Standard Notes vs Ente
Based on our analysis, Ente is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →| Category | Standard Notes | Ente |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | A · 87/100 | A · 91/100 |
| What they collect | Positive (90) | Positive (92) |
| Who they share it with | Positive (84) | Positive (86) |
| What you can do | Mixed (72) | Positive (88) |
| What they promise | Positive (82) | Positive (89) |
Standard Notes is an end-to-end encrypted note-taking app that genuinely cannot read your notes; analytics are self-hosted via Plausible with no IP retention, apps collect zero usage data or location, and the subprocessor list is short and transparent — the main weaknesses are US jurisdiction and AWS hosting, the absence of published security audit reports, a thin policy that lacks GDPR rights language, and email marketing enabled by default.
View full analysis →Ente is an end-to-end encrypted photo and file storage service where only you hold the decryption keys — the company genuinely cannot read your files even if ordered to; no cookies, no usage analytics, biometric processing happens on-device, and all 19 third-party providers are named; the main caveats are US/Delaware incorporation, PostHog analytics on the website, and some US-based storage and email infrastructure.
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