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Lazy vs Tana

Lazy logo

Lazy

Productivity

Simple task management that actually works

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Tana logo

Tana

Productivity

The everything app for your personal workspace

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Lazy access restricted behind extended waitlist; Tana the free plan hosts only 5 meetings a month with AI transcripts and summaries
  • They diverge on capability: Lazy covers Today focus, Tana covers Outliner interface.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Lazy and Tana actually diverge.

Attributes where Lazy and Tana differ
AttributeLazyTana
PlatformsWeb, iOSWeb, Desktop
Founded20192020

Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (freemium), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Productivity).

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 Lazy

  • Today focus
  • Simple task lists
  • Natural language input
  • Widgets
  • Keyboard shortcuts
  • Calendar
  • Shortcuts
  • iCloud sync

Only in Tana

  • Outliner interface
  • Supertags
  • Live queries
  • AI integration
  • Graph views
  • Email capture
  • API
  • Zapier

Both cover

  • Cloud deployment
  • Web support
  • English language support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Lazy

  • Productivitynot Tana
  • Collaborationnot Tana
  • Task managementnot Tana
  • Organizationnot Tana

Tana

  • Structured note taking with a graph based supertag data modelnot Lazy
  • Automatic meeting capture with AI transcripts and summariesnot Lazy
  • Turning notes into queryable structured databasesnot Lazy

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Lazy

  • Access restricted behind extended waitlist
  • Mobile app read-only, limiting full-time mobile use
  • Slow product development cycle with limited feature updates
  • Customer support difficult to reach with poor ticketing system

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

Lazy

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Unlimited tasks
    • Today focus
    • Basic lists
  • Pro$4/month
    • Recurring tasks
    • Calendar sync
    • Themes

Tana

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Core features
    • Supertags
    • Searches
  • Pro$10/month
    • Advanced AI
    • Priority support
    • Extended history

Which should you pick?

Choose Lazy if

  • You need today focus.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, iOS.
  • You also want simple task lists.
Lazy review

Choose Tana if

  • You need outliner interface.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Desktop.
  • You also want supertags.
Tana review

Questions people ask

Is Lazy or Tana better?
Neither clearly leads. Lazy 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, Lazy or Tana?
Lazy starts at Free and Tana at Free.
Does Lazy or Tana run on more platforms?
Lazy runs on Web, iOS. Tana runs on Web, Desktop.
Can I use Lazy for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is Lazy best used for?
Lazy is most often used for productivity, collaboration, task management, organization. Of those, productivity and collaboration are not what Tana is typically brought in for.
What can Lazy do that Tana cannot?
Lazy covers Today focus, Simple task lists, Natural language input, Widgets. Tana covers Outliner interface, Supertags, Live queries, AI integration. Both handle Cloud deployment, Web support, English language support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Lazy: What integrations does Lazy support?

Lazy integrates with Notion for direct content capture, includes GPT integration for AI-powered note analysis, and supports content clipping from articles, Twitter, videos, and other web sources.

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