Evernote
Tana
| Feature | Tana | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $10.83/mo | Free / from $12/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 3.8 / 5 | 4.3 / 5 |
| Best For | note-takers, researchers, professionals, knowledge-workers | power-users, researchers, knowledge-workers, systems-thinkers |
| Founded | 2004 | 2020 |
| Notes | ✓ | ✗ |
| Web Clipper | ✓ | ✗ |
| Ocr | ✓ | ✗ |
| Notebooks | ✓ | ✗ |
| Tags | ✓ | ✗ |
| Search | ✓ | ✗ |
| Supertags | ✗ | ✓ |
| Ai Commands | ✗ | ✓ |
| Live Queries | ✗ | ✓ |
| Views | ✗ | ✓ |
| Node Graph | ✗ | ✓ |
| Daily Notes | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ 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- Feels outdated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
✓ 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
Evernote is built for note takers and researchers, with a focus on notes and web-clipper. Tana targets power users and researchers and leads with supertags and ai-commands.
Pricing is close: Evernote starts at $10.83/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.
Tana 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, knowledge workers — in those cases, the decision often comes down to workflow style and how your team prefers to organize work.
Bottom line: Tana has a slight overall edge — but if great web clipper matters most to you, Evernote may still be the right call.