Evernote vs Notejoy (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Evernote and Notejoy share a 2.6 GPA, both have a free plan, and Notejoy starts cheaper, at $5 a month against $8.25 a month when paid by the year.
Checked Oct 4, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Evernote grades higher on features. Notejoy grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
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
Notejoy
Shared notes app for teams, with real-time editing
Which one is for you
Pick Evernote if
- Fits if you save web pages, scans and PDFs by the hundred and need to find them again
- Works for people with years of old Evernote notes, who say quick retrieval is what they rely on it for
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're never paying, because Free is 50 notes, 1 notebook, 1 GB and one device
- Pricey if you just want somewhere to write, at $99 a year for a plan capped at 1,000 notes and 3 devices
- Skip it if you're on Linux, as the desktop apps are for Mac and Windows only
- Watch out: unlimited notes means Advanced at $249.99 a year, and the AI assistant has monthly and per-chat limits
- Watch out: App Store reviews report crashes and unsaved edits on iPhone and iPad, and in-note encryption is desktop-only
Pick Notejoy if
- Fits if a small team wants one shared notebook for meeting notes
- Works for schools and nonprofits buying several seats
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 5 notebooks, 10MB per file and 100MB of storage
- Skip it if you need offline access or note history, which are paid only
- Watch out: end-to-end encryption, including attachments, is on a premium plan, so check which
- Not for you if you want to share on Solo, as it allows one user per library
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAEvernoteGood | 2.6GPANotejoyGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DStarter is $99 a year, about $8.25 a month, or $14.99 paid monthly, and it still stops at 1,000 notes and 3 devices. The plan with no caps is Advanced at $249.99 a year, more than $20 a month, where this category's middle is $6. | CSolo is $5 a month on yearly billing, between the category's cheaper quarter and its $5.99 middle. Pro is $10 a person, and Team is $100 a month for unlimited users. |
| Free plan and trial | CThere is a free plan and it's tiny: 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 come with a 7-day trial. | CFree for up to 5 users per library and 3 team libraries, but only 5 notebooks, 10MB per file and 100MB of library storage. |
| Features | BA Web Clipper for three browsers, document scanning, Boolean and semantic search, tasks with reminders, connected calendars, an AI assistant, meeting transcripts and shared notes edited live. The odd gap: in-note encryption is desktop-only and AI Cleanup mobile-only. | CReal-time co-editing, quick find, a web clipper and embeds from Google Drive, Slack and others. Offline access, history and end-to-end encryption are paid, and Solo can't share notes. |
| Ease of use | B4.41 from about 78,000 App Store ratings, which meets the 4.3 from 10,000 ratings a B needs. Reviews going back several years do report crashes, freezes and unsaved edits in the iPhone and iPad app, sometimes after a big update. | BNo store rating on record. It's a notes app you sign into and start typing in, with nothing to build first. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android and a browser clipper, with Google Drive, Gmail, Slack and Outlook connected and an MCP connector that lets Claude or ChatGPT work with your notes. No Linux app, mind. | AWeb, Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android and a web clipper, with embeds from Google Drive, Microsoft Office, Zoom, Gmail, Trello, Slack and HubSpot. |
| Best for | a searchable archive of clippings, scans and notes | shared notebooks for small teams |
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 Notejoy. How we grade
Price against what you get
Evernote starts at $8.25 a month when paid by the year and scores 3.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Notejoy starts at $5 a month and scores 3.0.
Evernote scores higher, and starts $3.25 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other note-taking apps on the chart, 6 score higher than Evernote for less, and 7 score higher than Notejoy for less.
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
Where they differ
- Notejoy is end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
- Evernote also covers templates, tasks and calendar.
At a glance
| Evernote | Notejoy | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $99 per year (about $8.25 a month), or $14.99 billed monthly | $5 per month, billed annually (Solo) |
| 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. | Up to 5 users per library, 3 team libraries, 5 notebooks, 10MB per file upload and 100MB of library storage. |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial of paid plans; Evernote Enterprise can be tried free for 14 days. | None listed |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Bending Spoons | Notejoy |
| Price read from | frontdeskreview.com (not the vendor's own page) | notejoy.com |
| Checked | Oct 4, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
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.
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.
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.
Notejoy
- Shared libraries
- Team libraries hold notebooks that several people edit together at the same time. The free plan allows 3 team libraries of up to 5 users.
- Quick find and search
- A quick-find box jumps between notes. Paid plans also search inside images and documents.
- Web clipper and apps
- Apps for Mac, PC, iOS and Android plus the web, with a separate web clipper for saving pages.
- Document embeds
- Notes link to Google Drive, Microsoft Office, Zoom, Gmail, Trello, Slack and HubSpot content.
- Security options
- Paid plans list end-to-end encryption, password-protected notes and two-factor authentication.
- History and recovery
- Paid plans keep note history and let you recover deleted notes and archive notes, notebooks or libraries.
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.
Notejoy
Free$0
Up to 5 users per library, 3 team libraries, 5 notebooks, 10MB per file and 100MB of library storage.
Solo$5
per month, billed annually
One user per library with unlimited personal libraries and notebooks, 5GB storage, offline access, note history and end-to-end encryption.
Pro$10
per user / month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly)
Unlimited team libraries and notebooks, 20GB library storage, 1GB per file, view and comment-only users, plus the Solo features.
Team$100
per month for unlimited users, billed annually ($150 billed monthly)
All Pro features with unlimited users, user management and a team activity dashboard.
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.
Notejoy
- Annual discount
Annual billing
Pro is $10 per user a month billed annually against $15 billed monthly; Team is $100 against $150.
- Nonprofit
50% off for nonprofits and schools
The help center lists 50% off annual plans for qualifying nonprofits, NGOs and educational institutions. Multiple seats are required and it is not available to individuals.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Evernote or Notejoy?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Notejoy is cheaper to start with: $5 a month, against $8.25 a month when paid by the year for Evernote. Evernote starts at $99 per year (about $8.25 a month), or $14.99 billed monthly, and Notejoy starts at $5 per month, billed annually (Solo).
Which has a free plan, Evernote or Notejoy?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Evernote and Notejoy have a free plan.
More comparisons
How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.