Best ZenNotes Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from note-taking apps ranked against ZenNotes on the same published basis.
- 1ZenNotes vs StackEdit
- 2ZenNotes vs Notion
- 3ZenNotes vs Notability
- 4ZenNotes vs Zoho Notebook
- 5ZenNotes vs Notesnook
- 6ZenNotes vs Evernote
- 7ZenNotes vs Goodnotes
- 8ZenNotes vs Obsidian
- 9ZenNotes vs Craft
- 10ZenNotes vs Logseq
- 11ZenNotes vs SiYuan
- 12ZenNotes vs Notejoy
- 13ZenNotes vs Capacities
- 14ZenNotes vs Supernotes
- 15ZenNotes vs Workflowy
- 16ZenNotes vs UpNote
- 17ZenNotes vs Simplenote
- 18ZenNotes vs Twos
- 19ZenNotes vs Standard Notes
- 20ZenNotes vs RemNote
ZenNotes 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 ZenNotes alternatives
What is the best alternative to ZenNotes?
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 ZenNotes?
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 ZenNotes?
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.