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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Evernote

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AEvernote is a suite of software and services designed for notetaking and archiving. A "note" can be a piece of formatted text, a full webpage or webpage excerpt, a photograph, a voice memo, or a handwritten "ink" note. Notes can also have file attachments. Notes can be sorted into folders, then tagged, annotated, edited, given comments, searched and exported as part of a notebook. Evernote supports a number of operating system platforms (including OS X, iOS, Chrome OS, Android, Microsoft…

    $14.99

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    Google Forms

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Forms is an app for creating forms and surveys, and is part of Google Apps for Work. The product focuses on ease of use; the interface is similar to a document editor, with drop down lists of options and drag and drop question re-ordering. Users can embed images and video into surveys. Users can also program the question flow with custom logic. Google sends users basic summaries of the survey results automatically, or users can export the raw survey results data and analyze it via…N/A
    Pricing
    EvernoteGoogle Forms
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $14.99
    per month
    Advanced
    $24.99
    per month
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    Pricing Offerings
    EvernoteGoogle Forms
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual pricing.—
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    Community Pulse
    EvernoteGoogle Forms
    Considered Both Products
    Evernote
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    Google
    Chose Google Forms
    Survey Monkey can be a tad more clunky in the building- there is something that is so seamless when using Google products. Google Forms we use when we don't want something too complicated- and most people are very familiar with the Google Forms process, so I trust the backend …
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    Google Forms is task-specific and simple in form. Removing complexity from the process is a great plus that not many other platforms offer.
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    I've only played with Typeform, but if making surveys enjoyable and nice to look at is important to you, it's definitely a better product. Forms is the pragmatist's tool, not the artist's. Dubsado's survey tool is decent, but you don't have a way to collect broad data sets …
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    Would buy again
    90%
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    Delivers good value for the price
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
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    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    60 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    42 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    33 Answers
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    48 Answers
    Features
    EvernoteGoogle Forms
    Survey Format & Appearance
    Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of Evernote and Google Forms
    Feature
    Evernote
    -
    Ratings
    Google Forms
    6.7
    123 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Survey templates00 Ratings7.7114 Ratings
    Themes00 Ratings6.2112 Ratings
    Custom logo/branding00 Ratings6.1100 Ratings
    Survey Content
    Comparison of Survey Content features of Evernote and Google Forms
    Feature
    Evernote
    -
    Ratings
    Google Forms
    8.0
    121 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Changes to live survey00 Ratings8.9115 Ratings
    Question design help00 Ratings7.398 Ratings
    Multiple question types00 Ratings7.9120 Ratings
    Survey Logic
    Comparison of Survey Logic features of Evernote and Google Forms
    Feature
    Evernote
    -
    Ratings
    Google Forms
    7.0
    110 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Survey logic flexibility00 Ratings7.0110 Ratings
    Survey Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of Evernote and Google Forms
    Feature
    Evernote
    -
    Ratings
    Google Forms
    8.4
    122 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Response tracking00 Ratings8.3120 Ratings
    Data export00 Ratings8.1116 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings7.9113 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings9.286 Ratings
    Analytics00 Ratings8.594 Ratings
    Survey Administration & Security
    Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of Evernote and Google Forms
    Feature
    Evernote
    -
    Ratings
    Google Forms
    7.9
    116 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Access controls00 Ratings7.8113 Ratings
    Compliance00 Ratings7.990 Ratings
    Survey Distribution
    Comparison of Survey Distribution features of Evernote and Google Forms
    Feature
    Evernote
    -
    Ratings
    Google Forms
    7.6
    90 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Vendor-offered crowdsourcing00 Ratings7.842 Ratings
    Respondent restrictions00 Ratings7.588 Ratings
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    Google Keep
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    Score8.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Google Keep
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Qualaroo
    Score7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Google Keep
    Score9.2 out of 10
    QuestionPro
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    EvernoteGoogle Forms
    Likelihood to Recommend
    4.1
    (106 ratings)
    9.3
    (127 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.3
    (35 ratings)
    7.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    7.6
    (13 ratings)
    8.6
    (67 ratings)
    Availability
    8.9
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    8.9
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.9
    (27 ratings)
    9.0
    (49 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.8
    (8 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
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    10.0
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    User Testimonials
    EvernoteGoogle Forms
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Evernote
    Evernote is an excellent tool for keeping track of client relationships and taking notes. The indexing is excellent, with text in images and text. However, a Wiki might be better for large-scale collaboration. It is a perfect use case for it, and it is hard to beat. To-do lists that need to be tracked or have due dates assigned do not work well in Evernote. It's almost like a library that anyone can add to, edit, tag, and reference. Evernote has a limited checklist function in terms of tasks meant to be kept in one place rather than reviewed and organized over time.
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    Google
    Google Forms is great for simple surveys, such as quick polls, but any logic beyond conditional pages is not supported. Google Forms is best used when the survey participants have and are permitted to use a Google Account to fill out the form; we ran into issues with hospital IT departments. I don't believe there's a better free tool out there than Google Forms, though.
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    Pros
    Evernote
    • Ability to share meeting notes with others (like that it works well with Rocketbook).
    • The To-Do list helps with organization and project deadlines.
    • Able to sync to multiple devices so you can use it in the office or in the field.
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    Google
    • Live results: When a user completes the form the results are added instantly.
    • Easy to create: Google Forms has a simple interface that allows for a wide range of question types. Google will even try to guess the question type based on the question (but this can be overridden).
    • Answers export to Google Sheets: It is easy to have each response to your form add a row to a Google Sheet, allowing for further analysis or processing.
    • Ability to automatically collect email addresses within a domain: If you have a form that has been shared with users in your domain, you can set it to automatically collect the users' email addresses without them needing to type it in. Makes checking whether all students have completed the form easy.
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    Cons
    Evernote
    • The free application's feature will meet most users needs, but the Premium plan is expensive.
    • Though Evernote lets you create and manage notes effortlessly, its basic plan supports sync between two devices and does not support offline mode.
    • Can't export data easily to other applications.
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    Google
    • Sometimes finding the output -- a Google Sheet with all responses-- is a little difficult. It's also sometimes confusing to figure out how to get back into the Google Form Survey itself.
    • As always, sharing among an institutional Google account and your personal Google account can be frustrating. You have to make a copy and can't share across the two different accounts very easily.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Evernote
    I can't really imagine how much they'd have to charge me to make me quit Evernote. I can't really think of any technology that has changed my life as much without going back to email in the 90s, or the introduction of the iPhone. I know I sound ridiculous, but it would be really tough for me to live without it. If I were forced to choose between my smart phone (and keep in mind that I get lost in my driveway) and my Evernote, I'd probably choose my Evernote.
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    Google
    I will definitely renew my use of Google Forms because I really like the ease of use and the number of tools that Google forms provide. I also love that I can administer a test in real-time and get results in a timely manner
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    Usability
    Evernote
    • Basic visual organization - ability to create a notebook and store user notes inside of it.
    • Basic easy navigation - You can quickly move in and out of files and notes.
    • User intuitive addition - whatever you need to add to your document, it's relatively easy to understand and use.
    • We find overall that we still want some functionality in creating better task lists, boards, and other things that we find in Notion - which is the tool that we use as a team notebook/storage space.
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    Google
    Overall ease of use for staff, volunteers, and adult learners, and easy to get reports and to share reports via Sheets. As a free tool, it does more than expected. Easy to change the look and brand it to your organization, or just make it more fun, depending on what you want to use it for.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Evernote
    Generally issues are by connectivity and not Evernote availability but I have had issues in the past with cross-client consistency of data which Evernote Support has ID'd as bugs that are still unresolved as far as I know
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    Google
    In the years I've used GoogleForms I've never ran into any issues with the reliability or availability. Google is a gigantic company with essentially limitless resources which makes it very easy to trust that I will continue to be able to enjoy the same reliability I've come to know and expect from GoogleForms
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    Performance
    Evernote
    Fast and clean interface. Just upgraded to Evernote 5
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    Google
    One of the things that comes as a benefit of the lack to create complex logic branching and truly custom design is that there isn't lot of room to bog down the software. GoogleForms has always loaded just as fast as my internet service and device would allow it. I'm not sure about front end integrations or integrations into the form itself, as I've never explored it, but on the backend, I've never had any issues with integrations channeling from GoogleForms from the GoogleForms's end of things.
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    Support Rating
    Evernote
    I bet you won’t even need to call their support. Their product has never failed me. Simply put. But if you were to email them to gather some details or help, I bet they won’t disappoint you. Don’t worry about the support, it’s the last thing you should worry about this product.
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    Google
    We haven't used much official support for Google Forms. However, because it is so widely used, there are a ton of articles and guides available online to help administrators of varying technical abilities to work through problems that arise. Additionally, Google provides an official support forum where there are discussions with other users as well as Google developers that can help address issues if needed.
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    Implementation Rating
    Evernote
    Make sure you think about your tags. If you end up with multiple similar tags then things aren't grouped together as you might prefer. For instance if you have a tag called Disney and Walt Disney, this will split up your articles. Evernote makes it simple to correct, but I suggest you make sure your users look closely at the existing tags before creating new ones.
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    Google
    Google Forms doesn't really require "implementation": simply log into GDrive and create a survey! You can configure settings per survey to, for example, automatically write responses to a GSheet.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Evernote
    The most similar program I have used is OneNote by Microsoft, and other note taking programs exist like Notepad and Microsoft Word but those programs do not offer syncing like Evernote does. There are newer programs in the space like Dropbox Paper and Google Docs which would be on a list of ones to consider.
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    Google
    Although both platforms offer similar functionalities, Google Form has a personal advantage and it is the impeccable integration with the different applications of the Google suite, this allows to make use of all of them in a transparent way, which in the work environment allows to perform work efficiently and without affecting the quality of it.
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    Scalability
    Evernote
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    GoogleForms lacks the ability for complex logic branching and the ability to truly design it in a custom manner. It's pretty obvious when you land on a GoogleForm that it is in fact a GoogleForm. This rating solely reflects the lack of flexibility which in turn makes it something that wouldn't usually be scaled. That being said, if needing to scale a simple solution, GoogleForms would be up for the job.
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    Return on Investment
    Evernote
    • Evernote has allowed our school's over 3000 students and staff members to work more efficiently instead of spending time on making physical notes, clicking pictures, and uploading them to the cloud in order to share them
    • The investment in Evernote Premium has also allowed for heavier files to be attached in each note such as student work that allows teachers to be certain that students have followed deadlines and finished assigned tasks
    • Evernote has allowed our school to smoothly transition in and out of online learning as the local COVID-19 protocols change and student work requires one platform to be based on throughout
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    Google
    • High positive impact and return of investment; easy to use and seamlessly integrated with current Google Drive and Suite
    • Ability to create surveys on demand and quickly, saving time and energy
    • Easy to train others in using Google Forms so that there is not a bottleneck of knowledge
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