| Official site | www.notion.com |
|---|---|
| Price tier | Freemium |
| Platforms | Web, Desktop, iOS, Android |
| License | Proprietary |
| Since | 2016 |
| Origin | United States |
| Status | Active |
| Category | Notes |
Notion is a Notes tool from United States, first released in 2016. Docs, databases, and wikis in one workspace. Status: Active.
Notion is Freemium. Confirm the current plan on the official site before you quote a number.
What holds up: Notion runs on Web, Desktop, iOS, Android.
What does not: Notion is proprietary. If the vendor shuts the account, you do not have a license to run the service yourself. Notion dates from 2016. Newer tools have fewer years of file formats and fewer written guides.
The closest listed alternative is Obsidian: Local Markdown notes with backlinks.
Other tools compared in the same sitting: Logseq (2020, Open source): Outliner that stores plain Markdown files. Roam Research (2019, Paid): Networked outliner that popularized backlinks.
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Catalogued 2026-11-09.