Top 5 Notion Alternatives 2024: My Personal Experience

The App Advocate
ILLUMINATION
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5 min readOct 2, 2024

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Hey there, fellow productivity enthusiasts!

You know, there’s an app that I’ve admired for a long time. I invested so much time, energy, and even money into understanding and developing my workflow with it. Today, it’s an integral part of so many users’ systems worldwide. But here’s the kicker: it never quite worked for me.

Yep, I’m talking about Notion.

My journey into the world of productivity apps actually began with Todoist. Notion was the second app where I tried to develop and build my productivity workflow. Despite my best efforts, including shelling out for expensive templates and absorbing countless tutorials, I never felt confident or actionable with the system. It’s not that there’s anything wrong with Notion. In fact, it’s an exceptional tool for many. For me, however, it served more as a library than a project management tool. I found myself spending more time organizing stuff than actually working on my priorities.

Even though Notion is one of the most popular and widely used apps in the realm of personal productivity and all-in-doc segments, it just didn’t click for me. So, I ventured out to find alternatives, and I’m thrilled to share the top 4 alternatives to Notion that worked for me.

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The App Advocate
ILLUMINATION

I review and write about personal productivity apps to help you discover the ones that best suit your needs. 🚀 Productivity Enthusiast | ✍️ Writer