Comparison

Joplin vs Notesnook

On the evidence we track, Notesnook leads this comparison with a composite score of 63/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Joplin54

★Notesnook63

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Joplin	NotesnookLeader
vioscaleAI score	54 / 100low · 38%	63 / 100low · 39%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	-	£1.80
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	9	3
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	4.8	-
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://notesnook.com/blog/tag/security
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40joplin%2Ftools&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	74	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	56,750	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	6	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ FR	Available worldwide · Popular in GB
Content
Faqcontent.faq	7 items	5 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Joplin54 / 100low · 38%

Notesnook63 / 100low · 39%

Pricing

Free tier

Joplin✓

Notesnook✓

Model

Joplinopen_source

Notesnookfreemium

Price level

Joplinfree

Notesnooklow

Starting price

Joplin–

Notesnook£1.80

Transparent

Joplin✓

Notesnook✓

Integrations

Count

Joplin9

Notesnook3

Security

Gdpr

Joplin✓

Notesnook–

Scorecard

Joplin4.8

Notesnook–

Trust center

Joplin–

Notesnookhttps://notesnook.com/blog/tag/security

Vulnerabilities

JoplinCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40joplin%2Ftools&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Notesnook–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Joplin74

Notesnook–

Github stars

Joplin56,750

Notesnook–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Joplin100

Notesnook–

Release

Cadence days

Joplin6

Notesnook–

History

Joplin20 items

Notesnook–

Language

Primary

JoplinTypeScript

Notesnook–

Market

Availability

JoplinAvailable worldwide · HQ FR

NotesnookAvailable worldwide · Popular in GB

Content

Faq

Joplin7 items

Notesnook5 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for note taking. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Note Taking
Capability	Joplin	Notesnook
Capabilities
Deployment model	Native desktop mobile	Cloud saas
Offline mode editing without internet	✓	✓
Browser extension web page clipping	✓	✓
OCR optical character recognition scanning	-	-
Stylus handwriting and sketching support	-	-
Audio recording and dictation	-	-
End to end encryption e2ee	✓	✓
PDF document annotation	-	-
Nested folders and tagging hierarchy	✓	-
Siri google assistant voice memo sync	-	-
SOC2 type ii	-	-
ISO 27001	-	-
Pricing model	-	Freemium

Capabilities

Deployment model

JoplinNative desktop mobile

NotesnookCloud saas

Offline mode editing without internet

Joplin✓

Notesnook✓

Browser extension web page clipping

Joplin✓

Notesnook✓

OCR optical character recognition scanning

Joplin-

Notesnook-

Stylus handwriting and sketching support

Joplin-

Notesnook-

Audio recording and dictation

Joplin-

Notesnook-

End to end encryption e2ee

Joplin✓

Notesnook✓

PDF document annotation

Joplin-

Notesnook-

Nested folders and tagging hierarchy

Joplin✓

Notesnook-

Siri google assistant voice memo sync

Joplin-

Notesnook-

SOC2 type ii

Joplin-

Notesnook-

ISO 27001

Joplin-

Notesnook-

Pricing model

Joplin-

NotesnookFreemium

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Joplin

A privacy-focused note-taking app that lets you capture, organize, and sync notes across devices with end-to-end encryption. It supports various media types, works offline-first, and can synchronize with multiple cloud services.

Independently observed

Notesnook

Leader

Notesnook is a privacy-focused note-taking platform that encrypts all notes by default and offers syncing across multiple devices. The free tier allows unlimited notes with a 50MB monthly attachment quota, while paid plans provide increased storage capacity.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Joplin

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-20verify ↗

Notesnook

Leader

from £1.80/moHybridFree tier14-day trial

Free tier with unlimited notes (50MB/month storage). Paid plans starting at £1.80/month (Essential) up to £8.14/month (Believer), with annual and 5-year prepaid options. 14-day free trial on paid monthly and annual plans.

FreeFree
- Unlimited notes
- Unlimited devices
- End-to-end encryption
- Offline mode
- Note export
Essential£1.80/month or £18.08/year (14-day free trial)
- All Free features
- 1GB/month attachment storage
- 100MB max file size
- 14-day free trial
Pro£6.32/month, £63.34/year, or £271.44 for 5-year prepaid
- All Essential features
- 10GB/month attachment storage
- 1GB max file size
- App lock
- Full quality images
Believer£8.14/month, £81.43/year, or £361.93 for 5-year prepaid
- All Pro features
- 25GB/month attachment storage
- 5GB max file size
- All current and future features

as of 2026-09-28verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Joplin	Notesnook
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
iOSPlatforms	✓	✓
AndroidPlatforms	✓	✓
macOSPlatforms	✓	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
HybridDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Joplin✗

Notesnook✓

iOS

Joplin✓

Notesnook✓

Android

Joplin✓

Notesnook✓

macOS

Joplin✓

Notesnook✓

Windows

Joplin✓

Notesnook✓

Linux

Joplin✓

Notesnook✗

CLI

Joplin✓

Notesnook✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Joplin✓

Notesnook✓

Self-hosted

Joplin✓

Notesnook✓

Hybrid

Joplin✓

Notesnook✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Joplin

10 total

Joplin Cloud
Dropbox
OneDrive
Nextcloud
Chrome
Firefox
Web Clipper
pCloud
WebDAV
Joplin Server

Independently observed

Notesnook

Leader

3 total

Zapier
IFTTT
Gmail

Independently observed

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