What does AI recommend for note-taking apps & wikis?

The market for note-taking applications is currently a highly contested race between Notion and Obsidian. These two brands frequently dominate discussions regardless of the engine used to surface them.

Which note-taking apps & wikis brands appear most in AI answers?

Across 2,010 AI responses, Obsidian is mentioned most, named in 67% of them, followed by Notion (62%) and Microsoft (35%).

How does Parse rank these brands?

Parse measures each brand's mention rate — the share of answers naming it — across 2,010 AI responses to this market's buyer questions. Answers are collected daily and the ranking is published weekly.

How does a brand enter this ranking?

Brands enter the ranking when AI answers mention them. Parse collects answers daily and publishes the re-measured set weekly, so new brands appear as AI starts recommending them.

Best note-taking apps & wikis, according to AI

Data as of Aug 25, 2026 · Based on 2,010 AI responses · See how Parse measures this

Note-Taking Apps & Wikis

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Measured across ChatGPT & Google AI

Best Note-Taking Apps & Wikis, According to ChatGPT & Google AI | Parse

#	Brand	What AI says	Mention rate
1	ObsidianA local-first markdown leader for deep personal knowledge management systems.	A local-first markdown leader for deep personal knowledge management systems.	67%
2	NotionPreferred for structured all-in-one workspaces and collaborative database management.	Preferred for structured all-in-one workspaces and collaborative database management.	62%
3	Microsoft		35%
4	Alphabet		31%
5	JoplinAn open-source favorite for users wanting privacy and flexible cloud sync.	An open-source favorite for users wanting privacy and flexible cloud sync.	27%
6	iCloud		26%
7	Evernote		23%
8	LogseqOpen-source tool popular for networked thought and journaling workflows.	Open-source tool popular for networked thought and journaling workflows.	16%
9	Simplenote		15%
10	Goodnotes		13%
11	Notability		11%
12	Bear		11%
13	Myscript		7%
14	Inkdrop		6%
15	Proton		5%
16	Dropbox		5%
17	NotesHub		4%
18	WorkFlowy		4%
19	CollaNote		4%
20	UpNote		4%
21	Samsung		3%
22	Roam Research		3%
23	Zettlr		3%
24	Otio		2%
25	Nextcloud		2%
26	Zotero		2%
27	Notesnook		2%
28	Zoho		2%
29	Saner AI		2%
30	Mem		2%
31	Notewise		2%
32	Noteshelf		2%
33	Squid		2%
34	Noteful		2%
35	Capacities		2%
36	Readwise		1%
37	StarNote		1%
38	Notable		1%
39	QOwnNotes		1%
40	Syncthing		1%
41	Xournal++		1%
42	Freenotes		1%
43	Medium		1%
44	Todoist		1%
45	ABLE		1%
46	AFFiNE		1%
47	BOOX		1%
48	Glean		1%
49	Pocket		1%
50	Git		<1%
51	Relanote		<1%
52	Cultivated Management		<1%
53	Scrintal		<1%
54	Horse Browser		<1%
55	Taskade		<1%
56	Kilonotes		<1%
57	Reflect		<1%
58	Craft		<1%
59	RemNote		<1%
60	Heptabase		<1%
61	Reddit		<1%
62	Building a Second Brain		<1%
63	Apple NotesThe default choice for seamless note-taking within the Apple ecosystem.	The default choice for seamless note-taking within the Apple ecosystem.	<1%
64	Milanote		<1%
65	MyInfo		<1%
66	Anytype		<1%
67	Tana		<1%
68	Valnet		<1%
69	Dataview		<1%
70	LinkedIn		<1%
71	Apple		<1%
72	Zapier		<1%
73	Miro		<1%
74	Forte Labs		<1%
75	TheBrain		<1%
76	MindMeister		<1%
77	Bullet Journal		<1%
78	PageStash		<1%
79	Coggle		<1%
80	Atlassian		<1%
81	Tango		<1%
82	Nebo		<1%
83	reMarkable		<1%
84	Acgbrands		<1%
85	Personal Knowbase		<1%
86	GitHub		<1%
87	Notes+		<1%
88	Instapaper		<1%
89	Templater (Obsidian Plugin)		<1%
90	Kosmik		<1%
91	Otter.ai		<1%
92	Bear		<1%
93	NotePlan		<1%
94	Cognie		<1%
95	ClickUp		<1%
96	Asana		<1%
97	Cultured Code		<1%
98	Jamie		<1%
99	Lindy.ai		<1%
100	Zettelkasten		<1%

and 75 more brands in this ranking

Who wins on each AI

ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews differ notably on the visibility of Standard Notes, Notesnook, and Dataview, which frequently appear in ChatGPT results but are largely omitted by Google AI Overviews.

ChatGPT SearchGoogle AI Mode

Mention rate on each AI platform, by brand
Brand	ChatGPT Search	Google AI Mode
Notion	75%	71%
Obsidian	54%	58%
Apple Notes	43%	40%
Microsoft OneNote	44%	34%
Google Keep	21%	30%

The two models disagree most about Samsung Notes (ChatGPT #22, Google #10) and Simplenote (ChatGPT #11, Google #22).

Sources AI cited

reddit.com is the page AI reaches for most here, cited in 46% of analyzed answers.

Best note-taking apps & wikis, according to AI

Best note-taking apps & wikis, according to AI

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