teachers, faculty and staff at academic institutions get 40% off MyInfo Professional after emailing proof of academic status.
- Nonprofit
20% non-profit discount
Non-profit organizations get 20% off MyInfo Professional after sending a copy of an IRS 501(c)3 form or letter.
