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Productivity · 8 alternatives

Instead of UpNote, try one of these 8.

Every alternative is lined up against UpNote on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. UpNote sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.

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Alternative
Price
Open source
Self-host
Offline
Platforms
UpNoteWhat you have now
Fast, elegant notes synced across every platform for one price.
PricePaid
$40 lifetime
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Obsidian#1
Private, local-first knowledge base built on plain Markdown files.
PriceFreemium
sync $4/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Evernote#2
Classic note-taking app for capturing ideas, clips and to-dos.
PriceFreemium
from $15/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Bear#3
Beautiful Markdown notes with tags, made for Apple devices.
PriceFreemium
pro $3/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Mac · iOS
Craft#4
Polished docs and notes with a distinctive block editor.
PriceFreemium
from $8/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Web · Mac · Win · iOS
Zim#5
Desktop wiki keeping linked notes in plain text files.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux
CherryTree#6
Tree-structured notes with rich text, code, and images.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux
Nuclino#7
Fast team wiki that unifies docs and knowledge.
PriceFreemium
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · Android · iOS
Cryptee#8
Encrypted private notes and documents that live in the browser.
PriceFreemium
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web

How to read this. “Yes” means fully supported by the maker. “Partial” means it works with caveats. Likes reflect community popularity; vendors can’t pay for them or for placement. How we compare.

UpNote alternatives at a glance

UpNote is a paid productivity app ($40 lifetime). We compared 8 alternatives: 3 are open source, 2 are completely free, 0 can be self-hosted and 5 work fully offline. The most popular is Obsidian, with 3.9k likes.

Most liked overallObsidian

Private, local-first knowledge base built on plain Markdown files.

Freemium · Works offline
Best free optionZim

Desktop wiki keeping linked notes in plain text files.

Free · Open source · Works offline
Best open-source optionCherryTree

Tree-structured notes with rich text, code, and images.

Free · Open source · Works offline
Best for offline useBear

Beautiful Markdown notes with tags, made for Apple devices.

Freemium · Works offline

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