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There is a researched guide for these apps. Read Evernote vs OneNote: captured archive or handwritten notebook? .
Prices & plans Features and limits Capture documents and retrieve them later
Freeform notebooks for typing and handwriting
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 OneNote Free
Supported apps are free
Availability Global; availability varies
Microsoft account storage applies. Some premium features require a separate subscription.
Source Microsoft 365 Personal USD 99.99/year
Annual subscription with automatic renewal
Availability United States
Suite bundle for one person with 1 TB cloud storage. This is not a mandatory OneNote fee.
Source Microsoft 365 Family USD 129.99/year
Annual subscription with automatic renewal
Availability United States
Suite bundle for up to six people; listed AI benefits are for the subscription owner.
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.
Microsoft OneNote Supported apps cover Windows, macOS, iOS and Android with a web version.
Offline use Evernote Synced desktop notes are stored locally. Mobile needs cached content or deliberately downloaded notes and notebooks.
Microsoft OneNote OneNote keeps local notebook copies for offline editing and synchronizes changes later.
Collaboration Evernote Evernote documents note sharing and real-time teamwork; Enterprise adds organization features.
Microsoft OneNote Shared notebooks synchronize edits between collaborators through OneNote.
Export Evernote Free users can export ENEX or HTML from Windows and Mac. Web export is not supported.
Microsoft OneNote Web notebook export supports personal OneDrive accounts, not work or school OneDrive or SharePoint.
Project portability Evernote Export up to 100 selected notes or an entire notebook. Choose which metadata to include.
Microsoft OneNote The documented web notebook importer is deprecated. Exported notebooks can be opened in Windows OneNote.
Free plan limits Evernote 50 notes, 1 notebook, 20 tags, 200 attachments, 1 GB and 1 device.
Microsoft OneNote Supported OneNote versions are free; optional subscriptions unlock premium features.
Starter limits Evernote 1,000 notes, 20 notebooks, 1,000 attachments, 5 GB and 3 devices.
Microsoft OneNote Not yet verified for this product.
Web capture Evernote Web Clipper saves articles, PDFs and screenshots into a selected notebook with tags.
Microsoft OneNote 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.
Microsoft OneNote Microsoft 365 Personal lists OneNote with Copilot; Family AI benefits are limited to the subscription owner.
Search scope Evernote Advanced search includes filters and attachment text search; an older feature page still uses retired plan names.
Microsoft OneNote Not yet verified for this product.
Handwriting Evernote Not yet verified for this product.
Microsoft OneNote Windows supports ink-to-text conversion. This particular conversion is not offered in OneNote for the web.
Image text Evernote Not yet verified for this product.
Microsoft OneNote Mac OCR uses Microsoft online services and results may take 24–48 hours.
Windows app choice Evernote Not yet verified for this product.
Microsoft OneNote Use the current OneNote app; OneNote for Windows 10 reached its documented support endpoint in October 2025.
This workspace aligns existing research. It does not declare a winner or treat missing evidence as a missing feature. Read the methodology .
