Alternatives to Notion

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Here we are finally with an article dedicated to alternatives to Notion. It wasn't entirely easy to write and make this list because, as often happens with applications that allow you to do dozens of things, not everyone needs all the features and therefore being able to find alternatives is not always so easy.

Each alternative is in fact a software developed separately which perhaps suffers the influences of the most famous application, in this case Notion, but has its own staff and its own roadmap. Which is one of the reasons why Le Alternative exists: trying alternatives looking for something valid for your needs while compromising as little as possible with regards to privacy.

Notion is an application for productivity that allows you to take notes in an organized way, managing activities, monitoring projects and also creating a list of "activities to do“. This is an official presentation video of Notion: YouTube | Piped, to make you understand what we are talking about in case you don't know this program.

Notion it is not an application that uses the Zero-knowledge encryption for this reason in this article we will try to present you in the foreground, above all, the applications that offer it. Notion it also transfers data outside Europe¹ and has the usual somewhat cheerful management of personal data to be able to make targeted advertising and statistics². Unfortunately it is a very common thing as we well know and this is also why we are here to propose alternatives.

Notion However, it has some positive sides, for example it allows you to create accounts for free without giving any sensitive data other than your email address you can hide be an alias.

Alternatives to Notion

So here we are at the list of alternatives found! As mentioned previously, it may be that not all applications meet the 100% Notion requirements but it is not necessarily the case that you will need them all. Also consider using less alternatives complex for managing notes but always end-to-end such as Standard Notes or Notesnook.

AnyType

Open source
Zero-knowledge encryption
peer-to-peer synchronization
currently free

We've been following this alternative for so long that we've lost count of the years it's been in closed beta. For several months they have finally become a public beta and therefore anyone can try their exceptional application. We don't think we're exaggerating in complimenting this application because the development is serious and they're leaving nothing to chance. Unlike Notion the application is zero-knowledge ¹ and also Open source.

It is multiplatform and although it is still in beta it is definitely usable. Give her a chance!

AppFlowy

Open source
End-to-end encryption
currently free

Another very interesting project and currently in beta. Mobile applications have recently come out and are defined as “the alternative Open source to Notion”³. Just like AnyTipe, it should be used with caution as it is in beta but it works very well and development is active and fast.

TO this address you can find a roadmap and in our opinion it can truly become an excellent alternative, especially in the future.

AFFiNE

Open source
only available for desktop

Unlike the previous ones, this application already offers paid plans in addition to the free one. So if the 10MB of cloud or the limit of 3 people per workspace is not enough, you can activate the Pro version for €7.99 per month.

AFFiNE is Open source but he doesn't use the End-to-end encryption. Their privacy policy It's certainly not the best but there is certainly worse.

If the previous projects seemed too immature to you, you could also take a look at this application available exclusively for desktop.

Focalboard

Open source
free
for desktop only

It is perhaps the oldest alternative to Notion (which in fact is already available version 7) and more tested. It's completely free and it's also Open source. It can be installed for teams thanks to a plugin for Mattermost (therefore less user-friendly than the previous ones) but there is also a desktop version without synchronization and available for Windows, Linux and macOS.

Obsidian

Zero-knowledge encryption

It is perhaps the most cited alternative application to Notion on the Internet our Telegram group and it is therefore the first application Not Open source which will be mentioned within this article. This is because it is truly exceptional and well made, furthermore it is possible to use it exclusively locally for free by paying separately (€4 per month) for end-to-end synchronization if necessary.

It is multiplatform and here you can find their public roadmap.

Loqseq

Open source
available for desktop
iOS
Android

At your suggestion we have decided to also include this alternative Open source that he tries more than anything to get closer to Obsidian which in turn, however, is inspired by Notion so everything adds up! It is available for all platforms and is completely free and you can use sync Paid Loqseq (Archive | Arweave).

Capacities

available for web and desktop only

They do too they sell as alternative to Notion with lots of comparison article (Archive | archive.today). It can currently be used exclusively via the web and on desktop (Windows and macOS). It has many features in the free version and then there is a "believer" version at €10 per month. The rate Capacities Pro instead it is on the way.

Other alternatives

These are below alternatives Open source somewhat similar to Notion but which cannot completely replace it. But you might be interested in it because maybe you don't really need all the features of Notion!

• Standard Notes or Notesnook, are two applications with End-to-end encryption with advanced features.
• Loqseq, this is also primarily an application dedicated to personal notes that you might find useful.
• Boost Notes, not entirely an alternative to Notion but it could be for you!

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