Capacities
Tana
| Feature | Capacities | Tana |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $9.99/mo | Free / from $12/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.4 / 5 | 4.3 / 5 |
| Best For | knowledge-workers, researchers, students, networkers | power-users, researchers, knowledge-workers, systems-thinkers |
| Founded | 2021 | 2020 |
| Object Types | ✓ | ✗ |
| Daily Notes | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bi Directional Links | ✓ | ✗ |
| Tags | ✓ | ✗ |
| Media Embedding | ✓ | ✗ |
| Graph View | ✓ | ✗ |
| Supertags | ✗ | ✓ |
| Ai Commands | ✗ | ✓ |
| Live Queries | ✗ | ✓ |
| Views | ✗ | ✓ |
| Node Graph | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Capacities Pros
- Unique object-based approach
- Daily notes with automatic linking
- Beautiful and intuitive interface
- Bi-directional linking built in
✗ Capacities Cons
- No mobile app yet (web only)
- Limited export options
- No API for integrations
✓ Tana Pros
- Supertags create structured data effortlessly
- Powerful AI-powered search and commands
- Everything is queryable and linked
- Flexible views (table, board, calendar)
✗ Tana Cons
- Steep learning curve
- No mobile app yet
- Still in development (features changing)
The Verdict
Capacities is built for knowledge workers and researchers, with a focus on object-types and daily-notes. Tana targets power users and researchers and leads with supertags and ai-commands.
Pricing is close: Capacities starts at $9.99/mo versus $12/mo for Tana — not a deciding factor on its own.
Both offer free plans, so you can test each with your real workflow before committing to a subscription.
Both tools are a solid fit for knowledge workers, researchers — in those cases, the decision often comes down to workflow style and how your team prefers to organize work.
This is a genuinely close comparison. If you can, sign up for both free trials (where available) and run a one-week test with your actual team tasks before deciding.