Best SideNotes Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from note-taking apps ranked against SideNotes on the same published basis.
- 1SideNotes vs StackEdit
- 2SideNotes vs Notion
- 3SideNotes vs Notability
- 4SideNotes vs Zoho Notebook
- 5SideNotes vs Notesnook
- 6SideNotes vs Evernote
- 7SideNotes vs Goodnotes
- 8SideNotes vs Obsidian
- 9SideNotes vs Craft
- 10SideNotes vs Logseq
- 11SideNotes vs SiYuan
- 12SideNotes vs Notejoy
- 13SideNotes vs Capacities
- 14SideNotes vs Supernotes
- 15SideNotes vs Workflowy
- 16SideNotes vs UpNote
- 17SideNotes vs Simplenote
- 18SideNotes vs Twos
- 19SideNotes vs Standard Notes
- 20SideNotes vs RemNote
SideNotes alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | StackEdit | 8.6 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 2 | Notion | 8.3 | Free plan | $10/mo | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Notability | 8.3 | Free plan | — | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Zoho Notebook | 8.3 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 5 | Notesnook | 8.3 | Free plan | $1.99/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 6 | Evernote | 8.2 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 7 | Goodnotes | 8.2 | Free plan | $1/mo | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 8 | Obsidian | 8.2 | Free plan | $4.17/mo | Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Craft | 8.2 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 10 | Logseq | 8.2 | Free plan | $5/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 11 | SiYuan | 8.2 | Free plan | $64/mo | Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 12 | Notejoy | 8.1 | Free plan | $5/mo | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 13 | Capacities | 8.1 | Free plan | $8.33/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 14 | Supernotes | 8.1 | Free plan | — | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 15 | Workflowy | 8.1 | Free plan | $6.99/mo | Android, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 16 | UpNote | 8.0 | Free plan | $1.99/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | Simplenote | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 18 | Twos | 8.0 | Free plan | $4.99/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 19 | Standard Notes | 8.0 | Free plan | $7.50/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 20 | RemNote | 7.9 | Free plan | $8/mo | Android, iOS |
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Questions about SideNotes alternatives
What is the best alternative to SideNotes?
StackEdit, number 1 in note-taking apps with a score of 8.6 out of 10. The others here: Notion, Notability, Zoho Notebook and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to SideNotes?
StackEdit is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 20 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Is there an open-source alternative to SideNotes?
Yes: StackEdit.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.