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Productivity · 15 alternatives

Instead of Notion, try one of these 15.

Every alternative is lined up against Notion on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. Notion sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.

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Alternative
Price
Open source
Self-host
Offline
Platforms
NotionWhat you have now
All-in-one workspace for notes, docs, wikis and project tracking.
PriceFreemium
from $10/seat
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Obsidian#1Our pick
Private, local-first knowledge base built on plain Markdown files.
PriceFreemium
sync $4/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
AppFlowy#2
Open-source Notion alternative you can fully own and self-host.
PriceFreemium
cloud from $10
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineYes
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Logseq#3
Outliner for networked thought, with backlinks and daily journals.
PriceFree
donations
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Anytype#4
Local-first, end-to-end encrypted workspace with objects and sets.
PriceFree
paid extras
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
AFFiNE#5
Docs, whiteboards and databases fused in one privacy-first canvas.
PriceFreemium
cloud from $8
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineYes
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Joplin#6
Open-source note taking with end-to-end encrypted sync.
PriceFree
cloud $3/mo
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
ClickUp#7
One app for tasks, docs, goals and chat.
PriceFreemium
from $7/seat
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Outline#8
Fast, collaborative team knowledge base with a clean editor.
PricePaid
self-host free
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Craft#9
Polished docs and notes with a distinctive block editor.
PriceFreemium
from $8/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Web · Mac · Win · iOS
Coda#10
Docs that behave like apps — tables, buttons and automations.
PriceFreemium
from $12/seat
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android
Super Productivity#11
Free task manager with time tracking and integrations.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · Android · iOS
Taskade#12
AI-powered workspace for team tasks and collaboration.
PriceFreemium
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · Android · iOS
Nuclino#13
Fast team wiki that unifies docs and knowledge.
PriceFreemium
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · Android · iOS
Slite#14
Team documentation and knowledge base with collaboration.
PriceFreemium
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Android · iOS
PrivacyNotes#15
Encrypted workspace for notes, files, and journal.
PriceFreemium
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android

How to read this. “Yes” means fully supported by the maker. “Partial” means it works with caveats. Likes reflect community popularity; vendors can’t pay for them or for placement. Our pick, marked in lime, is the option we would point most people leaving Notion to first. How we compare.

Notion alternatives at a glance

Notion is a freemium productivity app (from $10/seat). We compared 15 alternatives: 8 are open source, 4 are completely free, 5 can be self-hosted and 7 work fully offline. The most popular is Obsidian, with 3.9k likes.

Which one is for you?

If you want it to feel like NotionAppFlowy

Same blocks-and-databases model, open source, runs on your own server.

If you want your files to be yoursOur pickObsidian

Plain Markdown on disk. No account. Leaves no lock-in behind.

If you want it free and encryptedAnytype

Local-first, end-to-end encrypted, syncs across devices for free.

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