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Head to head · 2026

Evernote vs remio

Pricing, free plans, ratings, features, pros and cons, side by side. Where one comes out ahead, we mark it.

Evernote

Note-taking and organization app, now owned by Bending Spoons, with AI Transcribe, AI Rewrite, AI Text…

4.0$8.25/mo

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remio

Local-first second brain that captures pages, files, meetings and email, then answers from them

4.1$11.6/mo

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Who comes out ahead

Based only on the facts in our directory. The right pick still depends on the job you need done.

  • Lower starting price

    Evernote

    From $8.25/mo against from $11.6/mo

  • Free plan

    Tie

    Both have one

  • Higher rating

    remio

    4.0 against 4.1

  • Same job?

    Yes

    Both are Productivity tools

Side by side

Compared onEvernoteremio
Our rating4.04.1Better
Starts at$8.25/moBetter$11.6/mo
Free planYesYes
CategoryProductivityProductivity
PlansFrom $8.25/moFrom $11.6/mo
Key features
  • AI Transcribe, AI Rewrite and AI Text To Speech
  • AI Meeting Note Taker
  • AI Diagrams and AI Detector
  • AI Assistant and Semantic Search on Advanced and above
  • MCP connection to outside AI tools
  • Automatic capture of pages, files, emails and meetings
  • Local storage with no manual filing
  • Ask remio conversational search
  • Deep research, presentations and spreadsheet generation
  • BYOK plan for using your own model keys
Pros
  • Available on desktop, mobile, web and browser extensions
  • Free plan is available for light use
  • Six named AI features plus an assistant and semantic search
  • Local storage for the most sensitive corpus most people assemble
  • BYOK option for full control of the model layer
  • Runs on desktop, mobile and browser
Cons
  • Free plan is limited to 50 notes and 1 notebook
  • Full AI features need Advanced or higher
  • Prices are third-party-reported because Evernote's pages show none, and reviewers describe recent increases
  • Credit metering means heavy use climbs tiers quickly
  • $11.60 is a promotion; the list price is $199 a year
  • Capturing everything only helps if retrieval finds it again
CompanyBending Spoons US Inc.remio

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FAQ

Questions people ask

Is Evernote better than remio?

In our reviews Evernote scores 4.0 and remio scores 4.1. The better pick depends on the job. Evernote: Note-taking and organization app, now owned by Bending Spoons, with AI Transcribe, AI Rewrite, AI Text To Speech, an AI Meeting Note Taker, AI Diagrams, an AI Assistant and semantic search. remio: Local-first second brain that captures pages, files, meetings and email, then answers from them.

Which is cheaper, Evernote or remio?

Evernote has the lower starting price: from $8.25/mo for Evernote and from $11.6/mo for remio.

Do Evernote and remio have free plans?

Yes, both have a free plan.

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