Evernote
Standard Notes
| Feature | Evernote | Standard Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $10.83/mo | Free / from $7.5/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 3.8 / 5 | 4.3 / 5 |
| Best For | note-takers, researchers, professionals, knowledge-workers | privacy-focused-users, journalists, professionals, researchers |
| Founded | 2004 | 2016 |
| Notes | ✓ | ✗ |
| Web Clipper | ✓ | ✗ |
| Ocr | ✓ | ✗ |
| Notebooks | ✓ | ✗ |
| Tags | ✓ | ✓ |
| Search | ✓ | ✗ |
| Encryption | ✗ | ✓ |
| Themes | ✗ | ✓ |
| Editors | ✗ | ✓ |
| File Attachments | ✗ | ✓ |
| Two Factor Auth | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Evernote Pros
- Great web clipper
- OCR for images
- Cross-platform
- Long track record
✗ Evernote Cons
- Expensive
- Feels outdated
- Very limited free plan (50 notes)
- Performance issues
✓ Standard Notes Pros
- End-to-end encrypted
- 100-year company promise
- Cross-platform
- Open-source
✗ Standard Notes Cons
- Basic free version
- Fewer features than Notion
- Limited formatting
The Verdict
Evernote is built for note takers and researchers, with a focus on notes and web-clipper. Standard Notes targets privacy focused users and journalists and leads with encryption and themes.
Pricing is close: Standard Notes starts at $7.5/mo versus $10.83/mo for Evernote — 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.
Standard Notes edges out on user ratings (4.3 vs 3.8). While both are well-regarded, that gap reflects real differences in user satisfaction worth considering.
Both tools are a solid fit for researchers, professionals — in those cases, the decision often comes down to workflow style and how your team prefers to organize work.
Bottom line: Standard Notes has a slight overall edge — but if great web clipper matters most to you, Evernote may still be the right call.
