TL;DR: Evernote's free tier is now 50 notes, 1 notebook, and 1 synced device, with paid plans sold as Starter and Advanced. Taskade is the AI-native alternative where notes feed AI agents, become deployed apps through Taskade Genesis, and execute through 100+ bidirectional integrations. Free Forever to start, Pro $10/mo billed annually. Try Taskade Genesis free →
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| Capability | Evernote | Taskade Genesis |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing (starting) | Free capped at 50 notes / 1 notebook / 1 device; paid tiers are Starter and Advanced | $0 Free · $10/mo Pro billed annually (10 seats) |
| Cloneable live demo | ❌ | ✅ |
| Built-in AI agents | Writing assistant only | ✅ built-in tools |
| Automation engine | Database-only automation | ✅ Durable runtime, 100+ integrations |
| Workspace DNA loop | ❌ | ✅ ▲ Memory · ■ Intelligence · ● Execution |
What is Taskade?
Taskade is an AI-native productivity workspace founded in 2017 by John Xie, Dionis Loire, and Stan Chang (Y Combinator-backed). Notes, tasks, files, and structured data all live in one workspace where AI Agents v2 can reason over them, durable automations execute against them, and Genesis can turn them into deployed apps.
What is Evernote?
Evernote is the original digital note-taking app, founded by Stepan Pachikov in 2004. It pioneered the notebook-and-tag model and grew to over 200 million users. After being acquired by Bending Spoons in 2023, Evernote shifted focus toward AI-powered search and write features.
Evernote at a glance (August 2026): Founded 2004. Pioneered cloud notes. Now owned by Bending Spoons. Strong web clipper, OCR, and search. Note-centric — no AI agents, no app builder, no workflow automation. The plan lineup was restructured: Personal and Professional are discontinued, replaced by Starter and Advanced, with a Teams option above them. The free tier is capped at 50 notes, 1 notebook, 1 synced device, and 1 GB of monthly uploads. See how Evernote compares in our notes roundup →
Evernote is great at one job: a deep, searchable notebook for personal knowledge capture. The web clipper and OCR are still best-in-class, and if your work fits inside notes-and-search, it covers that well. The free tier is best understood as a trial — 50 notes in a single notebook on one device is a preview of the product, not a working knowledge base.
What Taskade adds on top of note-taking
AI Agents reason over your knowledge base
AI Agents v2 come with built-in tools (web search, file analysis, image generation, code execution, project management), persistent memory, and custom tools. Train an agent on your project library and it can answer questions, surface related notes, draft summaries, and trigger automations.
Genesis turns notes into deployed apps
Describe a knowledge portal, an internal wiki, an intake form, or a customer support hub and Taskade Genesis returns a deployed application with email-and-password access control through GenesisAuth, plus custom domains on Business plans and above. Browse the Community Gallery for real apps built from a single prompt.
100+ bidirectional integrations
Connect Slack, Gmail, Stripe, HubSpot, Salesforce, Notion, Shopify, Google Sheets, GitHub, Calendly, and 90+ more. Triggers pull events in. Actions push data out. All on a production-grade durable runtime that retries on failure.
Real-time collaboration on the free plan
Multiplayer editing, chat, and video meetings live inside every project — on the Free Forever plan, not gated behind a team upgrade. Evernote Teams supports note sharing but not real-time multi-user editing.
Multiple project views
List, Board, Calendar, Table, Mind Map, Gantt, and Org Chart. Switching views does not duplicate data — the same content renders any way you need it.
The Workspace DNA advantage
Taskade is built on Workspace DNA — a self-reinforcing loop between three pillars.
- Memory (Projects) — Notes, tasks, files, docs, and structured data become the substrate every agent reasons over.
- Intelligence (AI Agents) — Agents v2 with built-in tools, persistent memory, and custom tools you define.
- Execution (Automations) — Durable workflows across 100+ integrations that read from Memory, act through Intelligence, and write the results back into Memory.
Evernote is a great place to put information. Taskade runs the loop where information itself becomes the input that AI builds, automates, and executes against. Read the Workspace DNA explainer.
Pricing comparison
| Plan | Taskade | Evernote (August 2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free Forever, unlimited projects, full collaboration | 50 notes, 1 notebook, 1 synced device, 1 GB uploads |
| Entry paid | Pro $10/mo billed annually (10 seats) | Starter — replaced the retired Personal plan; rate on evernote.com/plans |
| Mid tier | Business $25/mo billed annually, unlimited seats | Advanced — replaced the retired Professional plan |
| Team | Business $25/mo billed annually, unlimited seats | Teams, priced per user |
| Max | $100/mo billed annually, max AI generation | Not applicable |
| Enterprise | $250/mo billed annually, custom SLA | Custom |
Evernote's Personal and Professional plans are discontinued; the current lineup is Starter and Advanced with a Teams option above them. We are not quoting Evernote rates here because the restructured tiers are not published in a form we could verify at the time of writing — check evernote.com/plans for the live numbers. Taskade's rates are flat per plan and listed above.
When to choose each
Choose Evernote if:
- You want a classic notebook with deep web clipping and OCR.
- You only need solo note storage and search.
- You prefer a note-centric mental model over a project workspace.
Choose Taskade if:
- You want AI agents reasoning over your knowledge base.
- You need real-time multiplayer collaboration with chat and video.
- You want notes, tasks, and structured data in one workspace.
- You need 100+ bidirectional integrations and durable workflow automations.
- You want to turn a knowledge base into a deployed app with Genesis.
Explore Taskade
- AI App Builder — Build complete apps from one prompt
- AI Agent Platform — Digital teammates with built-in tools
- AI Second Brain — Train agents on your data
- Workflow Automation — Durable workflows across 100+ integrations
- Vibe Coding — Natural-language app creation
Build without code
- AI App Generator — Full apps from prompts
- AI Dashboard Generator — Business dashboards
- AI Form Generator — Smart intake forms
- Browse Community Apps — Clone and customize
- Build with Taskade Genesis →
Related reading
- The Build Without Permission article — Our manifesto
- How Workspace DNA Works — The architecture
- Origin of Living Software — Where apps are headed
- How to Train AI Agents With Your Knowledge
- Agentic Workflows That Replace Busywork