G2 Vendor Directory

Simplenote

by Automattic Inc.

39

Reviews

4.2

Star rating

#37

Rank in Note-Taking Software

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Easy Sharing
  • Note-taking
  • Simple

Cons

  • Poor Documentation

Traffic & LLM citations

Monthly G2.com page views and citations by AI answer engines for Simplenote.

Page views and citations · Simplenote

Source: G2 review data

Winning from

Based on reviewers who said they switched from another product.

1

Microsoft OneNote

1 switched

Losing to

Based on reviewers of other products who said they switched from Simplenote.

1

Process Street

1 switched
2

Notion

1 switched
3

Notejoy

1 switched

Key stats

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49

Small Business

1

Adoption by company size

SegmentShare of reviews
Small Business51.3%
Mid-Market33.3%
Enterprise15.4%

Quarterly history

QuarterReviewsStar rating
2025 Q114.5

Satisfaction ratings

Ease of Use8.9
Ease of Setup10.0
Quality of Support8.4
Meets Requirements8.7

What reviewers say

Simple note is easy to use

4.5

“It's help me lot in meeting to notedown the important things”

Wordpress Developer

Simplenote is a free note-taking app that allows you to take basic notes

4.5

“a simple note-taking app that excels in simplicity and basic note-taking capabilities.”

Wordpress Developer

Simplenote

5.0

“Is simple and easy to use, so i will recommend to friends as well”

Trainee Technical Recruiter