Rebel Tech AllianceNotes alternatives
Alternatives to: OneNote, EverNote
Notes apps are a great way of recording and organising everyday stuff. You can build up a personal knowledge system.
And because it's personal, all the more reason to keep that information away from Big Tech.
| App name | Open Source | Structure; Business model | Features | Country of origin | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obsidian | Mostly | Private company; Freemium | E2EE (Encrypted); Excellent apps; Great markdown notebook | Canada | Obsidian.com |
| Standard Notes | Yes | Private company; Freemium | E2EE (Encrypted); Lots of note types incl. markdown and spreadsheet | USA | StandardNotes.com |
| Joplin | Yes | Free Open Source; Donations | Good features; Regular updates | UK / Open Source | Joplinapp.org |
| Notesnook | Yes | Private company; Freemium | E2EE | Pakistan | Notesnook.com |
| anytype | Yes | Non-profit; Freemium | Combination of Notion, Obsidian and Standard Notes features; Many object types incl. Kanban | Switzerland | Anytype.io |
| Capacities | No | Private company; Freemium | Notion alternative | Germany | Capacities.io |
| Tana | No | Private company; Freemium | Notion alternative | USA | Tana.inc |
| Fibery | No | Private company; Freemium | Combination of Notion and Airtable features | Poland | Fibery.io |
| Nuclino | No | Private company; Freemium | Notion alternative | Germany | Nuclino.com |
| Anytype | Yes | Association (social enterprise company); Free Open Source | Notion / Google Docs / OneNote / Trello alternative; local on-device encryption | Switzerland | Anytype.io |
RTA's choice
We use Obsidian and Standard Notes for day to day tasks, and are looking into using Capacities or Tana for knowledge maps.