# Evernote alternative: how Prior compares

> Prior and Evernote compared on platforms, notes, tasks inside notes, calendar, AI, plan limits and price, using Evernote's own pages read on 5 November 2026.

Source: https://priortasks.com/compare/evernote/
Last updated: 2026-11-05

This page sets Prior next to Evernote as of the date above. Everything about Evernote comes from Evernote's own site and app listing, listed under Sources. Prices and plan limits change, so check them before you decide.

## Who each one suits

Evernote suits you if notes are what you collect and search: clipped web pages, scans, recordings and typed notes in notebooks, with tasks and a calendar attached to them. Its pages list a web clipper, advanced search, an AI assistant, transcription, and apps for Mac, Windows, iOS and Android.

Prior suits you if tasks and time come first: tasks with a priority and a due date, habits, reminders, and a planner that places tasks in the free hours of your day, with Markdown notes in the same app. It has no iOS app yet. On an iPhone or iPad you open it in the browser.

## Side by side

| | Prior | Evernote |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Platforms | Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, Android. No iOS app yet. | Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, and a web client you log in to. Web Clipper for Chrome, Firefox and Safari. No Linux app listed. |
| Offline | Works from a copy on your device and syncs when you are back online. | "Offline notes" are listed as a core feature. The plans page does not show which plans have it. |
| Tasks | Due date and time, priority P1 to P4, reminder, checklist, sub-tasks, dependencies. | Tasks live inside your notes: dates, reminders, and assigning tasks to others. |
| Recurring tasks | Every N days, weeks, months or years, on chosen weekdays, from the due date or the completion date. | Its tasks page lists due dates, recurrences and reminders. |
| Calendar | Day, week, month and agenda views. Google Calendar, ICS files and calendar URLs show read-only. | Evernote Calendar to access and create events. External calendars: Google or Microsoft Office; 1 on Free, 5 on Starter and Advanced. Events link to notes. |
| Time blocking | Automatic planner on Pro: places tasks in free working hours, and you lock a block to fix it. | Not found in the pages we read. |
| Boards | Kanban board for any project, on Free. | Not found in the pages we read. |
| Sprints | Scrum and Scrumban projects with sprints, story points, Planning Poker and burn charts, on Pro. | Not found in the pages we read. |
| Notes | Markdown notes with tables, charts, links, backlinks and tags. Project members edit shared notes live. | Notes, notebooks, spaces and tags. Free: 50 notes, 1 notebook, 1 GB. Starter: 1,000 notes, 20 notebooks, 5 GB. Advanced: unlimited, with safeguard limits. |
| Databases | None: tasks, projects and habits have fixed fields. | Not found in the pages we read. |
| Collaboration | Share a project as editor or viewer, assign tasks, comment with mentions. Free: 2 people and 3 shared projects. Pro: 10 people per project. | Assign tasks to others, email content into Evernote, share notes and notebooks. Sync across devices: 1 on Free, 3 on Starter, unlimited on Advanced. |
| AI | Prior AI assistant on Pro and above. On Free, your own OpenRouter key. | AI Assistant, Semantic Search, AI Transcribe, AI Edit, AI Cleanup (mobile only). The plans page does not show which plans include them. |
| Integrations | MCP server for AI assistants on every plan. Calendar imports. | An MCP connection for Claude, ChatGPT and other assistants, Google and Microsoft calendars, and the web clipper. |
| Price, 5 Nov 2026 | Free €0. Pro €8 a month or €72 a year. Team €10 per seat a month or €96 a year. 14-day trial on a first subscription. No VAT added. | No amounts on the plans page we read, which offers monthly or yearly billing and a 7-day free trial. Look at the price when you choose a plan. |

## Where Evernote goes further

- **Capture.** A web clipper for three browsers, scanning, recording and transcription. Prior attaches images and videos to notes and does not clip web pages.
- **Search.** Boolean and geographic searches, and the app listing says search reads text inside images and PDFs. Prior searches note text.
- **Notebook structure.** Notebooks, spaces and tags with plan limits that rise to unlimited. Prior's notes live in folders and projects.
- **AI on your notes.** Chat over your notes, semantic search, transcription and editing.
- **An iOS app.** Evernote lists one; Prior does not have one yet.

## What Prior does differently

Prior puts the task first. A task's priority and due date place it in the Eisenhower matrix, and the planner turns open tasks into blocks around your calendar events. Tasks are their own records with a project, a status and sub-tasks, not lines inside a note. Habits, flashcards and a Focus timer are part of the app. Your data lives on your device first, and the account keeps devices in sync. Any AI assistant can read and edit your tasks and notes through Prior's MCP server, on every plan.

## Switching from Evernote

Prior does not read Evernote's export. Evernote's export page names the ENEX format, plus text, Word and PDF, and Prior opens none of them. Copy the text of the notes you want into new Prior notes, and attach images and videos again with the attach button.

For tasks, copy the to-do lines out of your notes and paste them in [Settings → Import](https://app.priortasks.com/settings/import), in the paste box. Prior reads bullets, `[ ]` and `[x]`, indentation for sub-tasks, `# Heading` for projects, and phrases such as `tomorrow p1`. Check the dates in the preview. Nothing is saved until you confirm. The steps are in [Import your data](https://priortasks.com/docs/getting-started/import-your-data/).

## Sources

Read on 5 November 2026.

- [Evernote plans](https://evernote.com/compare-plans)
- [Evernote: Download](https://evernote.com/download)
- [Evernote: Home](https://evernote.com/)
- [Evernote: Tasks](https://evernote.com/features/tasks)
- [Evernote: Calendar](https://evernote.com/features/calendar)
- [Evernote: Export notes](https://evernote.com/note-taking/export-notes-from-evernote)
- [Evernote on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/evernote-notes-organizer/id281796108)