Calendar & Time Management · head to head
Amie vs Tana
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Amie runs on macOS, Windows and iOS, with no Android app; Tana the free plan hosts only 5 meetings a month with AI transcripts and summaries
- They diverge on capability: Amie covers Combined calendar and todos, Tana covers Outliner interface.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Amie and Tana actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (freemium), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), founded (2020).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Amie
- Combined calendar and todos
- Scheduling links
- Smart suggestions
- Beautiful design
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Google Calendar
- Todoist
- Linear
Only in Tana
- Outliner interface
- Supertags
- Live queries
- AI integration
- Graph views
- Email capture
- API
- Zapier
Both cover
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Amie
- Recording meetings and generating summaries and action itemsnot Tana
- Joining calls on Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Webex and Slack huddlesnot Tana
- Turning meeting outcomes into calendar events and tasksnot Tana
- Pushing notes into Notion, HubSpot, Pipedrive or Linearnot Tana
Tana
- Structured note taking with a graph based supertag data modelnot Amie
- Automatic meeting capture with AI transcripts and summariesnot Amie
- Turning notes into queryable structured databasesnot Amie
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Amie
- Runs on macOS, Windows and iOS, with no Android app
- Pricing is not published on the product page
Tana
- The free plan hosts only 5 meetings a month with AI transcripts and summaries
- The free plan connects only 1 calendar and allows 50 AI queries
- Pro is $30 per user per month at standard price, with $20 shown as an early bird rate
- Max is $120 per user per month at standard price, with $80 shown as an early bird rate
- Integrations and full MCP require the Pro plan
- Dedicated support and onboarding, and unlimited agents, skills and types, require the Max plan
- The Business plan is custom priced, billed yearly and has no published rate
- The free trial runs 30 days
Pricing, plan by plan
Amie
Free- FreeFree
- Calendar
- Basic to-dos
- Integrations
- Pro$10/month
- Scheduling links
- Advanced features
- Priority support
Tana
Free- FreeFree
- Core features
- Supertags
- Searches
- Pro$10/month
- Advanced AI
- Priority support
- Extended history
Which should you pick?
Choose Amie if
- You need combined calendar and todos.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Macos, Ios, Web.
- You also want scheduling links.
Choose Tana if
- You need outliner interface.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Desktop.
- You also want supertags.
Questions people ask
- Is Amie or Tana better?
- Neither clearly leads. Amie starts at Free and Tana at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Amie or Tana?
- Amie starts at Free and Tana at Free.
- Does Amie or Tana run on more platforms?
- Amie runs on Macos, Ios, Web. Tana runs on Web, Desktop.
- Can I use Amie for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Amie best used for?
- Amie is most often used for recording meetings and generating summaries and action items, joining calls on zoom, google meet, microsoft teams, webex and slack huddles, turning meeting outcomes into calendar events and tasks, pushing notes into notion, hubspot, pipedrive or linear. Of those, recording meetings and generating summaries and action items and joining calls on zoom, google meet, microsoft teams, webex and slack huddles are not what Tana is typically brought in for.
- What can Amie do that Tana cannot?
- Amie covers Combined calendar and todos, Scheduling links, Smart suggestions, Beautiful design. Tana covers Outliner interface, Supertags, Live queries, AI integration. Both handle Web support.
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