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Microsoft OneNote vs SecondBrain

Microsoft OneNote

microsoft.com

SecondBrain

secondbrainmemory.com

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FigureMicrosoft OneNoteSecondBrain
Price from$8.33/mo$2.92/mo
Free plan—Yes
Free trial—Yes
Open source——
WebYesYes
WindowsYes—
macOSYesYes
iOSYesYes
AndroidYesYes
Plans published113
Spec score · AI Note-Taking Apps8.6 (#10)7.9 (#31)

Plans

Microsoft OneNote

  • Microsoft 365 Personal$9.99 a month
  • Microsoft 365 Personal$99.99 a year
  • Microsoft 365 Personal$99.99 a year
  • Microsoft 365 Family$12.99 a month
  • Microsoft 365 Family$129.99 a year
  • Microsoft 365 Family$129.99 a year
  • Microsoft 365 Premium$19.99 a month
  • Microsoft 365 Premium$199.99 a year
  • Microsoft 365 Premium$199.99 a year
  • Office Home 2024$179.99, paid once

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SecondBrain

  • FreeFree
  • Pro$8.99 a month
  • Pro Yearly$34.99 a year

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In their own words

Microsoft OneNote

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SecondBrain

SecondBrain turns spoken thoughts, typed notes and content shared from other apps into organized notes, calendar events and reminders. Its AI transcribes, titles and files notes into a folder tree that builds as material is added. Mentioning a date can create an event and reminder, and the app provides a daily morning briefing. Full-text search and an interactive 3D graph help users find notes and explore connections. A shared-memory connector using MCP supports assistants including Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor and Claude Code. The connector requires Pro, and connecting ChatGPT also requires Developer mode, which the maker says is available on Plus or above. The maker says notes and calendar events are stored in an EU-hosted Supabase PostgreSQL database with per-account Row-Level Security; voice and text go through Google Gemini's paid API tier, which it says does not train on content. The free plan has limited notes. Pro is $8.99 a month or $34.99 a year; the App Store also lists a second yearly price of 44.99 USD.

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