Notion Alternatives

Notion is described as 'Streamline teamwork with real-time collaboration, drag-and-drop content organization, and visual simplicity across notes, tasks, wikis, and databases' and is a leading Note-taking tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Notion for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Mac, Windows, Android and iPhone apps. The best Notion alternative is Obsidian, which is free. Other great apps like Notion are Anytype, AppFlowy, Logseq and Joplin.

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Notion alternatives are mainly Note-taking Tools, but if you're looking for Task Management Tools or Team Collaboration Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Windows, Mac, Open Source, Self-Hosted, iPad, Free and Linux + Open Source. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Notion.
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  1. Airtable icon
     159 likes

    Powerful tool merging database and project management. Offers intuitive interface with grids, calendars, Kanban, templates, and real-time collaboration. Integrates with Slack, Google Drive, Salesforce; automates tasks; adapts for diverse workflows.

    114 Airtable alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
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    Airtable vs Notion Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    Airtable is exactly like notion except it doesn't have pages and notes

    • Airtable is Freemium and ProprietaryNotion is also Freemium and Proprietary
    • Airtable is a Team Collaboration Notion is a Note-taking Tool
  2. Deta Surf icon
     36 likes

    Workspace fusing browsing, file management, and AI with local-first data; offers note-taking, applet creation, offline media storage, YouTube and PDF interaction, customizable AI-powered notes, citation tools, split views, sidebar navigation, and privacy features.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. Blinko icon
     32 likes

    Open-source note-taking tool offering AI-enhanced retrieval with RAG technology, secure self-hosted data storage, Markdown support, and transparent community collaboration on GitHub for efficient, private, and effortless note management.

    120 Blinko alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  4. Teable icon
     54 likes

    Teable is a super fast, real-time, professional, developer friendly, no-code database built on Postgres. It uses a simple, spreadsheet-like interface to create complex enterprise-level database applications.

    92 Teable alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Docker
     
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    Teable vs Notion Comments
    D1re_W0lf
    Negative
    0

    It's a good Airtable alternative, not a Notion one.

    • Teable is Free Personal and Open SourceNotion is Freemium and Proprietary
  5. Focalboard icon
     56 likes

    Focalboard is an open source, self-hosted alternative to Trello, Notion, and Asana.

    324 Focalboard alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Discontinued

    "Effective September 15th, 2023, Mattermost, Inc. staff are no longer reviewing or merging pull requests for either Focalboard or the Mattermost Boards plugin in this repository. We encourage the community to fork this repository for continued development and contributions."

    Focalboard vs Notion Comments
    KazimirPodolski
    Negative
    1

    Completely different software.

    Johnny
    Positive
    1

    Both are pretty similar, but Focalboard it's self-hosted and that is a great advantage.

    RemovedUser
    Positive
    0

    This is supposedly an open-source self-hostable alternative to Notion, and marketed as such.

    3 of 4 comments
    • Focalboard is Free and Open SourceNotion is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Focalboard is a Project Management Notion is a Note-taking Tool
    • Focalboard is Privacy focusedNotion is not according to our users
  6. QOwnNotes icon
     102 likes

    Plain text notepad with markdown support and todo list manager for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows, that works together with the notes application of ownCloud.

    315 QOwnNotes alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Qt
     
  7. Quire icon
     219 likes

    An award-winning cloud-based Project Management software aims to help collaborative teams organize and manage from small enterprise projects to large-scale initiatives.

    512 Quire alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
     
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    Quire vs Notion Comments
    Johnny
    Positive
    2

    You can create databases and also hierarchical documents just like on Notion, the only difference is that Quire is that 'everything is a task' different from the 'everything is a page' model from Notion.

    • Quire is Freemium and ProprietaryNotion is also Freemium and Proprietary
    • Quire is a Todo List Manager Notion is a Note-taking Tool
  8. HelixNotes icon
     20 likes

    HelixNotes is a local markdown note-taking app built with Rust, Tauri 2.0, and SvelteKit. Your notes are standard .md files on your filesystem - sync with whatever you want or nothing at all.

    146 HelixNotes alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  9. DeepNotes icon
     53 likes

    DeepNotes is an open source, end-to-end encrypted visual note-taking app with deep page navigation and live collaboration. Create mind maps, diagrams, kanban boards, among others. Infinite nesting of infinite canvases.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  10. RemNote icon
     87 likes

    A note-taking tool that gives you memory superpowers. It automatically generates flashcards from your notes and figures out the optimal time to practice each flashcard.

    329 RemNote alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
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