Comparison

DEVONtechnologies (DEVONthink) vs Getsortio (Sortio)

DEVONtechnologies (DEVONthink) lands on Depends, and Getsortio (Sortio) lands on Skip.

DEVONtechnologies (DEVONthink)

devontechnologies.com

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Buy if you're a Mac-based researcher, lawyer, or student drowning in PDFs and willing to invest weeks learning it.

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Getsortio (Sortio)

Skip

Confidence: Medium

Sortio is a capable plain-language AI file sorter for Mac and Windows, but the founder announced Apple acquired it and it is going offline.

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DEVONtechnologies (DEVONthink) versus Getsortio (Sortio)
Compare	DEVONtechnologies (DEVONthink)	Getsortio (Sortio)
Verdict	Depends	Skip
Best for	Mac-based researchers and academics	Mac/Windows users with chaotic download folders
Who it's not for	Windows or Android users . no native apps	New subscribers . app may go offline after Apple acquisition
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.^⁹	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
Support quality	Very active official forum with frequent updates	Founder reads every email; solo bus factor
Public sentiment	Fans praise deep search and document AI, while others warn the app is overwhelming and the new pricing model stings.^²	Users like the local-LLM option, but Reddit threads favor cheaper one-time rivals like Hazel, and the founder just announced an Apple acquisition.
Biggest gotcha	DT4 shifted to annual update licenses; existing users publicly complained about re-paying^⁵	Apple acquisition announced and app reportedly going offline . new subscriptions may be wasted money

Pick DEVONtechnologies (DEVONthink) when

Mac-based researchers and academics
Lawyers with large document archives
Med students managing PDFs
Zettelkasten / slip-box builders

When DEVONtechnologies (DEVONthink) is not a fit

Windows or Android users . no native apps
Casual note-takers; simpler tools beat the learning curve
Teams wanting multi-user cloud collaboration
Anyone wanting a cheap, set-and-forget organizer

Pick Getsortio (Sortio) when

Mac/Windows users with chaotic download folders
Solo professionals in legal, finance, grants
Privacy-minded users wanting local-LLM sorting

When Getsortio (Sortio) is not a fit

New subscribers . app may go offline after Apple acquisition
Linux users . Mac and Windows only
Enterprises needing vendor stability and audits
Anyone happy with Finder rules or one-time tools like Hazel

Sources

DEVONthink 3 Review, From a Lawyer's Perspective40tech.com
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Still overwhelming : r/devonthinkreddit.com
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DevonThink - can anyone share their experiences?reddit.com
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Devon Technologies Products | Read 7 Reviews on G2g2.com
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DT4 - more flexible and modern license model?discourse.devontechnologies.com
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Gripes with Devonthink pricingdiscourse.devontechnologies.com
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Alternative to DEVONthink for Windows usersdiscourse.devontechnologies.com
review
DEVONtechnologies | Apps (official)devontechnologies.com
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DEVONthink . Secure & Private (official)devontechnologies.com
official
DEVONthink To Go . Pricing (official)devontechnologies.com
official
DEVONtechnologies gives students and educators 40% offimore.com
news
10 Best Tools to Organize Research for Writing a Bookstoryflow.so
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Sortio: DEVONthink Alternative Comparisongetsortio.com
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Sortio homepagegetsortio.com
official
Sortio pricinggetsortio.com
official
Sortio AI file organizer pagegetsortio.com
official