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Heptabase vs Roam Research

Side-by-side comparison of two indie startups from the Startup Spotlight directory.

Option A
Heptabase

Heptabase

Productivity

Establish a visual understanding of your research.

Heptabase is a card-based visual notes app for researchers and students — Roam meets Miro, with a deeply considered UX.

Founder
Alan Chan
Founded
2021
Team
1-10
Listing
Free (nofollow)
Listed
May 2026
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Option B
Roam Research

Roam Research

Productivity

A note-taking tool for networked thought.

Roam pioneered bi-directional linking in personal note-taking — a graph database for your brain, with a cult following among researchers and writers.

Founder
Conor White-Sullivan
Founded
2019
Team
1-10
Listing
Free (nofollow)
Listed
May 2026
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