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A versatile, user-friendly alternative to Microsoft OneNote

Slowed down by OneNote’s dated, clunky interface? 

Need more integrations that actually work? Switch to Nimbus!

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Frustrated by buggy updates and compatibility issues in OneNote? With Nimbus, you get reliable integrations and a responsive dev team that will listen to your issue reports.

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A better version of Microsoft OneNote minus the lags and learning curve…

  • Сreate notes, docs, wikis and more
  • Easily create tasks & lists
  • Databases, spreadsheets and tables
  • Organize and share your notes and assets
  • Capture and Annotate
  • Clip Everything

Microsoft OneNote vs Nimbus

How is Nimbus better than One Note? Here’s a side by side comparison chart.

Microsoft OneNote vs Nimbus Pricing

How much does Nimbus cost compared to Microsoft One Note? Check out this price comparison.

 Microsoft One NoteNimbus
Basic PlanFreeFree
OneNote (Office 365 Personal plan) / Pro Plan$69.99 billed yearly$72.00 billed yearly
Business Plan-$192.00 billed yearly
(includes 2 members)
$288.00 billed yearly
(includes 3 members)
$384.00 billed yearly
(includes 4 members)
$480.00 billed yearly
(includes 5 members)
$960.00 billed yearly
(includes 10 members)
$1440.00 billed yearly
(includes 15 members)
$1920.00 billed yearly
(includes 20 members)
$2400.00 billed yearly
(includes 25 members)
$2880.00 billed yearly
(includes 30 members)

Microsoft OneNote vs Nimbus Features

What can Nimbus do that Microsoft OneNote can’t? Below is a breakdown of features.

 One Note Nimbus 
General FeaturesOne NoteBasicProBusiness
Custom Subdomain (CNAME)Available in paid planAvailable in paid planAvailable in paid plan✓
Business PlanTeam Members (Including Owner)111Up to 30
Total Notes You Can StoreUnlimited30 Per WorkspaceUnlimitedUnlimited
Monthly Upload SizeUnlimited100MB5GB10GB + 2GB per user
Total Devices You Can SyncUnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimited
Offline AccessDesktop & MobileDesktop & MobileDesktop & MobileDesktop & Mobile
Single Attachment SizeUnlimited10MB1MB1MB
Maximum Note SizeUnlimited50MB1MB1MB
File TypesImages, Audio, Video, PDFs, documents, etc.Images, Audio, Video, PDFs, documents, etc.Images, Audio, Video, PDFs, documents, etc.Images, Audio, Video, PDFs, documents, etc.
Total Workspaces113Unlimited
Support AccessKnowledge BaseKnowledge BasePriority SupportPriority 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✓✓

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What are the different ways you can organize data with Nimbus that you can’t on One Note?
 One Note Nimbus 
Types of Data You Can SaveOne NoteBasicProBusiness
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 NotesOne NoteBasicProBusiness
Folder & Subfolder Hierarchies✓✓✓✓
Workspaces✓✓✓✓
Checklists✓✓✓✓
Bulleted Lists✓✓✓✓
Tags✓✓✓✓
Color Coding✓✓✓✓
Rich Formatting✓✓✓✓
Commenting×Coming SoonComing SoonComing 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 CapabilitiesOne NoteBasicProBusiness
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 FeaturesOne NoteBasicProBusiness
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 CapabilitiesOne 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 & SecurityOne NoteBasicProBusiness
Admin Controls And Capabilities✓Available in Business PlanAvailable in Business Plan✓
Organization-Level Permissions×Available in Business PlanAvailable 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 SoonComing SoonComing Soon
Search & Recover Version Histories✓✓✓✓

What education regulatory requirements does Nimbus comply with that Microsoft OneNote doesn’t?

 One Note Nimbus 
Education ComplianceOne NoteBasicProBusiness
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 
IntegrationsOne NoteBasicProBusiness
Google Drive✓✓✓✓
IFTTT✓✓✓✓
Youtube✓✓✓✓
Vimeo✓✓✓✓
Github✓✓✓✓
Google Map×✓✓✓
Typeform×✓✓✓
Figma×✓✓✓
Twitter×✓✓✓
Invision×✓✓✓

What extra features does Nimbus give for far less the price than you get with One Note?

 One Note Nimbus 
Other FeaturesOne NoteBasicProBusiness
Templates✓✓✓✓
Email Forwarding×✓✓✓
Image Annotation✓✓✓✓
PDF Annotation✓Coming SoonComing SoonComing Soon
Document Search and Image Recognition×Search for text inside imagesSearch for text inside images, PDFs and DocumentsSearch for text inside images, PDFs and Documents
Internal Linking – Link to other notes in your workspace✓✓✓✓
Reminders×✓✓✓
Reuse Templates✓✓✓✓
Create Custom Templates✓Coming SoonComing SoonComing Soon
Screen-to-Text Recognition (OCR)✓Available in Paid Plans✓✓

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