Joplin vs Vault Notes
Joplin
joplinapp.orgVault Notes
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| Figure | Joplin | Vault Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €2.39/mo | $4.17/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 10 | 5 |
| Spec score · Note-taking apps | 9.3 (#7) | 8.4 (#70) |
| Spec score · Notes apps | 9.1 (#5) | 8.0 (#54) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | Joplin Cloud,Nextcloud,S3,WebDAV,Dropbox,OneDrive,Local filesystem | Google Drive |
| Offline access | Yes | Yes |
| Supported platforms | web,Windows,macOS,Linux,iOS,Android,Chrome extension,API | Downloads are listed for macOS 12 or later on Apple silicon, Windows 10 and 11 64-bit, x86-64 Linux AppImage, and iOS/iPadOS 18 or later. |
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
Vault Notes
- NormalFree
- Pro$4.99 a month
- Pro$49.99 a year
- Pro monthly$4.99 a month
- Pro yearly$49.99 a year
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.
Vault Notes
Vault Notes has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.