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Craft vs Display

Craft and Display are both note-taking & docs tools. Craft is aimed at freelancers and creators, while Display is aimed at developers and small businesses. Craft costs less, from $10/mo versus $12/mo for Display. Both have a free plan.

Craft

Beautiful native docs for Apple users

Display

Shared workspace where AI agents publish docs, prototypes and apps

PricingFreemium · $10Freemium · $12
Starting price$10/mo$12/mo
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Built forFreelancers, CreatorsDevelopers, Small businesses, Enterprise, Freelancers
Platformsmacos, ios, windows, webweb
CountryHU · 2020EE
Rating——

Choose Craft if

Apple users wanting beautiful docs.

  • Beautiful design
  • Fast native
  • Publishing

Look elsewhere if: Database-heavy workflows.

Choose Display if

Product and engineering teams that already generate HTML docs and prototypes with coding agents and want one private place to share, review and version them.

  • Works with any agent, so Claude and Codex users can edit the same doc
  • Unlimited free viewers and commenters on every plan
  • Flat Team price covers up to 150 editors

Look elsewhere if: Teams that mainly need a classic wiki or office-file storage with mature compliance paperwork (Confluence, Google Drive).

Craft vs Display pricing

Craft

  • Starter$01,500 blocks, 1 GB storage, 15 AI credits
  • Plus$10/mo$96/yr billed annually; unlimited blocks, 50 AI credits/mo
  • Family$18/mo$180/yr billed annually; up to 5 invited Plus accounts
  • Team$60/mo$600/yr billed annually; up to 10 invited Plus accounts

Display

  • Free$01 editor, 3 gated docs, 50 MB, unlimited viewers
  • Solo$12/mo1 editor, 5 GB, version history; $9/mo billed yearly
  • Team$79/moUp to 150 editors, 100 GB, Shared Spaces; $59/mo yearly
  • Business$265/mo1 TB, 365-day audit logs, sharing controls; $199/mo yearly
  • EnterpriseCustom150+ editors, SAML SSO, signed DPA, SLA, custom storage

Craft · Key features

  • Block-based docs
  • Backlinks
  • Daily notes and tasks
  • Publishing
  • AI assistant
  • Native apps

Cons

  • Apple-centric
  • Limited databases
  • Team features lighter

Display · Key features

  • Publish agent-made HTML and Markdown docs to stable private URLs
  • MCP server, CLI and Claude connector for agents such as Codex and Cursor
  • Version on every publish, with restore on Solo and higher plans
  • Line-level comments that agents can read and resolve
  • In-browser editing for people with edit access
  • Spaces and folders for docs, images, PDFs and data files

Cons

  • No SOC 2 report yet, per the vendor's security page
  • SAML single sign-on only on the custom Enterprise plan
  • Version history and folders require at least the paid Solo plan

Craft vs Display: FAQ

Which is cheaper, Craft or Display?

Craft starts at $10/mo and Display at $12/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.

Do Craft and Display have a free plan?

Yes, both Craft and Display have a free plan; paid plans add more usage and features.

Which is better for small businesses, Craft or Display?

Display lists small businesses as a core audience, while Craft is aimed more at freelancers and creators.

Not sure yet?