Joplin vs Roam Research
Joplin
joplinapp.orgRoam Research
roamresearch.comSide by side
| Figure | Joplin | Roam Research |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €2.39/mo | $15/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 10 | 5 |
| Spec score · Note-taking apps | 9.3 (#7) | 8.7 (#38) |
| Spec score · Notes apps | 9.1 (#5) | 8.2 (#42) |
| Spec score · Note And Writing Apps | 9.0 (#4) | 8.2 (#18) |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Integrations | Joplin Cloud,Nextcloud,S3,WebDAV,Dropbox,OneDrive,Local filesystem | Roam Backend API,Roam Append API,Roam Alpha API,Roam Depot extensions |
| Note sharing | Joplin Cloud lets users share notes and collaborate with friends, family or colleagues. | Yes |
| Offline access | Yes | Yes |
| Supported platforms | web,Windows,macOS,Linux,iOS,Android,Chrome extension,API | web,windows,macos,linux,ios,android,chrome_extension,api |
Plans
Joplin
- Basic€2.99 a month
- Basic€28.69 a year
- Pro€5.99 a month
- Pro€57.48 a year
- Pro 100 GB€9.99 a month
- Pro 100 GB€95.88 a year
- Teams€7.99 a month
- Teams€80.28 a year
- Joplin Server BusinessPrice not published
- Joplin Server BusinessPriced on request
Roam Research
- Pro$15 a month
- ProPriced on request
- BelieverPriced on request
- Pro$180 a year
- Believer$500, paid once
In their own words
Joplin
Joplin is an open-source note-taking app with offline access and support for notes containing images, videos, PDFs and audio. It runs on Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, Linux and the web, with a Chrome extension and API also listed. A web clipper for Chrome and Firefox saves pages or screenshots as notes. Notes can sync through Joplin Cloud, Dropbox, OneDrive, Nextcloud, S3, WebDAV or a local filesystem. Joplin uses end-to-end encryption, and shared notebooks can be set to editable or read-only. Basic costs €2.99 a month, with 2 GB of storage and a 10 MB limit per note or attachment. Pro costs €5.99 a month for 30 GB and a 200 MB per-note or attachment limit; Pro 100 GB costs €9.99 a month. Teams costs €7.99 a month per user, with a minimum of two users, and includes 50 GB of storage. Plans include a 14-day free trial. Students and teachers can receive a 50% discount for one year, renewable while in education.
Roam Research
Roam Research is a note-taking tool for networked thought, designed to connect ideas in Roam Graphs. Its site describes a document-like experience paired with a graph-database model, and says it helps users organize research over the long term. The Pro plan costs $15 a month and includes unlimited private or public graphs, unlimited collaborators, API access, and Apps. Roam supports note sharing and offline access. It is available on the web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android, with a Chrome extension also listed. Integrations include the Roam Backend API, Roam Append API, Roam Alpha API, and Roam Depot extensions. The Pro page offers a 31-day free trial to people who have never had a plan, with billing after the trial. There is no free plan.