Evernote is highly rated by reviewers, but that doesn’t mean it’s the right tool to use for every business.
Evernote has been highly rated by Capterra reviewers as a project collaboration and note-taking app with a rating of 4.5 out 5 stars. This tool is ideal for dispersed teams who need online workspaces to share ideas, update status and access project documents.
Evernote’s controversial pricing strategy, as well as its management problems, are some of the reasons why it has been losing popularity over the years.
Businesses that require additional project management capabilities, such as Gantt charts to plan project timelines, may not find the solution suitable. You will be better off looking for a solution that allows project collaboration and advanced project management functions.
We compared Evernote’s alternatives to Capterra and compared their ratings and recommendations for project collaboration capabilities. We then selected the top five solutions for this report. To be considered as an alternative, the solutions had to meet these criteria:
This article examines five highly-rated Evernote alternatives. You can see the complete list of Evernote alternatives right here.
Let’s take a look at the top 5 Evernote alternatives to project collaboration.
The Evernote alternatives listed below offer similar collaboration features that allow teams communicate, share documents, track project progress, and track it effectively.
There are however some key differences.
Evernote is well-known for its note-taking function. This allows teams to take notes and capture ideas during brainstorming sessions. These alternative solutions not only allow businesses to discuss project ideas, but also allow them to track team tasks and determine project deliverables.
1. Wrike: Centralized online workspaces that allow for faster collaboration
Wrike team workspace conversations
Standout features
Wrike allows team members to collaborate with clients, colleagues, and other stakeholders online. You can tag your teammates using @ mentions, as well as share task schedules and project documents in these workspaces.
Evernote allows teams to share their work by editing notes and getting feedback. Wrike allows teams to discuss, proof and approve design documents, videos and images.
What Capterra reviewers love about the system
Customers want improvements
Pricing
The basic plan starts from $9.80 per user per monthly
2. Basecamp: Simple collaboration for small groups
Basecamp dashboard: Viewing to-dos
Standout features
Basecamp was created to allow small businesses to collaborate on projects. Basecamp allows project members to assign to-dos to one another via team calendars. They can also start group conversations via centralized message boards. Other features include document storage and project reporting.
Basecamp is a team collaboration tool that offers similar features to Evernote, such as centralized team dashboards or file sharing. Basecamp is focused on collaborative deadline management, while Evernote can be used to collaboratively keep track of project information, ideas and leads (customer contact), etc.
What Capterra reviewers love about the system
Customers want improvements
Pricing
Basecamp charges an additional $99 per month for third-party integrations.
3. Gsuite: Real time collaboration and document control
Snapshot of Gsuite’s core applications
Standout features
Gsuite provides a variety of project collaboration tools that allow teams to share and access project files from a central location, conduct group and one-on-one online meetings, as well as live chat with project members. Gsuite can be used to solve any problem.