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RemNote vs Tana

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RemNote

Productivity

Note-taking where lines become spaced repetition flashcards as you write them

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Tana

Productivity

The everything app for your personal workspace

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: RemNote the free plan is unlimited on notes and flashcards but meters exactly what a student needs, at three annotated PDFs, five image-occlusion images and one handwritten document, so the trigger to pay arrives in the first week of a term rather than after a year.; Tana the free plan hosts only 5 meetings a month with AI transcripts and summaries
  • They diverge on capability: RemNote covers Notes and cards in one document, Tana covers Outliner interface.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which RemNote and Tana actually diverge.

Attributes where RemNote and Tana differ
AttributeRemNoteTana
Pricing modelfreemiumsubscription
PlatformsWebWeb, Desktop
FoundedUnknown2020

Identical on both: starting price (Free), 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 RemNote

  • Notes and cards in one document
  • Spaced repetition scheduler
  • PDF annotation
  • Image occlusion
  • Handwriting documents
  • Exam scheduler
  • Unlimited notes and devices
  • Metered AI credits

Only in Tana

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

What people use each for

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

RemNote

  • Medical or law study where the sheer volume of material makes maintaining a separate flashcard deck impractical.not Tana
  • Annotating lecture slides and textbook PDFs so that highlights become review material directly.not Tana
  • Learning anatomy or any diagram-heavy subject where image occlusion is the effective card type.not Tana
  • Language learning where vocabulary emerges from reading notes rather than from a prepared deck.not Tana

Tana

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

Where each one falls short

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

RemNote

  • The free plan is unlimited on notes and flashcards but meters exactly what a student needs, at three annotated PDFs, five image-occlusion images and one handwritten document, so the trigger to pay arrives in the first week of a term rather than after a year.
  • Notes can be exported as text, but the review history and scheduling state cannot be carried into another spaced repetition system, and after a year of study that scheduling state is the real asset rather than the notes.
  • Knowledge bases built over several years slow the application down, and because the method depends on daily reviews, the performance problems arrive exactly when you have the most invested and the least appetite to move.
  • AI features are metered in credits at a hundred a month on the free plan, and the tier that makes them usable costs more than double the standard paid plan, so the AI is effectively a second purchase rather than a feature of the product.
  • It is a small independent vendor serving individual students, with no organisational sales underwriting it, so anyone committing several years of study material is betting on the company's continuity without an institutional customer base as a safety net.

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

RemNote

Free
  • Free PlanFree
    • Unlimited notes and flashcards
    • 3 annotated PDFs
    • 5 image occlusion cards
  • Pro$8/month
    • All Free features
    • Unlimited PDF annotation and image occlusion
    • Tables and templates
  • Pro with AI$18/month
    • All Pro features
    • 20000 AI credits monthly
    • Unlimited flashcard explanations

Tana

Free
  • FreeFree
    • 5 hosted meetings monthly with AI transcripts
    • 1 calendar connection
    • 50 AI queries
  • Pro$20/month
    • Early bird pricing (regular $30/month)
    • Unlimited hosted meetings
    • Botless meeting agent for Zoom, Teams, Google Meet
  • Max$80/month
    • Early bird pricing (regular $120/month)
    • 5x more AI than Pro plan
    • Dedicated support and onboarding
  • Business$null/year
    • Custom pricing (billed yearly)
    • SAML SSO and advanced security controls
    • Designated customer success manager

Which should you pick?

Choose RemNote if

  • You need notes and cards in one document.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want spaced repetition scheduler.
RemNote 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 RemNote or Tana better?
Neither clearly leads. RemNote 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, RemNote or Tana?
RemNote starts at Free and Tana at Free.
Does RemNote or Tana run on more platforms?
RemNote runs on Web. Tana runs on Web, Desktop.
Can I use RemNote for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is RemNote best used for?
RemNote is most often used for medical or law study where the sheer volume of material makes maintaining a separate flashcard deck impractical., annotating lecture slides and textbook pdfs so that highlights become review material directly., learning anatomy or any diagram-heavy subject where image occlusion is the effective card type., language learning where vocabulary emerges from reading notes rather than from a prepared deck.. Of those, medical or law study where the sheer volume of material makes maintaining a separate flashcard deck impractical. and annotating lecture slides and textbook pdfs so that highlights become review material directly. are not what Tana is typically brought in for.
What can RemNote do that Tana cannot?
RemNote covers Notes and cards in one document, Spaced repetition scheduler, PDF annotation, Image occlusion. Tana covers Outliner interface, Supertags, Live queries, AI integration.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

RemNote: How is it different from Anki?

Anki is a flashcard system you feed, free and open with an enormous library of shared decks and a long record of stability. RemNote generates the cards from notes you are already writing, which saves the copying step but ties the cards to one vendor.

Tana: What is Tana's cheapest paid plan?

Tana Pro starts at $20/month with early bird pricing (regular $30/month) per user, offering unlimited hosted meetings and AI transcripts.

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RemNote: Does it work offline?

An offline mode is offered. Sync conflicts across devices are the usual caveat, so test it with your own workflow before depending on it during an exam period.

Tana: Does Tana offer a free trial?

Yes, Tana provides a 30-day free trial with no credit card required, plus a 60-day refund window for yearly plan subscribers.

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RemNote: What does the free plan actually restrict?

Not notes or flashcards, which are unlimited, and not the number of devices. It restricts annotated PDFs, image occlusion images, handwritten documents, daily uploads and AI credits.

Tana: What is the difference between Tana Pro and Max plans?

Max provides 5x more AI than Pro ($80/month early bird or $120 regular), dedicated support, onboarding, and unlimited agents and skills.

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RemNote: Can I get my material out?

Notes export in text form. The scheduling state and review history do not transfer, so leaving means keeping your notes and restarting the review cycle from nothing.

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