Choose Joplin if you need
- CLI or Chrome extension. We haven't found them on Standard Notes's website.
At a glance
- Standard Notes has a free plan. We haven't confirmed one for Joplin.
- Joplin offers a free trial (14 days). We haven't confirmed one for Standard Notes.
- Standard Notes's lowest paid plan is Productivity at $81 per year, as of October 23, 2026.
- Both are available on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS and Web.
- Only Joplin lists CLI and Chrome extension.
- Joplin lists GDPR. We haven't confirmed any of these for Standard Notes.
- Both can be self-hosted.
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
No checked fact sets Standard Notes apart from Joplin yet.
Joplin
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Standard Notes
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Review Standard NotesThe facts
- What it does
- JoplinAn open source note-taking app. Capture your thoughts and securely access them from any device
- Standard NotesA free, secure note-taking app with end-to-end encryption and cross-platform syncing on unlimited devices
- Free plan
- JoplinNot confirmed
- Standard NotesYes
- Pricing
- JoplinNot confirmed
- Standard NotesYearly subscription
- Paid plans from
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Platforms
Both
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- Android
- iOS
- Web
Only Joplin
- CLI
- Chrome extension
Only Standard NotesNothing else listed
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Joplin and Standard Notes yet.
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