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Microsoft OneNote vs Evernote
Microsoft OneNote scores higher overall (8.2 vs 7.3), but the right pick depends on what you need.
Choose Microsoft OneNote if…
Students and Microsoft 365 users who want free notes with optional Copilot
8.2/10★★★★★Full review →Choose Evernote if…
Long-time Evernote users who want AI added to a mature capture-everything app
7.3/10★★★★★Full review →Side by side
| Microsoft OneNote | Evernote | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 8.2/10 | 7.3/10 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 10 | #8 of 10 |
| Price | Freemium · from $9.99/month | Freemium · from $15/month |
| Free version | OneNote is free with 5GB of OneDrive storage | 50 notes, 1 notebook and 1 device, with no AI features |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android, Mac, Windows | Web, iOS, Android, Mac, Windows |
| Made by | Microsoft | Evernote Corporation (Bending Spoons) |
| Note quality | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| Ease of use | 8 | 8 |
| Features | 8 | 7.5 |
| Value for money | 8.5 | 5 |
| Platforms | 10 | 9.5 |
Microsoft OneNote: what the AI does
- Copilot in the OneNote desktop app (Microsoft 365)
- Copilot Notebooks for AI chat over your files
- Voice transcription
- Quick Capture of text, voice, ink or images
- Free app on every platform
- Excellent digital ink and freeform canvas
- Copilot comes with a Microsoft 365 plan many people already have
- Copilot requires a paid Microsoft 365 plan
- Freeform pages can get messy and feel corporate
Evernote: what the AI does
- AI Assistant that answers questions about your notes
- AI Transcribe for audio, images and video
- Meeting recording with AI summaries
- AI Edit for rewriting and changing tone
- Semantic search
- Mature capture, search and organisation
- Broad AI toolset on the Advanced plan
- Apps on every platform with offline access
- Expensive, and AI needs the top personal plan
- Very restrictive free plan
- Low rating from Android users