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Evernote vs Outline
Outline is a fast team knowledge base with wiki-style editing, whereas Evernote combines note-taking with AI tools and task management.
Which to pick
Pick Evernote if you want…
- All-in-one note-taking with AI assistance
- A free plan to start with
- Integrations with Google (Gmail, Drive, Calendar) or Microsoft Outlook (Email, Calendar) (on Evernote's list, not Outline's)
Pick Outline if you want…
- Realtime collaborative knowledge base
- Team knowledge base and wiki
- Open-source code (outline/outline on GitHub)
- Integrations with Figma, Loom or Zapier (on Outline's list, not Evernote's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Evernote:Evernote is a note-taking and organization app that lets you capture, search, and manage ideas, tasks, and projects.
- Outline:Outline is a fast, collaborative team knowledge base with markdown editing, real-time collaboration and AI-powered search.
- Best for
- Evernote:All-in-one note-taking with AI assistance
- Outline:Realtime collaborative knowledge base
- Who it’s for
- Evernote:Individuals, teams, and enterprises needing a unified workspace for notes, tasks, and collaboration.
- Outline:Teams that need internal documentation, wikis, and shared knowledge.
- Pricing
- Evernote:Freemium
- Outline:Paid
- Plans
- Evernote:Free $0 · Starter $8.25/ month per month · Advanced $20.83/ month per month · Flexible (Teams) from $10/ month / seat per month per seat
- Outline:1-10 members $10 per month per month · 11-100 members $79 per month per month · 101-200 members $249 per month per month
- Open source
- Evernote:—
- Outline:Yes, 40,778 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Evernote:Google (Gmail, Drive, Calendar), Microsoft Outlook (Email, Calendar), Slack
- Outline:Slack, Figma, Loom, Zapier, Open API
Evernote features
- Templates. Ready-made note structures to get started faster.
- Notebooks & Spaces. Organize ideas into notebooks and shared spaces.
- Search. Find notes instantly with AI-enhanced semantic search.
- Tasks. Create, assign, and track to-dos within notes.
- Web Clipper. Clip web content to your account with a single click.
- Collaboration. Real-time editing, comments, and shared spaces for teams.
- AI Features. AI assistant for search, summarization, transcription, editing and cleanup.
Outline features
- Intuitive markdown editor. Blazing-fast editor with markdown, slash commands and interactive embeds.
- Realtime collaboration. Multiple users can edit together with comments and threads.
- AI question answering. Search across docs and ask questions to get direct AI answers.
- Slack integration. Search, share and ask questions from Slack; receive update notifications.
- Public & private sharing. Share docs via link or restrict access, with custom branding and domains.
- Security & permissions. Granular read/write permissions, groups, guest users and audit logs.
Evernote vs Outline FAQ
Is Evernote or Outline free?+
Evernote has a free plan; paid plans start at $8.25/month (Starter). Outline is paid, from $10/month (1-10 members), with a free trial.
Which is cheaper, Evernote or Outline?+
Evernote is cheaper to start with: Evernote's Starter plan ($8.25/month) against Outline's 1-10 members plan ($10/month).
Is Evernote or Outline open source?+
Outline is open source (outline/outline on GitHub). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Evernote.
Do Evernote and Outline integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list Slack. Evernote also lists Google (Gmail, Drive, Calendar) and Microsoft Outlook (Email, Calendar); Outline also lists Figma, Loom, Zapier and Open API.
On DevHunt
Based on each tool's website and DevHunt data. Details may change; check the official sites.