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- Notion Compared To Evernote
- Whereas Evernote was built to be a note-taking application, Notion was built to be an all-in-one productivity tool. No show allows you to embed functionality from various third-party services into a Notion page. Notion is available across all major platforms and user experience is.
- There are many alternatives to Evernote for Windows if you are looking to replace it. The most popular Windows alternative is Microsoft OneNote, which is free.
- The best Notion alternatives are Microsoft OneNote, Standard Notes and Evernote. Our crowd-sourced lists contains more than 100 apps similar to Notion for the Web, Windows, Mac, SaaS and more.
- From Notion to Evernote. So I've finally given up notion after roughly 6 months of daily use and failing miserably. Just wondering if anybody has any advice for turning meeting (notes and concepts), daily lists, and obviously studying into Evernote.
There's a lot of noise around what productivity program is the best choice between Notion, Evernote, Roam, Obsidian, RemNote, etc. This debate is a bit misguided in my opinion because the features in each program can cater to certain users over others. For example, Notion's native web clipper is a weakness for the note-taker, but its database structure is extremely useful for the team manager or wiki builder.
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I want to break down every pro and con from Notion and Evernote with the note-taker in mind and get right into what both programs have to offer. With that being said, it is obvious that I'm a Notion-lover, but I will approach this comparison justly.
Better Offline Notes
The ability to work offline is more reliable in Evernote. Notion is yet to roll out a legitimate offline experience. This can be frustrating for those who want to quickly sync between devices regardless of wifi connection.
However, one must purchase the premium version for this offline access ($7.99)
Better Web Clipper ⭐
Ability to clip full webpages, simplified web pages, bookmarks, and screenshots. This is an extremely useful clipper that makes any productivity program pale in comparison.
There's also settings for web clipper shortcuts.
Also a really cool feature with Evernote's web clipper is the ability to see 'related notes' after saving a clip.
More Text Formatting
Notion's text customization is more minimal than Evernote. Change color of text, ability to align text, and most importantly, remove formatting.
Better Advanced Search
Inside the search field a user can narrow documents more precisely. The following are some handy search features:
todo:true → to find all documents with checked boxes
source:mail.smtp → to find all documents added through email
There is also a save search feature that allows to user to save frequent searches.
Universal tagging located on the sidebar
Better Free Version And Bulk Export
There is no block limitation and most features are available. 5 guests allowed and bulk export are also two free features that are very generous (not including PDFs).
I particularly like the idea of bulk exporting markdown files from a database.
I can recall trying to download .txt files from each row in my spreadsheet and jumping over backwards to make it happen via VBA scripting. This is a bit odd, but I use Notion to export excel files in this manner now. (excel > notion > .md files)
Better Tables ⭐️
Notion provides filters, sorting, automation and different ways to visualize tables. These databases can connect, sync and read each other.
For those looking to create productivity systems that involve a lot of dates and automation, Notion's database structure is great for project ideation and task management in addition to note-taking.
Far easier to share documents with non-Notion users. Every user plan is able to share documents to the web as a direct link, or a template for others to use. There is also the ability to control comments.
As well, you can control the 'type' of access permissions members in your workspace and guests have in a particular page.
Better Customization Features
The sandbox nature of Notion opens up a wide range of operations that can reside in one Notion workspace. For example, all task management, notes, project ideation, brainstorming, habits, appointments, etc. can be connected.
The ability to create unique systems that cater to my specific projects is really important to me. For research, working inside searchable tables with multiple quick-to-access views is preferable to a loose note-taking structure like Roam.
Evernote has a classic 'notebook' structure that can get a bit overwhelming after some time.
Better Template Creation
Create templates inside databases to streamline tedious/repetitive tasks. You are able to create templates in Evernote, however these templates aren't nearly as robust as Notion's. For example, a Notion user can nest templates and make database connections via templates to really integrate templates into a custom workspace.
This follows the 'better customization' point.
An added tid-bit: both programs offer 50+ default templates to choose from.
Quick add inline pages to database templates.
Database formulas and calculations
Toggles and sleek UI
Notion and Evernote are two very different tools with very similar goals.
The biggest difference between the two products is that, as an all-in-one workspace tool, Notion helps users keep all their work in one place. As an organizational note-taking tool, Evernote helps users keep their files in one place.
Of the two tools, Evernote is the older product. Evernote has enjoyed its status as one of the most popular note-taking apps for a decade. But after faltering in recent years, Evernote’s dominance has waned, leaving it vulnerable to competition.
Notion is the relative newcomer. Notion 1.0 first launched in 2016. But the product has undergone a significant overhaul since its initial release. Unlike Evernote, Notion aims to be more than just a simple note-taking app. It’s an all-in-one workspace that happens to do a lot of the same things as Evernote.
But which tool is better? Should you pay for Evernote or Notion?
That all depends on how you work.
Below, we’ve examined both tools to see how they compare. We’ve broken our analysis down into several subsections before making our recommendation at the end.
Let’s see how Notion and Evernote stack up.
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Notion vs. Evernote: Generalization vs. Specialization
Before deciding whether to purchase a subscription to either Notion or Evernote, you have to ask yourself whether you need a generalized tool that can do lots of different things or a specialized tool with fewer features but greater depth.
Most of us rely on multiple tools and software programs to get our work done. Document tools, email clients, instant messaging platforms, spreadsheets and databases, code repositories, cloud-based storage services – the list goes on. Notion aims to solve the problem of using dozens of tools to get work done by consolidating the most common features of these tools into a single, minimal workspace. Notion doesn’t replace every tool of course, but it can replace lots of them. And many of the tools we rely upon every day can be integrated with Notion to minimize disruption.
Similarly, just as most of us rely on several tools to get stuff done, many of us rely on almost as many ways to help us remember things. Calendar events for invitations and meetings; contact information of important people; hand-written notes for random thoughts; bookmarks for webpages – that’s a lot of stuff to remember. The more tools you use to keep track of your life, the more likely things are to slip through the cracks. Evernote lets you save and organize all your stuff into digital notebooks that can be synched across all your devices.
Although there are a few factors to consider, the choice between Notion and Evernote ultimately boils down to generalization versus specialization. Notion’s note-taking tools are fine, but they can’t hope to compete with those of Evernote because that’s Evernote’s entire value proposition. Likewise, Evernote can’t possibly go up against Notion as a workspace tool because that’s not what Evernote is.
The question of Notion versus Evernote is really a question of breadth versus depth.
Of course, there’s a little more to it than that. First, let’s see how Notion and Evernote stack up in terms of price.
Pricing: Winner = Notion
When it comes to price, Notion beats Evernote hands-down.
Notion’s free plan is a little restrictive, but it’s designed to introduce new users to Notion in a no-risk way. Notion’s Personal plan is ideal for newcomers to Notion. At just $4 per month, it’s also very inexpensive. Even Notion’s Team and Enterprise tiers are reasonably priced.
Evernote’s pricing is a sore spot for many users. Until a few years ago, Evernote had a very generous freemium version. That changed in 2016 when Evernote shook up its executive team and restructured its pricing. Many long-time Evernote users were understandably upset.
Like Notion, Evernote also has a free plan. Like Notion’s free plan, Evernote Basic has a pretty restrictive upload limit. But it gives users a taste of what to expect from its other plans.
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Evernote’s biggest weakness when it comes to pricing is the lack of a truly mid-range plan. Sure, $7.99 per month might not seem like a lot of money. But when you consider that Notion does virtually everything Evernote can do at almost half the price, it’s a little more difficult to justify. Similarly, Evernote’s Business plan is cheaper than Notion’s Enterprise plan, but its two-user minimum might feel a little deceptive to some users.
Overall User Satisfaction: Winner = Notion
In terms of overall user satisfaction, Notion and Evernote are pretty evenly matched.
Notion has an average user rating of 4.5 stars out of 5 at G2.com, a site dedicated to reviewing software products.
Evernote also has an average user rating of 4.5 stars out of 5 at G2.
It’s worth noting that Notion’s average score was calculated across 40 user reviews (at the time of this writing). Evernote’s score was calculated across 1,381 user reviews. This disparity can be explained in part by the fact that Evernote has been around for fifteen years, whereas Notion has only been around for four years. Despite its smaller sample size, Notion generally has a greater proportion of positive reviews than Evernote does.
Although Notion and Evernote score similarly in terms of average ratings, perceptions of the two products differ quite widely. Between 2011 and 2015, the Evernote brand took a serious hit after the company released a series of largely irrelevant products that strayed pretty far from Evernote’s core value proposition.
Evernote also has somewhat of a deserved reputation for being buggy and unstable. Both of these factors have harmed perceptions of Evernote as a product in recent years.
Notion, on the other hand, doesn’t have the same branding issues as Evernote. It does, however, have something of a reputation for doing lots of things quite well, but not specializing or excelling in any one area.
Overall, we have to name Notion as the winner in this round.
Note-Taking: Winner = Evernote
As a dedicated note-taking app that’s been around for fifteen years, it’s hardly surprising that Evernote is the clear winner when it comes to taking notes.
The main reason why Notion fails to beat Evernote as a note-taking app is that Notion’s note-taking feature can be pretty intimidating to use. With so many templates to choose from, making a simple note in Notion can feel like anything but. Notion can also feel pretty sluggish if you have lots of notes stored, particularly on mobile.
Evernote’s note-taking features are far from perfect, however. One of the most common complaints about Evernote’s notes is that it doesn’t categorize or label newly created notes by default. You have to manually rename and categorize each note yourself. If you don’t, it won’t take long before your sidebar is almost entirely populated with Untitled Notes with little to indicate their contents. This might not sound like a huge pain, but can quickly get out of hand if you’re in the habit of taking lots of quick notes on the fly.
Organization: Winner = Draw
Notion and Evernote both offer strong organizational options. Notion offers more flexibility when it comes to organization and lets you create custom workspaces using templates as a starting point.
Evernote’s organizational structure is a bit more defined but still offers users a good deal of freedom to customize how they keep their stuff organized.
Notion doesn’t really have a default organizational schema. How you choose to organize your stuff depends entirely on how you like things organized and the kinds of things you’ll be organizing.
For example, Notion allows you to combine multiple “Block” types – everything in Notion is a Block – on a single “page” or workspace. You could create daily, weekly, and monthly workspaces, each of which might contain different types of Blocks. You could add a personal to-do list to your Daily view, a Trello-style Kanban board to track your week’s work to your Weekly view, and Calendar events in your Monthly view. It’s totally up to you. This flexibility is what makes Notion so powerful.
Evernote’s organizational structure is a little more defined. Individual files, clippings, and other items are stored in Notes, which in turn are organized into Notebooks. Users can then combine multiple Notebooks into Notebook Stacks. It’s a familiar convention that doesn’t take a lot of getting used to.
One pretty big drawback of Evernote’s organizational tools is that newly created Notes aren’t categorized by default. So if you end up using Evernote to create a lot of quick notes, you will soon find your Evernote will be full of Untitled Notes.
Notion’s flexibility is a major asset when it comes to organization. Notion was built with teams in mind. As such, managing and organizing shared assets and collaborative projects is much easier and more intuitive in Notion than Evernote. If you need to keep your team’s assets and projects organized, Notion is the clear choice. If you’re more interested in getting your personal digital life in order, Evernote has a lot to offer.
Overall, both tools offer strong organizational features. It all comes down to which system works best for you and how you prefer to keep your stuff organized.
Search: Winner = Evernote
Both Notion and Evernote rely on the premise of being able to find any saved item quickly. Neither Notion’s workspaces or Evernote’s Notebooks would be much use if you couldn’t find anything within them.
Notion and Evernote both offer strong search functionality. But Evernote just edges out in front of Notion. Evernote’s search functionality is deceptively powerful. You can use a range of advanced search modifiers and operands to create custom search parameters. If you’ve ever used Google’s advanced modifiers, Evernote’s search features will feel very familiar. Evernote’s optical character recognition technology also allows you to search handwritten notes digitally.
Notion’s search features are also powerful. But they’re not quite as intuitive as Evernote’s search operands. Notion favors a series of keyboard shortcuts that rely on Quick Find, Notion’s real-time indexing of users’ files. This feels similar to OS X’s Spotlight feature. In addition to results based on strings entered by the user, Notion’s search function also returns recently viewed items, which feels quick and responsive.
Evernote’s search isn’t perfect. It can be a little slow, especially if you have lots of Notebooks. That said, it’s the strongest search feature of the two tools, which makes it the winner in this round.
Our Recommendation for Notion vs. Evernote
Now that we’ve taken a look at how Notion and Evernote compare, it’s time to look at everything in context and make our recommendation.
Migrate Evernote To Notion
Based on the above criteria, we have to recommend Notion over Evernote.
Notion Compared To Evernote
The fact that Notion can do virtually everything that Evernote can do at a significantly lower price makes Notion the clear choice for most users. It’s more flexible, appeals to a broader range of use cases, and offers users more integrations with the tools they’re already using.
Evernote certainly outperforms Notion in some areas such as note-taking. But generally, Notion offers virtually all the same functionality, plus a bit more besides.
As a relatively newer tool, Notion is far from perfect. But Notion’s developers are listening carefully to the product’s community. The same cannot be said for Evernote. Although both tools have their bugs, many of Evernote’s most persistent technical problems have been around for years.
The one exception to our general recommendation of Notion is if you’re looking primarily for a note-taking tool. If this is the case, Evernote will probably serve you much better than Notion will.