What AI assistants actually recommend when buyers ask about note-taking apps — measured weekly across 5 engines, published as open data.
Updated 2026-08-02 · 50 sampled answers · rolling 4-week window · methodology
Rankings are measured from sampled AI answers — never editorial, never paid. Orbator builds AI-visibility tooling; when Orbator itself appears in any category, it is measured by the same rules as everyone else.
Sample: 50 AI answers · Window: Jul 5, 2026 – Aug 2, 2026 (4-week rolling) · trend vs prior 4 weeks (28 answers)
Across 50 sampled AI answers from 5 engines, Obsidian is recommended most often — appearing in 88% of recommendations, followed by Notion (82%) and Evernote (64%).
This is a measurement of share of voice across 5 AI engines — not an editorial pick. See the full ranking below.
| # | Product | Share | Trend | Engines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Obsidian obsidian.md Best for: AI recommends Obsidian most when buyers ask “alternatives to the biggest all-in-one note-taking and productivity platforms” (100% of those answers) | 88% 95% CI 76.2–94.4% 44 mentions · avg pos 7.1 first pick 29.5% | — | GROK 100%GEMINI 69.2%CHATGPT 100%CLAUDE 85.7%PERPLEXITY 93.8% | Claim |
| 2 | Notion notion.so Best for: AI recommends Notion most when buyers ask “best note-taking apps for professionals and students” (100% of those answers) | 82% 95% CI 69.2–90.2% 41 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 34.1% | — | GROK 85.7%GEMINI 76.9%CHATGPT 85.7%CLAUDE 71.4%PERPLEXITY 87.5% | Claim |
| 3 | Evernote evernote.com Best for: AI recommends Evernote most when buyers ask “what should I use to organize my notes, research, and ideas in one place” (100% of those answers) | 64% 95% CI 50.1–75.9% 32 mentions · avg pos 12.2 first pick 6.3% | — | GROK 85.7%GEMINI 76.9%CHATGPT 71.4%CLAUDE 57.1%PERPLEXITY 43.8% | Claim |
| 4 | OneNote onenote.com Best for: AI recommends OneNote most when buyers ask “best note-taking apps for professionals and students” (100% of those answers) | 56% 95% CI 42.3–68.8% 28 mentions · avg pos 10.2 first pick 3.6% | — | GROK 71.4%GEMINI 46.2%CHATGPT 85.7%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 56.3% | Claim |
| 5 | Logseq logseq.com Best for: AI recommends Logseq most when buyers ask “which note-taking app has the best bidirectional linking and graph view” (100% of those answers) | 48% 95% CI 34.8–61.5% 24 mentions · avg pos 9.2 first pick 4.2% | — | GROK 57.1%GEMINI 38.5%CHATGPT 85.7%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 37.5% | Claim |
| 6 | Apple Notes Best for: AI recommends Apple Notes most when buyers ask “alternatives to the biggest all-in-one note-taking and productivity platforms” (75% of those answers) | 40% 95% CI 27.6–53.8% 20 mentions · avg pos 15.3 first pick 0% | — | GROK 85.7%GEMINI 38.5%CHATGPT 57.1%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 18.8% | Claim |
| 7 | Microsoft OneNote Best for: AI recommends Microsoft OneNote most when buyers ask “best note-taking apps for professionals and students” (100% of those answers) | 38% 95% CI 25.9–51.8% 19 mentions · avg pos 9.3 first pick 5.3% | — | GROK 71.4%GEMINI 30.8%CHATGPT 42.9%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 31.3% | Claim |
| 8 | Capacities Best for: AI recommends Capacities most when buyers ask “alternatives to the biggest all-in-one note-taking and productivity platforms” (100% of those answers) | 34% 95% CI 22.4–47.8% 17 mentions · avg pos 14 first pick 0% | — | GROK 85.7%GEMINI 23.1%CHATGPT 42.9%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 25% | Claim |
| 9 | Google Keep keep.google.com Best for: AI recommends Google Keep most when buyers ask “best note-taking apps for professionals and students” (90% of those answers) | 30% 95% CI 19.1–43.8% 15 mentions · avg pos 18.8 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 30.8%CHATGPT 28.6%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 37.5% | Claim |
| 10 | Joplin joplinapp.org Best for: AI recommends Joplin most when buyers ask “alternatives to the biggest all-in-one note-taking and productivity platforms” (75% of those answers) | 26% 95% CI 15.9–39.6% 13 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 7.7% | — | GROK 42.9%GEMINI 23.1%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 31.3% | Claim |
| 11 | Tana Best for: AI recommends Tana most when buyers ask “best personal knowledge management and note-taking tools” (87.5% of those answers) | 26% 95% CI 15.9–39.6% 13 mentions · avg pos 13.4 first pick 0% | — | GROK 57.1%GEMINI 15.4%CHATGPT 42.9%PERPLEXITY 25% | Claim |
| 12 | Zapier AI zapier.com Best for: AI recommends Zapier AI most when buyers ask “alternatives to the biggest all-in-one note-taking and productivity platforms” (50% of those answers) | 18% 95% CI 9.8–30.8% 9 mentions · avg pos 5.2 first pick 0% | — | GROK 71.4%PERPLEXITY 25% | Claim |
| 13 | Atlas atlasworkspace.ai Best for: AI recommends Atlas most when buyers ask “which note-taking app has the best bidirectional linking and graph view” (87.5% of those answers) | 18% 95% CI 9.8–30.8% 9 mentions · avg pos 7.7 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 38.5%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 14 | Roam Research roamresearch.com Best for: AI recommends Roam Research most when buyers ask “which note-taking app has the best bidirectional linking and graph view” (100% of those answers) | 18% 95% CI 9.8–30.8% 9 mentions · avg pos 7.8 first pick 0% | — | GROK 28.6%GEMINI 15.4%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 15 | Storyflow storyflow.so Best for: AI recommends Storyflow most when buyers ask “best personal knowledge management and note-taking tools” (50% of those answers) | 16% 95% CI 8.3–28.5% 8 mentions · avg pos 1.7 first pick 25% | — | GROK 42.9%PERPLEXITY 31.3% | Claim |
| 16 | Anytype Best for: AI recommends Anytype most when buyers ask “alternatives to the biggest all-in-one note-taking and productivity platforms” (75% of those answers) | 14% 95% CI 7–26.2% 7 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 14.3% | — | GROK 28.6%GEMINI 15.4%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 28.6% | Claim |
| 17 | Coda coda.io Best for: AI recommends Coda most when buyers ask “alternatives to the biggest all-in-one note-taking and productivity platforms” (100% of those answers) | 14% 95% CI 7–26.2% 7 mentions · avg pos 19.6 first pick 14.3% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 15.4%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 18 | Zotero zotero.org Best for: AI recommends Zotero most when buyers ask “what should I use to organize my notes, research, and ideas in one place” (75% of those answers) | 12% 95% CI 5.6–23.8% 6 mentions · avg pos 16.2 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 15.4%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 19 | Reflect reflect.app Best for: AI recommends Reflect most when buyers ask “which note-taking app has the best bidirectional linking and graph view” (50% of those answers) | 12% 95% CI 5.6–23.8% 6 mentions · avg pos 18.5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 42.9%GEMINI 7.7%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 20 | Mem | 10% 95% CI 4.3–21.4% 5 mentions · avg pos 17 first pick 0% | — | GROK 42.9%GEMINI 15.4% | Claim |
| 21 | Bear bear.app | 10% 95% CI 4.3–21.4% 5 mentions · avg pos 18.8 first pick 0% | — | GROK 28.6%GEMINI 7.7%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 22 | Craft craft.co Best for: AI recommends Craft most when buyers ask “alternatives to the biggest all-in-one note-taking and productivity platforms” (37.5% of those answers) | 10% 95% CI 4.3–21.4% 5 mentions · avg pos 22.3 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 7.7%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 23 | Goodnotes goodnotes.com Best for: AI recommends Goodnotes most when buyers ask “best note-taking apps for professionals and students” (60% of those answers) | 10% 95% CI 4.3–21.4% 5 mentions · avg pos 22.8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 15.4%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 24 | Heptabase Best for: AI recommends Heptabase most when buyers ask “best personal knowledge management and note-taking tools” (37.5% of those answers) | 10% 95% CI 4.3–21.4% 5 mentions · avg pos 22.8 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 15.4%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 25 | AppFlowy appflowy.com Best for: AI recommends AppFlowy most when buyers ask “alternatives to the biggest all-in-one note-taking and productivity platforms” (50% of those answers) | 8% 95% CI 3.2–18.8% 4 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 25% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 7.7%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 26 | Notable notableapp.com Best for: AI recommends Notable most when buyers ask “markdown-based note-taking tools vs rich-text note apps for technical users” (50% of those answers) | 8% 95% CI 3.2–18.8% 4 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 27 | UpNote Best for: AI recommends UpNote most when buyers ask “alternatives to the biggest all-in-one note-taking and productivity platforms” (37.5% of those answers) | 8% 95% CI 3.2–18.8% 4 mentions · avg pos 12.8 first pick 0% | — | GROK 28.6%GEMINI 7.7%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 28 | Notebook LM notebooklm.google.com Best for: AI recommends Notebook LM most when buyers ask “best personal knowledge management and note-taking tools” (37.5% of those answers) | 8% 95% CI 3.2–18.8% 4 mentions · avg pos 15.3 first pick 0% | — | GROK 28.6%GEMINI 7.7%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 29 | Slite slite.com Best for: AI recommends Slite most when buyers ask “alternatives to the biggest all-in-one note-taking and productivity platforms” (37.5% of those answers) | 8% 95% CI 3.2–18.8% 4 mentions · avg pos 18 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 15.4%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 30 | Notability notability.com Best for: AI recommends Notability most when buyers ask “best note-taking apps for professionals and students” (70% of those answers) | 8% 95% CI 3.2–18.8% 4 mentions · avg pos 21.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 7.7%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 31 | RemNote remnote.com | 8% 95% CI 3.2–18.8% 4 mentions · avg pos 36.8 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 15.4%CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 32 | Inkdrop inkdrop.app Best for: AI recommends Inkdrop most when buyers ask “markdown-based note-taking tools vs rich-text note apps for technical users” (50% of those answers) | 6% 95% CI 2.1–16.2% 3 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 33 | Dev.to dev.to Best for: AI recommends Dev.to most when buyers ask “markdown-based note-taking tools vs rich-text note apps for technical users” (50% of those answers) | 6% 95% CI 2.1–16.2% 3 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 33.3% | — | GROK 28.6%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 34 | Taskade taskade.com | 6% 95% CI 2.1–16.2% 3 mentions · avg pos 10 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 7.7%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 35 | Apple Podcasts Connect apple.com | 6% 95% CI 2.1–16.2% 3 mentions · avg pos 22.5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 36 | Confluence | 6% 95% CI 2.1–16.2% 3 mentions · avg pos 29 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 7.7%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 37 | ClickUp clickup.com Best for: AI recommends ClickUp most when buyers ask “alternatives to the biggest all-in-one note-taking and productivity platforms” (37.5% of those answers) | 6% 95% CI 2.1–16.2% 3 mentions · avg pos 35.3 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 7.7%CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 38 | Microsoft microsoft.com | 4% 95% CI 1.1–13.5% 2 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 39 | DEVONthink devontechnologies.com | 4% 95% CI 1.1–13.5% 2 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 15.4% | Claim |
| 40 | PCMag pcmag.com | 4% 95% CI 1.1–13.5% 2 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 28.6% | Claim |
| 41 | Zettlr Best for: AI recommends Zettlr most when buyers ask “markdown-based note-taking tools vs rich-text note apps for technical users” (37.5% of those answers) | 4% 95% CI 1.1–13.5% 2 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 42 | Mendeley mendeley.com Best for: AI recommends Mendeley most when buyers ask “what should I use to organize my notes, research, and ideas in one place” (37.5% of those answers) | 4% 95% CI 1.1–13.5% 2 mentions · avg pos 7.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 15.4% | Claim |
| 43 | Scrintal scrintal.com | 4% 95% CI 1.1–13.5% 2 mentions · avg pos 12 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 7.7% | Claim |
| 44 | Microsoft Loop | 4% 95% CI 1.1–13.5% 2 mentions · avg pos 14 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 7.7% | Claim |
| 45 | Monday.com Best for: AI recommends Monday.com most when buyers ask “alternatives to the biggest all-in-one note-taking and productivity platforms” (37.5% of those answers) | 4% 95% CI 1.1–13.5% 2 mentions · avg pos 17.5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 7.7% | Claim |
| 46 | Miro miro.com | 4% 95% CI 1.1–13.5% 2 mentions · avg pos 20.5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 47 | Simplenote simplenote.com | 4% 95% CI 1.1–13.5% 2 mentions · avg pos 22.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 15.4% | Claim |
| 48 | Recall | 4% 95% CI 1.1–13.5% 2 mentions · avg pos 27 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 7.7% | Claim |
| 49 | Zoho zoho.com | 4% 95% CI 1.1–13.5% 2 mentions · avg pos 28 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 15.4% | Claim |
| 50 | Things culturedcode.com | 4% 95% CI 1.1–13.5% 2 mentions · avg pos 34.5 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 28.6% | Claim |
| 51 | Amplenote amplenote.com Best for: AI recommends Amplenote most when buyers ask “alternatives to the biggest all-in-one note-taking and productivity platforms” (37.5% of those answers) | 4% 95% CI 1.1–13.5% 2 mentions · avg pos 35.5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 52 | Todoist todoist.com | 4% 95% CI 1.1–13.5% 2 mentions · avg pos 47 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 7.7%CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 53 | eesel AI eesel.ai | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 1 first pick 100% | — | GROK 14.3% | Claim |
| 54 | AFFiNE affine.pro | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 7.7% | Claim |
| 55 | Notejoy notejoy.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 7.7% | Claim |
| 56 | Dropbox | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3% | Claim |
| 57 | Supernote supernote.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 7.7% | Claim |
| 58 | Kosmik kosmik.app | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 18 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3% | Claim |
| 59 | Trello trello.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 18 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 7.7% | Claim |
| 60 | Asana asana.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 19 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 7.7% | Claim |
| 61 | The Digital Project Manager thedigitalprojectmanager.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 26 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3% | Claim |
| 62 | Milanote milanote.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 35 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 7.7% | Claim |
| 63 | Buildin buildin.ai | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.5% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 64 | Contentful contentful.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.5% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3% | Claim |
| 65 | F6S f6s.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.5% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 66 | GoLinks golinks.com Best for: AI recommends GoLinks most when buyers ask “best personal knowledge management and note-taking tools” (50% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.5% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 67 | NotePlan noteplan.co | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.5% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 68 | Octoparse octoparse.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.5% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 69 | Otio otio.ai | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.5% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 70 | Saner.AI saner.ai | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.5% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 71 | Workflowy workflowy.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.5% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
Reading the numbers: Share is a point estimate on 50 sampled answers, so each row also shows its 95% CI — the Wilson score interval around that share. When two products' intervals overlap, the gap between them isn't statistically meaningful at this sample size. First pick is the share of a product's recommending answers where it was named first, which separates “always mentioned” from “usually the top recommendation”. Full methodology.
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