| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Personal Knowledge Management Software | 8.7 (#6) | 7.0 (#31) |
| Spec score · Note-taking apps | 8.4 (#65) | 6.8 (#216) |
| Purpose | Foam is a personal knowledge management system built on Visual Studio Code and GitHub for organizing research, creating discoverable notes, and publishing knowledge. | Scrintal describes itself as a visual thinking tool for capturing ideas in docs and boards and visually linking ideas. |
| Support | The installation guide directs users to the FAQ, Foam Community Discord, GitHub Issues, and GitHub Discussions for help. | The homepage directs users to the Support Hub for answers to product questions. |
