Choose Heptabase if you need
- Integration with Readwise, Zotero or Claude Code. We haven't found them on Joplin's website.
At a glance
- Both offer a free trial (Heptabase: 7 days, Joplin: 14 days).
- Heptabase's lowest paid plan is Pro at $8.99 per month, billed yearly, as of October 28, 2026.
- Both are available on Windows, Linux, iOS and Android.
- Only Heptabase lists Mac.
- Only Joplin lists macOS, Web, CLI and Chrome extension.
- They list no integrations in common.
- Joplin lists GDPR. We haven't confirmed any of these for Heptabase.
- Joplin can be self-hosted. We haven't confirmed that for Heptabase.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose Joplin if you need
- macOS, Web, CLI or Chrome extension. We haven't found them on Heptabase's website.
- Integration with Dropbox or OneDrive. We haven't found them on Heptabase's website.
Heptabase
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Joplin
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Review JoplinThe facts
- What it does
- HeptabaseAn intelligent, visual knowledge base built for students, researchers, and lifelong learners.
- JoplinAn open source note-taking app. Capture your thoughts and securely access them from any device
- Free plan
- HeptabaseNot confirmed
- JoplinNot confirmed
- Pricing
- HeptabaseTiered monthly or yearly subscription
- JoplinNot confirmed
- Paid plans from
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Platforms
Both
- Windows
- Linux
- iOS
- Android
Only Heptabase
- Mac
Only Joplin
- macOS
- Web
- CLI
- Chrome extension
Integrations
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Heptabase and Joplin yet.
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