Joplin vs. Roam

Joplin

1 Reviews and Ratings

Roam

2 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Joplin	Score10 out of 10	N/A	Joplin is an open-source, Local-First application for note-taking and to-do management. It utilizes Markdown as its native format and provides a platform-agnostic environment for capturing, organizing, and synchronizing structured information across diverse devices.	$0
Roam	Score10 out of 10	N/A	Roam (developed by Roam Research) is a cloud-based Note-taking and personal knowledge management application. Built around an associative, non-hierarchical data model, Roam connects individual notes and text blocks through bidirectional linking, allowing users to organize research, daily thoughts, and documentation into interconnected knowledge graphs.	$15 per month

Pricing

Joplin

Roam

Joplin: $0
perpetually free and open source
Basic: €2.99
per month includes cloud storage and publishing tools
Pro: €5.99
per month includes cloud storage and publishing tools
Teams: €7.99
per month includes cloud storage and publishing tools
Joplin Server Business: Get a Quote

Basic: $15
per month

Pricing Offerings
Joplin	Roam
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

No setup fee

No setup fee

Joplin is free and open source. Commercial plans support enterprises with additional features, and cloud hosting solutions include storage and publishing/sharing tools.

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User Ratings
	Joplin	Roam
Likelihood to Recommend	10.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Usability	9.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Joplin	Roam
Likelihood to Recommend	Open Source Already done. Incentivized Steve Shank Owner Read full review	Roam Research No answers on this topic
Pros	Open Source take and find notes of any kind. Exports notes for sharing. Syncs between devices. Exports notes as html. Incentivized Steve Shank Owner Read full review	Roam Research No answers on this topic
Cons	Open Source It currently lacks integrated Grammar checking. Lack of integrated AI. Incentivized Steve Shank Owner Read full review	Roam Research No answers on this topic
Usability	Open Source Mostly, it is wonderful. However, the search could be easier to use. I use the Markdown editor, which can be made very easy to use, but is really needed to get the most out of Joplin. If you are unwilling to use Markdown, don't use Joplin. Incentivized Steve Shank Owner Read full review	Roam Research No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	Open Source I left Evernote many, many years ago, but was very happy with the move to Joplin and much prefer it. Incentivized Steve Shank Owner Read full review	Roam Research No answers on this topic
Return on Investment	Open Source I write my newsletter with it. I use it to monitor my billing - Getting money has a high ROI. Client notes. Hard to know what the ROI is for knowing what the client last had a problem with, but I assume it is part of why I've kept the same clients for decades. Incentivized Steve Shank Owner Read full review	Roam Research No answers on this topic
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