Choose Heptabase if you need
- Mac. We haven't found it on Standard Notes's website.
At a glance
- Standard Notes has a free plan. We haven't confirmed one for Heptabase.
- Heptabase offers a free trial (7 days). We haven't confirmed one for Standard Notes.
- Heptabase's lowest paid plan is Pro at $8.99 per month, billed yearly, as of October 28, 2026.
- Standard Notes's lowest paid plan is Productivity at $81 per year, as of October 23, 2026.
- Both are available on Windows, Linux, iOS and Android.
- Only Heptabase lists Mac.
- Only Standard Notes lists Web and macOS.
- Standard Notes 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 Standard Notes if you need
- Web or macOS. We haven't found them on Heptabase's website.
Heptabase
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Review Standard NotesThe facts
- What it does
- HeptabaseAn intelligent, visual knowledge base built for students, researchers, and lifelong learners.
- Standard NotesA free, secure note-taking app with end-to-end encryption and cross-platform syncing on unlimited devices
- Free plan
- HeptabaseNot confirmed
- Standard NotesYes
- Pricing
- HeptabaseTiered monthly or yearly subscription
- Standard NotesYearly subscription
- Paid plans from
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Platforms
Both
- Windows
- Linux
- iOS
- Android
Only Heptabase
- Mac
Only Standard Notes
- Web
- macOS
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Heptabase and Standard Notes yet.
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