Evernote Pricing in 2026: What Every Plan Actually Costs
Evernote in 2026 has a free plan capped at 50 notes and one notebook, then jumps to paid tiers: Starter at $99/year and Advanced at $249.99/year, with a custom-priced Enterprise plan on top. The free plan still exists, but it is now small enough that most regular users hit the ceiling within a few weeks and get pushed to pay.
Those are the advertised annual prices, and month-to-month billing costs more (roughly $14.99/month for Starter and about $24.99/month for Advanced). Evernote has changed its plans, names, and prices repeatedly since Bending Spoons acquired it, so confirm the current numbers on the official pricing page before you buy — prices change.
Evernote plans at a glance
| Plan | Annual price | Billed monthly | Notes | Notebooks | Storage | Devices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | $0 | 50 | 1 | 1 GB uploads | 1 at a time |
| Starter | $99/year (~$8.25/mo) | ~$14.99/mo | 1,000 | 20 | 5 GB | 3 |
| Advanced | $249.99/year (~$20.83/mo) | ~$24.99/mo | Unlimited | Unlimited | 20 GB + 2 GB/user | Unlimited |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom | Custom | Custom | Custom | Custom |
The annual prices are what Evernote advertises. The “billed monthly” column is what you pay if you decline the annual commitment, and it is meaningfully higher per month.
Free
Fifty notes, one notebook, 1 GB of monthly uploads, and a single-device limit (you can only be signed in on one device at a time). It is enough to try the app or keep a tiny archive, but not enough to run your notes life on. This is the plan that answers “is Evernote free” — technically yes, practically a trial.
Starter
Formerly called Personal. At $99/year it lifts you to 1,000 notes, 20 notebooks, and 5 GB of storage across 3 devices. The catch most people miss: Starter is not unlimited. If you were a heavy Evernote user with thousands of notes, 1,000 will not hold your archive, and you will be pushed toward Advanced.
Advanced
Formerly called Professional. At $249.99/year this is the tier that removes the note and notebook caps entirely and unlocks Evernote’s AI tools — AI Edit, Semantic Search, AI Transcribe, and AI Cleanup — plus larger uploads and integrations with Slack and Microsoft Teams. If you actually want unlimited notes, this is the real cost of an Evernote account in 2026: about $250 a year.
Enterprise
Custom-priced, contact-sales tier with SSO, admin controls, and company data ownership for teams that need centralized management.
How the free plan shrank to 50 notes
For most of Evernote’s history the free plan was generous enough to live in permanently. That changed on December 4, 2023, when Evernote officially capped free accounts at 50 notes and one notebook. Existing free users were not grandfathered — the limit applied to everyone.
If you are searching to confirm the number: yes, it is 50 notes and one notebook, and it has stayed that way through the later plan renames. A follow-up change in August 2024 also restricted free accounts to one device at a time, while raising the maximum note size to 200 MB. The practical effect is that the free plan works as an extended trial rather than a home for your notes.
The gotchas: price hikes and monthly vs annual
Two things catch people off guard.
Prices have climbed sharply under Bending Spoons. After the November 2023 acquisition, the annual personal plan jumped from about $69.99 to $129.99 — roughly an 86% increase — before the plans were restructured again into Starter and Advanced in late 2025. Bending Spoons has a documented playbook of layoffs followed by price increases, and it raised $1.68B in a July 2026 IPO with plans for more acquisitions, so further pricing changes would not be surprising. Some longtime subscribers have reported renewal prices spiking with little warning, so watch your auto-renewal.
The advertised price is the annual price. The $99 and $249.99 figures assume you pay for a full year upfront. Choose month-to-month billing and you pay noticeably more each month — closer to $14.99/month for Starter and around $24.99/month for Advanced. If you are confident you will stick with Evernote, annual is cheaper; if you are unsure, monthly avoids locking in a year at a service whose pricing keeps moving.
When Evernote is not worth it
If you are a light user, the free plan’s 50-note cap makes a free competitor like Microsoft OneNote an easy switch — it has no note limit at all. If you are a heavy user staring down $249.99/year for unlimited notes, it is worth comparing what that money buys elsewhere before you renew. We break down the strongest replacements, from free options to local-first apps, in our guide to the best Evernote alternatives.
The decision usually comes down to two questions: do you need more than 50 notes (almost everyone does), and do you need more than 1,000 (heavy users do, which forces the $249.99 tier). If both answers are yes, Evernote is one of the pricier note apps on the market, and that is the point at which most people start shopping.
FAQ
Is Evernote still free? Yes, there is a free plan, but it is limited to 50 notes and one notebook, with 1 GB of monthly uploads and a single-device limit. It functions more like an extended trial than a permanent free tier.
How many notes can you have on the Evernote free plan? 50 notes and one notebook. This cap took effect on December 4, 2023 and applies to both new and existing free accounts.
How much does Evernote cost in 2026? The Starter plan is $99/year and the Advanced plan is $249.99/year when billed annually. Month-to-month billing is higher — roughly $14.99/month for Starter and about $24.99/month for Advanced. Enterprise is custom-priced.
What happened to the Personal and Professional plans? Evernote retired the Personal and Professional plan names in late 2025 and replaced them with Starter and Advanced. Starter is the successor to Personal; Advanced is the successor to Professional and is the only paid tier with unlimited notes.
Which Evernote plan has unlimited notes? Only Advanced ($249.99/year). The free plan caps at 50 notes and Starter caps at 1,000, so unlimited notes require the top consumer tier.
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