Pick AFFiNE if
people who will stay on Free local + 10 GB Cloud, then buy Pro at $6.75/month when they need 100 GB and 10 members — or Believer $499.99 once for lifetime Pro + 1 TB.
Read the AFFiNE pageAFFiNE vs RemNote
Our take
Pick AFFiNE if people who will stay on Free local + 10 GB Cloud, then buy Pro at $6.75/month when they need 100 GB and 10 members — or Believer $499.99 once for lifetime Pro + 1 TB. Pick RemNote if students who will stay on Free ($0) for unlimited notes and cards and only buy Pro when they need unlimited PDFs, image occlusion, and the exam scheduler.
Best for
AFFiNE Notes and an infinite canvas you can self-host
RemNote Remember the notes you already wrote
Free plan
AFFiNE $0 · unlimited local workspaces and Edgeless. Cloud: 10 GB, 10 MB max file, 3 members, 7-day Time Machine, 3 login devices. No time limit
RemNote $0 · unlimited notes and flashcards; unlimited synced devices. 3 annotated PDFs; 5 image-occlusion cards; 1 handwritten document
Lowest paid
AFFiNE Pro $6.75/mo
RemNote Pro $8/mo yearly
Next step up
AFFiNE AFFiNE AI $8.9/mo
RemNote Pro with AI $18/mo yearly
Runs where
AFFiNE Local; you host it
RemNote
Watch out
AFFiNE Free Cloud is 10 GB and 3 members
RemNote Free caps PDFs (3) and image-occlusion cards (5)
Last checked
AFFiNE 2026-10-22 · affine.pro/pricing
RemNote 2026-10-22 · remnote.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick RemNote if
students who will stay on Free ($0) for unlimited notes and cards and only buy Pro when they need unlimited PDFs, image occlusion, and the exam scheduler.
Read the RemNote page