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Google Docs vs OneNote vs Note Cargo: Which is better? (2026)

Google Docs is a cloud document editor with real-time collaboration. OneNote is a free digital notebook app by Microsoft.

TL;DRGoogle Docs is a full-featured document editor with real-time collaboration and Google Workspace integration. OneNote is a freeform digital notebook with rich media support and Microsoft 365 integration.

Note Cargo is self-hosted, stores plain Markdown in your own S3/R2 bucket, and focuses on lightweight note-taking.

Google Docs wins on collaboration. OneNote wins on freeform and rich media. Note Cargo wins on data ownership and Markdown portability.

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Note Cargo wins
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Google Docs wins
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OneNote wins
Feature
Google Docs Google Docs
OneNote OneNote
Note Cargo Note Cargo
Pricing
Starting price
Free
Free
$4
Pricing model
Free
Free
One-Time
Demo/Trial
✓
✓
✓
Data & Privacy
You own your storage
✗
✗
✓
Doesn't train on your notes
✗
✗
✓
Open source
✗
✗
✓
Sync All Devices
✓
✓
✓
Device Theft Resistant
✓
✓
✓
Unlimited Storage
✗
✗
✓
Platform
Web app
✓
✓
✓
Mobile app
✓
✓
✗
Desktop app
✗
✓
✗
Offline access
✓
✓
✗
Bloated Features
✓
✓
✗
MCP Support
✓
✗
✓
Markdown & Portability
Markdown support
✓
✗
✓
Export Data
✓
✓
✓
Notes Linking
✗
✓
✓
Codeblock
✗
✗
✓
Collaboration
Real-time collaboration
✓
✓
✗
Note sharing
✓
✓
✗
Self-Hosting
Self-hostable
✗
✗
✓
Low RAM usage
✓
✗
✓
Modifiable code
✗
✗
✓
No Database
✗
✗
✓
Zero Dependency
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✗
✓

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