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Best Capacities alternatives (2026)
12 alternatives to Capacities in note taking apps, ranked by entry price. Capacities starts at $0/mo. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.
Key takeaways
- Free alternatives: Amplenote, Anytype, Bear, Craft, Evernote, Joplin, Notion, Obsidian, Standard Notes, Supernotes.
- Closest by price: Amplenote ($0/mo), Anytype ($0/mo), Bear ($0/mo).
Capacities alternatives compared
| # | Alternative | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amplenote | $0/mo | Yes | — | People who want notes and a real task scheduler in one app | amplenote.com |
| 2 | Anytype | $0/mo | Yes | — | Privacy-first users who want local-first storage with optional sync | anytype.io |
| 3 | Bear | $0/mo | Yes | — | Writers and minimalists on Apple devices | bear.app |
| 4 | Craft | $0/mo | Yes | No | Apple-ecosystem power users (Mac, iPhone, iPad) | support.craft.do |
| 5 | Evernote | $0/mo | Yes | — | Long-standing Evernote libraries that are too large to migrate | evernote.com |
| 6 | Joplin | $0/mo | Yes | — | Open-source purists who want an exit hatch from any vendor | joplinapp.org |
| 7 | Notion | $0/mo | Yes | Yes | All-in-one workspace teams | notion.com |
| 8 | Obsidian | $0/mo | Yes | — | Privacy-focused knowledge workers | obsidian.md |
| 9 | Standard Notes | $0/mo | Yes | — | Privacy-first note takers who want encryption as the default, not an add-on | standardnotes.com |
| 10 | Supernotes | $0/mo | Yes | — | Students and revisers who want flashcards built into their notes | supernotes.app |
| 11 | Roam Research | $15/mo | No | — | Networked-thought power users who work in daily notes | roamresearch.com |
| 12 | Reflect | not priced monthly | No | — | Daily-note users who want one price and no tier decisions | reflect.app |
Data current through 2026-09-10. Compare any two directly on the Note Taking Apps index.