Notion alternatives
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Notion is a connected workspace platform combining docs, databases, projects, wikis, calendar, and AI features for individuals and teams.
Switching to Miro saves $1200 / year and covers 67% of the compared capabilities.
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Top Notion alternatives
We compared 14 products and found 9 cheaper options (6 of them cover at least half the compared features) · vs Notion Plus at $100/mo for 10 seats ($10/seat) · scenario: 10 seats, monthly billing, USD.
Notion’s own free plan covers this scenario. If you’re paying for features you don’t use, downgrading beats switching. The paid comparison below is for when you’ve outgrown free tiers — the “Free plans” view shows alternatives if you want free with different limits.
Notion costs $100/mo on the Plus plan at 10 seats, monthly billing. We found 9 assessed alternatives that are cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 3 compared capabilities. Notion's own free plan covers this scenario, so downgrading may beat switching.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TOP PICK Basecamp Freelancer plan · missing: API access | 67% | $25/mo how? ⓘ | $900 / year 75% cheaper | |
GoodDay Professional plan · missing: Guest access | 67% | $60/mo how? ⓘ | $480 / year 40% cheaper | |
Plane Pro plan · missing: API access dev project management — adjacent | 67% | $60/mo how? ⓘ | $480 / year 40% cheaper | |
Trello Standard plan · missing: Docs & wikis | 67% | $60/mo how? ⓘ | $480 / year 40% cheaper | |
Jira Standard plan · missing: Docs & wikis, API access dev project management — adjacent | 33% | $79.10/mo how? ⓘ | $250.80 / year 21% cheaper | |
Miro Starter plan · missing: Guest access | 67% | $80/mo how? ⓘ | $240 / year 20% cheaper | |
monday.com Basic plan · missing: API access, Guest access | 33% | $90/mo how? ⓘ | $120 / year 10% cheaper | |
Teamwork.com Basics plan · missing: Docs & wikis | 67% | $99.90/mo how? ⓘ | $1.20 / year 0% cheaper |
Which Notion alternative for which situation
Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.
- Best free plan
- Miro — $0/mo (Free plan) · covers 67%
- Best open source or self-hosted
- Plane — $60/mo (Pro plan) · covers 67%
- Best paid drop-in
- Basecamp — $25/mo (Freelancer plan) · covers 67%
- Need docs & wikis or API access?
- Miro — from $0/mo (Free plan)
- Need guest access?
- Basecamp — from $25/mo (Freelancer plan)
What you give up
Capabilities Notion has that the top alternatives lack.
- Docs & wikis — Create shared documents and a team wiki alongside tasks.Missing from Linear, Jira.
- API access — Access and update project data programmatically via an API.Missing from Jira, Basecamp.
- Guest access — Invite external guests into a project.Missing from Miro, Linear, Jira.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
Feature comparison
Notion vs the top alternatives, on the 3 compared capabilities.
| Capability | Notion | Miro | Linear | Jira | Basecamp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Docs & wikis from Free | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| API access from Free | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Guest access from Free | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | $100/mo Plus | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free | $25/mo Freelancer |
✓ means the product offers the capability — possibly only on a higher tier than the plan priced below it. The price row shows the cheapest plan that qualifies for our comparison scenario, with its plan name; a $0 free plan may not include every checked capability.
What Notion covers
The capability set used for comparison. Grey entries are not available on self-serve plans.
- ✓ Docs & wikis — from Free
- ✓ API access — from Free
- ✓ Guest access — from Free
- ↑ Dashboards & reporting — only from Business, not compared
- ↑ AI assistant — only from Business, not compared
- ↑ SSO & SCIM provisioning — only from Business, not compared
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
Who switched
Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.
Sources
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://www.notion.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-29)
Frequently asked
How much does Notion cost?
Notion's Plus plan costs $100/mo in our scenario (10 seats, monthly billing). A free plan exists.
Is there a free Notion alternative?
Yes. Miro has a free plan that covers 67% of the 3 capabilities we compared against Notion.
What is the cheapest Notion alternative?
In our scenario (10 seats, monthly billing), Miro is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (Free plan).
What is the cheapest Notion alternative with Guest access?
Basecamp covers Guest access and costs $25/mo (Freelancer plan) in our scenario.
Does Notion have a free plan?
Yes. Notion's free plan exists; its limits are not stated on the pricing page.
When were these prices checked?
Between 2026-10-26 and 2026-10-29, on the vendors' official pricing pages.