2015/07/14
Web Apps: Evernote vs OneNote
In the world of note taking tools, Evernote and OneNote are two great programs. So let's compare:
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Points
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Evernote
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OneNote
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Sign Up
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Users require registering with name, email address, password etc.
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Users need to sign in with Microsoft (e.g. Outlook, Live) account. No additional sign up required
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Platforms
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Windows (Computers and Smartphones), Mac, Android, iOS, Blackberry, Browser extensions and WebOS
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Windows (Computers and Smartphones), Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android and Web
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Sync
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Yes
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Yes
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Packages
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Free and Premium
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Free and Premium
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Notes Homepage
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Evernote home sports lots of features and options
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OneNote home comes with simpler and basic interface having a few options
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Notes View
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By default list view
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By default grid view
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Note Editor
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Has advanced tools
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Has advanced tools
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Text Formatting Options
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A good number of text formatting tools
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A range of text formatting tools
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Note Text Color
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Customizable
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Customizable
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Changing Font
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Available
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Available
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Customizing Note Title Font
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Not possible
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Possible
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Hyperlinking
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Available
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Available
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Making Checklists
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Possible
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Possible
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Adding Images
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Possible
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Possible
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Text Background Color Customization
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No
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Yes
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Inserting Other Files
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Possible
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Possible
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Adding Pages
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Not possible
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Possible
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Sharing & Collaboration
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Available
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Available
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Arrangement of Notes
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In Evernote web app's home page, users can arrange notes bytags, notebooks etc.
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OneNote web app's homepage shows the notebooks inalphabetical order. Here is no custom arrangement option
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Tags to Notes
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Yes
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Yes
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Optical Character Recognition
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Yes
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Yes
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Notebooks
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Available
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Available
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Search Option
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Yes
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Yes
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Shortcuts for Quick Access
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Yes
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No
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Reminder
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Yes
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No,OneNote web app does not have a reminder option
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Storage on Free Account
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Unlimited, but 60 MB upload per month
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It uses your OneDrive storage (currently 15 GB free there)
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Evernote and OneNote offer almost similar sets of features on their web versions. Both of the services are available on a wide range of platforms. OneNote introduces its notes as 'Notebook' which inherits some additional benefits like inserting new pages, sections etc.
Both of the services have free and paid packages. Premium OneNote comes with Office 365 plans which starts from $9.99 per month. There is a one month free trial available. On the other hand, Evernote premium plan costs $5/month or $45/year (in Premium, you can do hand-writing notes).
OneNote home page is clear and simple. It sports a default grid view. Evernote offers a three column list view with lots of options and shortcuts on the welcome page. Still it is well responsive and smooth.
When it comes to note editing and formatting tools, OneNote has better customization facilities than Evernote.
Surprisingly, there is no reminder or custom arrangement option in OneNote web app. Evernote provides these features.
With thanks, much of this is from http://ergonotes.com/evernote-vs-onenote/