Is Microsoft OneNote

Falling Short for Your Knowledge Management Needs?

Why should you choose BlueSpice over OneNote?

OneNote: Great for Personal Use, But Limited for Teams

Microsoft OneNote is a solid choice for jotting down notes and keeping track of ideas, especially for personal use or small teams. Its simple setup with notebooks, sections, and pages makes organizing information a breeze. But when it comes to managing knowledge across larger teams or scaling up for complex projects, OneNote starts to show its limits. It relies heavily on users to manually organize content, which can become messy and inefficient over time.

BlueSpice: A Structured, Scalable Knowledge Management Solution

BlueSpice, however, is designed to tackle these challenges head-on. Built for businesses that need a more structured and scalable solution, it offers tools like workflows, advanced search, and metadata tagging to make sure knowledge stays organized, accessible, and accurate. It also supports namespaces and templates, which are perfect for handling large volumes of content or separating information by teams or departments—something OneNote just doesn’t provide.

Seamless Integration and Flexibility with BlueSpice

Another area where BlueSpice pulls ahead is integration. With built-in tools like Draw.io for diagrams and seamless connections to enterprise systems, it works right out of the box. No extra plugins or third-party tools are needed, unlike OneNote, which often requires additional apps or subscriptions to fill in the gaps. Its open-source design gives you the flexibility to host it yourself or in the cloud, ensuring full control over your data. And as your needs grow, BlueSpice scales affordably, unlike OneNote, which ties you to Microsoft’s licensing model and add-on costs.

Choosing the Right Tool for Knowledge Management

If your team needs a knowledge management system that can handle complexity, streamline processes, and grow with your organization, BlueSpice might be the solution you’ve been searching for. OneNote is great for notes—but for managing knowledge at scale, BlueSpice is built for the job.

Features in comparison

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Microsoft OneNote

Knowledge base
Integrated management system
Documentation system Available via other Microsoft tools
Online-/Organization manual
Visual editor (WYSIWYG)
Wiki syntax editor / Markdown editor

Only richt-text editor

Dynamic content elements, Macros, Droplets
(lists, videos etc.)
Create diagrams (draw.io, BPMN)

Available via other Microsoft tools

AI editing assistant
Page hierarchy (via subpages)
Category system (hierarchical)

Limited to tags

Category management
Templates for pages and individual elements
Templates with dynamic content
Simultaneous editing
Forms
Forms with semantic metadata support
Advanced Search OpenSearch Built-in search
Responsive design adaptable to CI
Fast upload and embed files
Customizable permissions

Via Microsoft365 settings

Working with drafts and approvals no
Workflows

Limited to integrations

Read confirmation
Reminders & resubmissions

Via Microsoft Planner

Tasks

Via Microsoft To-Do

Book functionality
Comments & blogs
Create and manage sub-wikis
Inter wiki search
Content transfer between wikis
Multilingual support
Export (PDF, Office, XML)
AI chatbot connector
AI translation connector
On premises
Cloud
Docker
Virtual machine
Password policies configurable
EU GDPR features
Two-factor-authentication
Audit Logs / Logbooks
Single-Sign-On / SSO
Central authentication
API
Community support
Professional support
Installation, migration, updates
Configuration
Trainings, workshops, consulting
Software development As part of a project

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Experience the enterprise wiki in action.

  • Try BlueSpice pro with all features
  • Place and edit your own content
  • Protection by individual access data and SSL
  • Possibility to transfer your data to a licensed version
  • Free personal consultation with our MediaWiki experts

Try BlueSpice 30 days for free!

Experience the enterprise wiki in action.

  • Try BlueSpice pro with all features
  • Place and edit your own content
  • Protection by individual access data and SSL
  • Possibility to transfer your data to a licensed version
  • Free personal consultation with our MediaWiki experts

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