Originally US, acquired by Italian Bending Spoons in 2022.
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Ordered by feature parity and migration friction, which is weighted higher than feature breadth.
Figure 1Closest matches to Evernote
German open-source content-collaboration platform (Nextcloud GmbH, Stuttgart, 2016); fully self-hostable + managed Nextcloud One hosted in DE.
Estonian-incorporated zero-knowledge encrypted photos / notes / docs PWA (Cryptee, 2018, John Ozbay), bootstrapped, open source.
Paris-based E2E-encrypted open-source collaboration suite (CryptPad by XWiki SAS), NLnet/NGI-EU-funded; zero-knowledge architecture.
All 6 alternatives, benchmarked against Evernote.
German open-source content-collaboration platform (Nextcloud GmbH, Stuttgart, 2016); fully self-hostable + managed Nextcloud One hosted in DE.
Estonian-incorporated zero-knowledge encrypted photos / notes / docs PWA (Cryptee, 2018, John Ozbay), bootstrapped, open source.
Paris-based E2E-encrypted open-source collaboration suite (CryptPad by XWiki SAS), NLnet/NGI-EU-funded; zero-knowledge architecture.
Open-source E2EE note-taking app by French developer Laurent Cozic (2016); Joplin Cloud hosted in France; €2.99/mo; self-sync to any EU storage.
Local-first peer-to-peer E2E-encrypted knowledge OS published by a Swiss association in Zug (Anytype, 2019); Any Source Available License; data lives on user device.
Grünwald-based founder-owned lightweight team wiki (Nuclino GmbH, 2015), German data residency, ISO 27001/27018 + SOC 2 Type II, 12,000+ teams incl. NASA, MIT.
Beyond compliance: how these alternatives compare on the capabilities you actually use day to day.
| Feature | Nextcloud | Cryptee | CryptPad | Joplin | Anytype | Nuclino |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free storage | Not assessed | 0.1 GB | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed |
| Paid storage (from) | Not assessed | 10 GB | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed |
| Max file size | Unlimited | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed |
| Photo sync | Yes | No | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed |
| File versioning | Yes | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed |
| Link sharing | Yes | Yes | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed |
| Self-hostable | Not assessed | Not assessed | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Platforms | iOS macOS Windows Android Linux Web | iOS Android Web | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed |
| Real-time collaboration | Not assessed | Not assessed | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Databases / tables | Not assessed | Not assessed | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Public publishing | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Version history | Not assessed | Not assessed | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Granular permissions | Not assessed | Not assessed | Yes | Not assessed | Yes | Yes |
| Offline mode | Not assessed | Not assessed | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| AI assist | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | No | No | Yes |
Source: vendor documentation, as of Aug 2026.
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Originally US, acquired by Italian Bending Spoons in 2022.
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