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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    OneNote

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft's OneNote is a digital note-taking app, supporting photos, annotating, web page clipping, emailing, and synchronizing notes across devices.N/A

    PDFLiner

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/APDFLiner is an online platform for working with PDF documents. Users can upload any PDF or Image and edit it in just a few seconds. With PDFLiner, the user can edit PDF files as well as sign them electronically and protect them with password and watermark if needed. It also has an extensive fillable Forms Library with many useful forms. Users can just find the one they need and fill it out.

    $10

    per month per user

    Pricing
    OneNotePDFLiner
    Editions & Modules
    Microsoft OneNote
    Free
    Basic
    $14
    per month per user
    Pro
    $36
    per month per user
    Premium
    $50
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    OneNotePDFLiner
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    OneNotePDFLiner
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    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    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
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
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    Implementation went as expected
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
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    User Ratings
    OneNotePDFLiner
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (74 ratings)
    8.8
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (13 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.7
    (14 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.8
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.7
    (10 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    OneNotePDFLiner
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    In my opinion OneNote is a must for anyone who does business. It’s versatile, stable and sustainable. It can keep private information private - like passwords. It can be used for collaborative work - like standard operating procedures. It is fairly easy to use and far superior to pen and paper. When used for meeting notes, it can be flagged with icons that are searchable - like ideas or important items. You can even create Outlook tasks on the fly
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    PDFLiner
    It's possible to save money, time, and paper with PDFLiner. In addition to
    those in the legal and scientific sectors, this includes those in accounting,
    human resources, and education. PDFLiner makes it simple to save your most
    frequently used templates. Upload them whenever you need them, make any
    necessary edits, and email them straight away!
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Because of its flexibility and ability to hold different types of content (text, images, tables), it is a great tool for collecting content from different resources and organizing it in one place.
    • Technical support analysts are using sections for their support case analysis; they paste pieces of logs, screen-shots, document their steps in troubleshooting etc., all in one section, to get the full picture yet stay organized.
    • The logic of content structure; Notebook>Section>Page>Paragraph, allows you to manage and collect all needed information by the areas of the user's responsibility. For example; each of my projects has its own section, in which each page is a task.
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    PDFLiner
    • Signing documents for myself and my employer has never been easier.
    • For me, the simplicity of not having to use sophisticated tools to customize forms for certain situations is appealing.
    • It's easy to use and doesn't necessitate a strong Internet connection to make use of this program.
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • The table editing tools are too simplistic and lack the features found in other Office products.
    • Some content loses its rich text formatting when being pasted into OneNote. A workaround is to paste the content first into Outlook or Word and then copy/pasting that into OneNote.
    • Microsoft is moving away from a local install of OneNote, which means notebooks have to be in the cloud in Office 2019. This will actually reduce the usefulness of OneNote in some environments and opens the door to competitor products.
    • Update: Microsoft has now announced that it will continue to support OneNote 2016 through 2023. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Office-365-Blog/Your-OneNote/ba-p/954922
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    PDFLiner
    • There is no mobile app for PDFLiner which I think is a major drawback of this tool.
    • Though the tool is straightforward we find it complex when we need to search for a specific form in it.
    • Editing text is fine with this tool but I think there is a limitation of styling the text when editing any document.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    As this is not a compulsory tool in our organization, I would say all depends on the decision makers, however since this is a part of MS Office, I am sure we will have it for as long as we will possibly need it. However, I would not be so sure, if it was a separate product
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    PDFLiner
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Microsoft
    I find OneNote incredibly usable. I'm fairly middle of the road when it comes to tech savvy-ness. The platform was very easy to learn and explore. I like that OneNote is no clunky and offers a clean interface. This is important when it comes to deciding if a tool is usable for multiple people.
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    PDFLiner
    Our department uses PDFLiner to modify PDF format contracts and other documents before sending them to our consumers for e-signing. Not only that, but this program allows access to the templates of over 30 million different sorts of writable agreements, saving us a lot of time and effort.
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    Performance
    Microsoft
    Overall, I rate OneNote's performance highly. In general, notebooks, sections and pages load quickly. OneNote integrates with other apps and info ca easily be shared/copied to and from the tool to other tools. Moreover, Notebooks tend to sync quickly meaning shared notebooks are up to date almost immediately provided there are no syncing issues.
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    PDFLiner
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    Since it is part of Microsoft Office and used across the globe there are a lot of support options available. It's quickest to just do a google search which will have plenty of articles to help you since there are so many OneNote users but as an Office customer you also have access to Microsoft support and I have had good experiences with their support (probably because I'm with a large company who is a large customer to them).
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    PDFLiner
    We got all the features and prospects of the application from support team. They were helpful
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    I tried using Evernote and it is an equally usable tool, however, I prefer the interface and capabilities of OneNote. OneNote seems much easier to use and understand. I think that may primarily be because OneNote is a Microsoft application and I am very used to using Microsoft applications such as Word, Excel, etc. I also use OneNote to keep my grocery list. It does as good of a job as the grocery list applications out there, only I like the flexibility I have with OneNote and how I specifically do my shopping.
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    PDFLiner
    Everyone in my department uses PDFLiner. Everything we need
    to get the work done is included in this team strategy. Allows us to streamline
    our operations and ensure that everyone is using the same tools. If I had to
    make a choice, I would go with this over more "advanced" options.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • OneNote has become our organizational standard method of taking electronic notes (though some still prefer pen and paper.) It has been a zero cost outlay due to its freely available nature.
    • Its integration with other Microsoft Office products makes it easy to share notes and content between products, allowing for easy collaboration where needed.
    • OneNote's integration with OneDrive ensures that individual's notes are always safe and secure, taking away the tedious responsibility of backup from the user, and makes it happen seamlessly in the background.
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    PDFLiner
    • Your PDFs can be changed quickly and easily. You have the option to include signatures and images, as well as to censor any information you don't want others to see.
    • By being able to digitally sign your paperwork on the go, you may significantly speed up the closing process.
    • Using PDFLiner is a great and simple way to work with PDF files.
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