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Evernote vs Microsoft OneNote in 2026

Compare Evernote and Microsoft OneNote by what each is built for, what each costs, and what to check before you pick a note app.

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Evernote offers a free option. [1] Microsoft OneNote offers a free sign-up option. [2] Connections Free costs $0, and going over a limit stops the feature rather than billing you. [3]

OptionFree tierPaid plan priceTrial
EvernoteFree option [1]Not published in these sources7 days on paid plans unless otherwise specified [4]
Microsoft OneNoteFree sign-up option [2]Not published in these sourcesNot published
Connections NotesConnections Free costs $0, and going over a limit stops the feature rather than billing you [3]Connections Pro at $39.99 a month [3]Not published

The short answer

Microsoft OneNote's page describes voice transcription that helps people capture notes and review them later. [2] It also describes digital ink for sketching, annotating and highlighting. [2]

Connections Notes can record a voice note and turn it into text in the background. [3]

If you want to share notes with others, OneNote's page says people can share ideas and create together. [2] Connections Notes can share a note by public link, and you can put a password on the link. [3]

What Evernote, Microsoft OneNote is built for

Evernote Enterprise can be tried free for 14 days. [4]

Microsoft OneNote's page says voice transcription helps people capture notes and review them later. [2] Digital ink supports sketching, annotating and highlighting. [2] People can share ideas and create together in OneNote. [2] Copilot Notebooks use the content in a notebook to help people think and create with Copilot. [2] Sticky Notes gives quick capture and automatic recall of notes when you revisit the same source. [2] Its page says teachers can organize lesson plans in searchable digital notebooks, and staff can create a sharable content library. [2]

What Connections Notes is built for

Connections Notes is made by the team that publishes this site.

You type a note into a bar at the top, and your notes sit below it as cards on a board. [3] You can file notes under labels, and labels can nest inside other labels. [3] Notes also feed a to-do list and a due-date agenda. [3] Today's and yesterday's to-dos are kept together as one checklist. [3] Reminders are sent by Web Push and by email. [3] Search finds a note by what you meant, not only by the exact words in it. [3]

You can record a voice note, and it is turned into text in the background. [3] You can pull the words out of a photo in a note into the note body or into checklist items. [3] You can paste a block of text, and it is split into separate notes at each blank line. [3] You can archive notes, or delete them to a trash and restore them from there. [3] Notes can be kept separate by personal or company workspace. [3] You can download your active and archived notes as a CSV file, a spreadsheet format. [3] You can share a note by public link and put a password on the link. [3]

Pricing and fees

Evernote offers a free option. [1] No Evernote paid plan price is published in the sources for this page.

Microsoft OneNote offers a free sign-up option. [2] No OneNote price is published in the sources for this page.

Connections Free costs $0, and going over a limit stops the feature rather than billing you. [3] Notes are free on every plan with no note count, and reading, editing and exporting are never gated. [3] Connections Pro, the first paid plan, is $39.99 a month. [3] It is a suite-wide plan, not a Notes-only price. [3] What a paid member pays for in Notes is the AI on their notes. [3]

Getting started

Evernote's page invites you to get Evernote free. [1]

Microsoft OneNote's page offers a free sign-up. [2] One thing its page describes is capturing a note by voice and reviewing it later. [2] The sources for this page do not describe a setup sequence, so check the steps on Microsoft's site.

With Connections Notes, you open the site, sign in with the shared account for the site, and then land on a first screen where you type a note into a box at the top. [3] Your first job is typing a note into the bar at the top, and it appears as a card below. [3] It runs as a web app in a web browser. [3] It can be installed to your device. [3] There is no iOS app, and the Android app has no store listing yet. [3]

Things to check before you choose

Does the tool need to run on the phone you use every day? Connections Notes has no iOS app, and its Android app has no store listing yet. [3] The sources for Evernote and OneNote on this page do not describe their phone apps, so check each tool's download page.

Do you need voice recordings turned into text? OneNote describes voice transcription. [2] Connections Notes turns voice notes into text in the background. [3]

How many notes will you keep, and will a limit matter? Connections Notes has no note cap on any plan, free included. [3] These sources do not state a note limit for Evernote or OneNote, so check their current limits directly.

Do you need to share notes with others? OneNote's page says people can share ideas and create together. [2] Connections Notes can share a note by public link with a password on the link. [3]

Do you need dates, reminders or a calendar? Connections Notes sends reminders by Web Push and by email. [3]

How to choose

If you want spoken notes turned into text, OneNote offers voice transcription. [2] Connections Notes turns voice notes into text in the background. [3]

If you want to keep to-dos and dates beside your notes, Connections Notes feeds a to-do list and a due-date agenda. [3]

If you want to share notes with others, OneNote's page says people can share ideas and create together. [2] If you want to share by link, Connections Notes can share a note by public link with a password on the link. [3]

If you want to sketch or mark up pages, OneNote supports digital ink for sketching, annotating and highlighting. [2] If you want search by meaning, Connections Notes finds a note by what you meant. [3] If you want work and home notes kept apart, Connections Notes keeps notes separate by personal or company workspace. [3]

Frequently asked questions

Is Evernote free to use?

Evernote offers a free option. [1] Evernote Enterprise can be tried free for 14 days. [4] The sources for this page do not publish Evernote's paid plan prices, so check the current prices on Evernote's site before you decide which plan to use.

Is Microsoft OneNote free to use?

OneNote offers a free sign-up option. [2] The sources for this page do not publish OneNote prices, so check Microsoft's site for current pricing before you commit. OneNote's voice transcription helps people capture notes efficiently and review them later. [2] Copilot Notebooks use the content in a notebook to help people think and create with Copilot. [2]

Does Connections Notes have a free plan with no note limit?

Connections Free costs $0, and going over a limit stops the feature rather than billing you. [3] Notes are free on every plan with no note count, and reading, editing and exporting are never gated. [3] No plan caps how many notes you can keep, and that includes the free plan. [3] Check the current plan details before you decide.

How much does Connections Pro cost for Notes?

Connections Pro, the first paid plan, is $39.99 a month. [3] It is a suite-wide plan, not a Notes-only price. [3] What a paid member pays for in Notes is the AI on their notes. [3] Because the plan covers the whole suite, check what else it includes before you pay for it.

Can Evernote and OneNote turn voice recordings into text?

Microsoft OneNote's voice transcription helps users capture notes efficiently and review them later. [2] Connections Notes can record a voice note and turn it into text in the background. [3] Compare these options on the other features you need, such as tasks, sharing or a calendar, before you choose.

Notes are free on every plan with no note count, and reading, editing and exporting are never gated. [3] Connections Free costs $0, and going over a limit stops the feature rather than billing you. [3]

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Sources

  1. Evernote, evernote.com, read 2026-10-08
  2. Microsoft OneNote, onenote.com, read 2026-10-08
  3. Connections Notes' own description of itself (the product of this site's publisher)
  4. Evernote, evernote.com/compare-plans, read 2026-10-08

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