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Evernote vs Notion

Notion takes the higher SoftwareScore, 73 to 55. That's a clear gap that holds up across most use cases. Both are scored on the same public formula. See how.

Reviewed by Rick Castro, Founder & lead analyst · Last updated July 2026
Evernote
Free · $15/mo · ★4.4 (8.3k)
ValueEaseFeaturesSyncOwnershipCollabAI
55
SoftwareScore
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Notion
Free · $10/mo · ★4.7 (2.8k)
ValueEaseFeaturesSyncOwnershipCollabAI
73
SoftwareScore
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The bottom line

Evernote is the better pure capture-and-search notebook; Notion is the better all-round workspace. If you mostly clip articles and want to find them again later, Evernote still does that well. If you want notes plus databases, wikis, and real collaboration, Notion is worth the learning curve, and its free tier is far more generous than Evernote's.

Evernote vs Notion: our take

Notion takes the higher SoftwareScore, 73 to 55. That's a clear gap that holds up across most use cases.

Evernote pulls ahead on Ease (Ease 7 vs 6), which makes it the stronger pick for heavy multi-device use.

Notion pulls ahead on Collab and Features (Collab 10 vs 5), which makes it the stronger pick for teams.

The clearest divide is Collab (Evernote 5, Notion 10). If that axis is central to how you work, let it settle the choice.

On price they're close: Evernote is Free · $15/mo and Notion is Free · $10/mo, so cost is unlikely to decide it.

Axis by axis

Value (price vs features) 4 6
Ease of use 7 6
Feature depth 6 10
Cross-platform & sync 8 9
Data ownership / privacy 3 3
Collaboration 5 10
AI capability 5 8
Axis (◆ = data ownership, our under-served focus) Everno Notion
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