The best Notion alternatives

App	Price	How you pay	Mac	iPhone	iPad	Watch	App Store	Developer	Setapp	Rating
Notion	Free to start	Free, with paid upgrades								4.8
Anytype	Free to start	Free, with paid upgrades								4.5
Capacities	Free to start	Free, with paid upgrades								Too few ratings
Obsidian	Free to start	Free, with paid upgrades								4.5
Goodnotes	Free to start	Free, with paid upgrades								4.7
Drafts	Free to start	Free, with paid upgrades								4.8
Bear	Free to start	Free, with paid upgrades								4.7
Craft	Free to start	Free, with paid upgrades								4.8
Notability	Free to start	Free, with paid upgrades								4.8

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   Anytype

   Free to startBest alternative4.5

   Pick this if you like how Notion works but want everything encrypted on your own devices.

   A Notion-style workspace for notes, tasks and databases that stays encrypted on your own devices and works offline.

   Prices and full verdictApp StoreCompare
   
2. 2

   Capacities

   Free to startBest free

   Pick it if you'd rather organize notes as people, books and ideas than as folders.

   Notes saved as people, books and ideas that link to each other, with no limit on notes in the free plan.

   Prices and full verdictDeveloper's siteCompare
   
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   Obsidian

   Free to start4.5

   Pick it if you want your notes as plain files you own, with links and plugins to shape your own system.

   Free linked notes saved as plain Markdown files on your own device, so your writing outlives any app.

   Prices and full verdictApp StoreCompare
   
4. 4

   Goodnotes

   Free to start4.7

   Pick this if you write with an Apple Pencil in class or meetings and mark up lots of PDFs and slides.

   Paper-style notebooks for Apple Pencil, PDF markup and lecture recordings that turn into summaries.

   Prices and full verdictApp StoreCompare
   
5. 5

   Drafts

   Free to start4.8

   Pick this if you capture quick ideas all day and send each one on to another app.

   A blank page the instant you open it, plus 1-tap actions that send your text to whichever app it belongs in.

   Prices and full verdictApp StoreCompare
   
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   Bear

   Free to start4.7

   Pick this if you want good-looking private notes that sort themselves with hashtags and need no account.

   Markdown notes that organize themselves with hashtags, no account needed, with sync for $29.99 a year.

   Prices and full verdictApp StoreCompare
   
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   Craft

   Free to start4.8

   Pick it if your notes turn into client-facing docs you share as a polished web page.

   Notes and docs that look good enough to share as a web page, with tasks and AI built in.

   Prices and full verdictSetappCompare
   
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   Notability

   Free to start4.8

   Pick it if you handwrite lecture notes and want the recorded audio tied to what you wrote.

   Handwritten notes with the lecture audio synced to what you wrote, plus PDF markup, on iPad, iPhone and Mac.

   Prices and full verdictApp StoreCompare
   

• Obsidian vs NotionPick it if you want your notes as plain files you own, with links and plugins to shape your own system.
• Bear vs NotionPick this if you want good-looking private notes that sort themselves with hashtags and need no account.