Startups challenging Notion

3 younger companies go after Notion. Each says what it does differently; upvote the ones you’d switch to.

AFFiNE vs Notion, Miro

Docs and whiteboards in one open source, local-first workspace.

Since 2022 Free plan + paid Open source
AppFlowy vs Notion

An open source workspace for docs, wikis and project boards, with AI built in.

Since 2021 Free plan + paid Open source
Anytype vs Notion

A local-first, encrypted workspace for notes, docs and personal databases.

Since 2019 Free plan + paid Open source