The comparison
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Your notes should be faster
Cimanote opens instantly. No spinners, no heavy desktop client. As a PWA it weighs under 5 MB, compared to Evernote’s 300+ MB native app.
Your notes should be smarter
Evernote’s AI helps you search. Cimanote’s Knowledge Engine builds understanding - auto-generated entity pages, cross-notebook synthesis, and gap detection.
Your notes should cost less
Evernote’s paid plans start at $99/year (Starter), and its free plan is capped at 50 notes. Cimanote is $6/mo with a free 30-day Pro trial to start - and no note or device limits on any plan.
Feature by feature
See how the two stack up.
| Feature | Cimanote | Evernote |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $6/mo | From $8.25/mo (Starter, annual) |
| Free 30-day Pro trial | ||
| Devices on free plan | Unlimited | 1 device + web |
| Notes on the free plan | Unlimited | 50 notes, 1 notebook |
| Rich text editor | ||
| Code blocks with syntax highlighting | 200+ languages | Basic |
| Inline drawings (Excalidraw) | ||
| Tables with resizable columns | ||
| AI knowledge base | Auto-generated | AI search only |
| Real-time collaboration | Colored cursors | Not real-time |
| Web clipper | Free (5 modes) | Included with plan |
| Offline access | Pro (full editing) | Paid only |
| Full-text search | Yes (Cmd+K) | |
| Tags | With autocomplete | |
| Color labels | 8 colors | |
| Dark mode | Auto / manual | |
| Data export | Markdown / HTML / ZIP | Limited (XML) |
| Install size | Under 5 MB (PWA) | 300+ MB |
| Mobile experience | Touch-optimized PWA | Native app (heavy) |
| Conflict resolution | Side-by-side diff | Silent overwrite |
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