Fibery
Heptabase
| Feature | Fibery | Heptabase |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $10/mo | From $11.99/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| Rating | 4.3 / 5 | 4.6 / 5 |
| Best For | product-teams, startups, strategy-teams, researchers | researchers, students, visual-thinkers, phd-students |
| Founded | 2018 | 2021 |
| Custom Entities | ✓ | ✗ |
| Views | ✓ | ✗ |
| Automations | ✓ | ✗ |
| Reports | ✓ | ✗ |
| Integrations | ✓ | ✗ |
| Whiteboards | ✓ | ✓ |
| Card System | ✗ | ✓ |
| Mindmaps | ✗ | ✓ |
| Journal | ✗ | ✓ |
| Tags | ✗ | ✓ |
| Pdf Annotation | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Fibery Pros
- Highly connected
- Custom entities
- Good for product teams
- Bi-directional links
✗ Fibery Cons
- Complex setup
- Steep learning curve
- Small community
✓ Heptabase Pros
- Visual-first approach to note-taking
- Whiteboards for spatial thinking
- Card-based system is very flexible
- Great for research and learning
✗ Heptabase Cons
- No free plan
- Mobile app is limited
- Steeper learning curve than simple note apps
The Verdict
Fibery is built for product teams and startups, with a focus on custom-entities and views. Heptabase targets researchers and students and leads with whiteboards and card-system.
Pricing is close: Fibery starts at $10/mo versus $11.99/mo for Heptabase — not a deciding factor on its own.
Fibery has a free plan, which gives it a meaningful edge for individuals and small teams exploring their options. Heptabase requires a paid subscription from day one.
Both tools are a solid fit for researchers — in those cases, the decision often comes down to workflow style and how your team prefers to organize work.
Bottom line: Heptabase has a slight overall edge — but if highly connected matters most to you, Fibery may still be the right call.