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How is Nimbus better than One Note? Here’s a side by side comparison chart.
What can Nimbus do that Microsoft OneNote can’t? Below is a breakdown of features.
| One Note | Nimbus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Features | One Note | Basic | Pro | Business |
| Custom Subdomain (CNAME) | Available in paid plan | Available in paid plan | Available in paid plan | ✓ |
| Business PlanTeam Members (Including Owner) | 1 | 1 | 1 | Up to 30 |
| Total Notes You Can Store | Unlimited | 30 Per Workspace | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Monthly Upload Size | Unlimited | 100MB | 5GB | 10GB + 2GB per user |
| Total Devices You Can Sync | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Offline Access | Desktop & Mobile | Desktop & Mobile | Desktop & Mobile | Desktop & Mobile |
| Single Attachment Size | Unlimited | 10MB | 1MB | 1MB |
| Maximum Note Size | Unlimited | 50MB | 1MB | 1MB |
| File Types | Images, Audio, Video, PDFs, documents, etc. | Images, Audio, Video, PDFs, documents, etc. | Images, Audio, Video, PDFs, documents, etc. | Images, Audio, Video, PDFs, documents, etc. |
| Total Workspaces | 1 | 1 | 3 | Unlimited |
| Support Access | Knowledge Base | Knowledge Base | Priority Support | Priority Support |
| Search Text In Images (OCR) | ✓ | Available in Paid Plans | ✓ | ✓ |
| Search Text In Documents | × | Available in Paid Plans | ✓ | ✓ |
| Document Scanner (OCR) | ✓ | Available in Paid Plans | ✓ | ✓ |
Nimbus is the central point of our business. We love how we work — and we love how Nimbus gives us the freedoms we need. It allows us to present work consistently and professionally.
As a result of using Nimbus Web, our team is a lot more productive. We are no longer seeing any duplicate work happening, as everything is updated live in one central place.
Nimbus makes it easier for people to build processes around the information they consume. You can easily record your screen, save articles and organize everything in one place.
Nimbus has made our work a lot easier, and I have ended up recommending to a few of my peers to incorporate Nimbus in their projects and they cannot thank me enough for this.
I use Nimbus to organize projects for my recently created Agency. Nimbus works as a portal for my team and clients. With it, my team works better and I find information faster.
I use Nimbus to assist me with special association projects and project management. Simplicity, functionality, and easability are hallmarks of a great product and Nimbus has it all.
| One Note | Nimbus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Types of Data You Can Save | One Note | Basic | Pro | Business |
| Image Capture | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Video Capture | × | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Screenshots | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Screen Recording | × | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web Clipper | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Voice Memos | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Document Scanning | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
What are the different ways you can organize data with Nimbus that you can’t on One Note?
| One Note | Nimbus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ways to Organize Your Notes | One Note | Basic | Pro | Business |
| Folder & Subfolder Hierarchies | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Workspaces | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Checklists | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bulleted Lists | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tags | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Color Coding | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rich Formatting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Commenting | × | Coming Soon | Coming Soon | Coming Soon |
| Tables | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Spreadsheets | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Databases | × | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Wikis | × | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Notes Geotagging | × | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Public Sharing | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Password Protected Public Sharing | × | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
What are the different ways you can organize data with Nimbus that you can’t on One Note?
| One Note | Nimbus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note Editor Capabilities | One Note | Basic | Pro | Business |
| Create Columns Inside Editor | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Duplicate Block (Text, Files, Tables, Etc.) | × | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rich-Text Formatting (Bold, Italic, Underline) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Highlights | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Task Lists / Checkboxes | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bullet And Number Lists | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Insert Links | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Insert Images | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Insert Files | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Headers H1-H3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Outliner / Table Of Contents | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Markdown Hotkeys | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Syntax Highlighting | × | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Insert Quotes | × | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Simple Tables | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Convert Table Into A Simple Database | × | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Insert Date & Date Edit (Calendar) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Insert Date Reminders In A Note | × | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Template Gallery | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
What table & database features does Nimbus have that Microsoft OneNote doesn’t?
| One Note | Nimbus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tables & Database Features | One Note | Basic | Pro | Business |
| Create Rows & Columns | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Duplicate Tables | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Duplicate Columns | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Show/Hide Row Numbers | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Set Column Names | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Merge Cells | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cell Background Colors | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Resize Rows & Columns | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Align Text Inside Cells | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sort Columns | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Insert Dates And Edit (Calendar) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Insert Checkboxes | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Insert Progress Bar In Cells | × | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Insert Ratings In Cells | × | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Insert Pictures & Files | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Insert Links | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sort Data In Cells | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Add Currency Type Per Column | × | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mention & Notify Members | × | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Align Table (Left, Right, Center) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Add Labels In A List | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Add Text Links In A Cell | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
What Web Clipper capabilities does Nimbus have that Microsoft OneNote doesn’t?
| Web Clipper Capabilities | One Note | Nimbus | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Save Articles | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Clip Page Fragments | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Clip Entire Page | × | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Save Page As Bookmark | × | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Clip Images Only | × | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Clip PDF Files | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Save Gmail Emails | × | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Save Yahoo Emails | × | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Set Folder & Tags Before Sending To Note-Taking Service | × | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Edit Clipped Content Before Sending To Note-Taking Service | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Set Reminder | × | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Create Tasks | × | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| One-Click Page Saving | × | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Highlight Clipped Text Before Saving | × | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
What file sharing and security settings does Nimbus have that Microsoft OneNote doesn’t?
| One Note | Nimbus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharing & Security | One Note | Basic | Pro | Business |
| Admin Controls And Capabilities | ✓ | Available in Business Plan | Available in Business Plan | ✓ |
| Organization-Level Permissions | × | Available in Business Plan | Available in Business Plan | ✓ |
| Access Permissions | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sharing Permissions | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Editing Permissions | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Password Protection | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Real-Time Editing | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Real-Time Collaboration | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Search Functionality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 2-Step Verification | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Server Backup & Restore | ✓ | Coming Soon | Coming Soon | Coming Soon |
| Search & Recover Version Histories | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
What education regulatory requirements does Nimbus comply with that Microsoft OneNote doesn’t?
| One Note | Nimbus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education Compliance | One Note | Basic | Pro | Business |
| FERPA (Family Education Rights & Privacy Act) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CSPC (California’s Student Privacy Certified) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| iKeepSafe (Privacy Compliance Organization) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
What integrations does Nimbus give for far less the price than you get with One Note?
| One Note | Nimbus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Integrations | One Note | Basic | Pro | Business |
| Google Drive | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| IFTTT | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Youtube | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Vimeo | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Github | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Google Map | × | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Typeform | × | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Figma | × | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| × | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Invision | × | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
What extra features does Nimbus give for far less the price than you get with One Note?
| One Note | Nimbus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Features | One Note | Basic | Pro | Business |
| Templates | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Email Forwarding | × | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Image Annotation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| PDF Annotation | ✓ | Coming Soon | Coming Soon | Coming Soon |
| Document Search and Image Recognition | × | Search for text inside images | Search for text inside images, PDFs and Documents | Search for text inside images, PDFs and Documents |
| Internal Linking – Link to other notes in your workspace | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reminders | × | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reuse Templates | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Create Custom Templates | ✓ | Coming Soon | Coming Soon | Coming Soon |
| Screen-to-Text Recognition (OCR) | ✓ | Available in Paid Plans | ✓ | ✓ |
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