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There is a researched guide for these apps. Read Evernote vs Joplin: managed capture or an open-source archive? .
Prices & plans Features and limits Capture documents and retrieve them later
Open-source notes with a choice of sync service
Prices & plans Published prices keep their original currency and billing terms. Taxes, promotions and checkout prices can differ.
Free Free
No subscription charge
Availability Global; account terms apply
50 notes, 1 notebook, 1 GB storage and 1 device.
Source Starter — monthly USD 14.99/month
Monthly subscription
Availability USD official price table
Apple or Google billing can differ.
Source Starter — annual USD 99.00/year
Yearly subscription
Availability USD official price table
1,000 notes, 20 notebooks, 5 GB and 3 devices.
Source Advanced — monthly USD 24.99/month
Monthly subscription
Availability USD official price table
Safeguard limits apply to unlimited allowances.
Source Advanced — annual USD 249.99/year
Yearly subscription
Availability USD official price table
Not the same monthly cost as a cancel-any-month plan.
Source Local app Free
Free open-source application
Availability Global
Optional external storage may have its own cost.
Source Cloud Basic — monthly EUR 2.99/month
Monthly subscription
Availability EUR public list price
2 GB and 10 MB per note or attachment.
Source Cloud Basic — annual EUR 28.69/year
Annual subscription
Availability EUR public list price
Vendor's explicit annual total; do not calculate it from the rounded monthly equivalent.
Source Cloud Pro — monthly EUR 5.99/month
Monthly subscription
Availability EUR public list price
30 GB and 200 MB per note or attachment.
Source Cloud Pro — annual EUR 57.48/year
Annual subscription
Availability EUR public list price
Includes creating shared notebooks.
Source Features and limits Documented differences. An unverified answer means we do not have enough evidence.
Evernote Apps are available on Windows, macOS, iOS and Android with browser access.
Joplin Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android; Cloud plans also include a web app.
Offline use Evernote Synced desktop notes are stored locally. Mobile needs cached content or deliberately downloaded notes and notebooks.
Joplin The app keeps notes locally and is designed for offline use.
Collaboration Evernote Evernote documents note sharing and real-time teamwork; Enterprise adds organization features.
Joplin Cloud Basic can join another user's shared notebook. Pro or above can create a notebook share.
Export Evernote Free users can export ENEX or HTML from Windows and Mac. Web export is not supported.
Joplin JEX preserves notes and metadata for Joplin restores; HTML and PDF exports are also documented.
Project portability Evernote Export up to 100 selected notes or an entire notebook. Choose which metadata to include.
Joplin ENEX imports notes and resources; complex formatting and some inter-note links may need repair.
Free plan limits Evernote 50 notes, 1 notebook, 20 tags, 200 attachments, 1 GB and 1 device.
Joplin The local application is free and open source; Joplin Cloud is optional.
Starter limits Evernote 1,000 notes, 20 notebooks, 1,000 attachments, 5 GB and 3 devices.
Joplin Not yet verified for this product.
Web capture Evernote Web Clipper saves articles, PDFs and screenshots into a selected notebook with tags.
Joplin Not yet verified for this product.
AI features Evernote Starter and Advanced document AI Edit and Transcribe; some other AI status labels differ between official pages.
AI Assistant and Semantic Search are listed on the current comparison page but marked coming soon in the plan-transition FAQ. Exact rollout needs an account check.
Joplin Joplin Cloud plans list an AI chat beta for desktop. It is distinct from the core local editor.
Search scope Evernote Advanced search includes filters and attachment text search; an older feature page still uses retired plan names.
Joplin Not yet verified for this product.
Sync choices Evernote Not yet verified for this product.
Joplin Joplin Cloud, Nextcloud, S3, WebDAV, Dropbox, OneDrive and local filesystem are supported.
Privacy and storage Evernote Not yet verified for this product.
Joplin End-to-end encryption is supported but must first be enabled on one device and synchronized to the others.
Local OCR Evernote Not yet verified for this product.
Joplin Desktop processes PNG, JPEG and PDF text offline. OCR results can sync to mobile; handwriting is not supported.
This workspace aligns existing research. It does not declare a winner or treat missing evidence as a missing feature. Read the methodology .
