G2 Vendor Directory

Microsoft OneNote vs. Notability

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricMicrosoft OneNote

by Microsoft

Notability

by Gingerlabs

Overall rating4.54.6
Review count1,87145
Ease of use9.19.4
Ease of setup9.29.7
Quality of support8.89.0
Meets requirements9.29.4
NPS64.54794574.418605
Small Business26.8%48.8%
Mid-Market29.6%32.6%
Enterprise43.7%18.6%
Total page views613859
Total LLM citations6,79911,496

Microsoft OneNote

Microsoft OneNote is a note-taking application designed to help users capture, organize, and share information across various devices. It allows for the creation of digital notebooks where users can input text, drawings, screen clippings, and audio commentaries. OneNote's free-form canvas enables users to place content anywhere on the page, facilitating a flexible and intuitive note-taking experience. Integrated with Microsoft 365, OneNote supports real-time collaboration, allowing multiple users to edit and share notes simultaneously.

Pros

  • Note-taking
  • Organization
  • Integrations
  • Ease of Use
  • Flexibility
  • Features

Notability

Notability is a versatile note taking app designed and built in San Francisco. Notability enhances productivity and streamlines workflows on iPad. It has a rich feature set, including the best-in-class handwriting engine, PDF annotation, document import, and audio recording. Whether you work in the field or in the board room, Notability gives you all the tools you need to mark up and review documents, take notes, share everything, and safely back up your documents to your cloud storage of choice. Notability is the most powerful, most intuitive note taking app on the market.

Pros

  • Easy Setup
  • Organization
  • Note-taking
  • Ease of Use
  • Easy Integrations
  • Efficiency