Notion
NotionExternal reviews
10,025 reviews
from
and
External reviews are not included in the AWS star rating for the product.
Outstanding Experience with This Software
What do you like best about the product?
Notion stands out as an incredibly versatile and robust tool, capable of adapting to a wide range of workflows, whether for note-taking, knowledge management, project tracking, or documentation. The way it brings together databases, documents, and structured information in a single platform is truly remarkable. After getting the hang of its features, you may find it can take the place of several different tools, allowing you to build a workspace tailored precisely to your needs.
What do you dislike about the product?
The main challenge lies in the learning curve, particularly when dealing with databases. Although the platform's flexibility is a significant advantage, it also requires careful planning and time to create organized, efficient systems. If I don't use it consistently, I tend to miss out on its more advanced database capabilities, which has made me use it less frequently in my daily routine, even though I recognize its strong potential.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Notion helps consolidate complex information into structured databases, which is especially valuable for managing research notes and long-term projects. Instead of scattered documents and files, it provides a centralized system where information can be categorized, linked, and revisited over time. While I am not yet using it as consistently as I plan to, it is clearly well-suited for scalable knowledge management and future workflow expansion.
Effortless and Flexible—A Productivity Powerhouse
What do you like best about the product?
I appreciate the flexibility and ease of use, as well as how quickly you can accomplish tasks. The system is very straightforward, making it simple to get things done efficiently.
What do you dislike about the product?
So far, I haven't discovered anything about Notion that would discourage me from using it.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The centralization of information has greatly improved how we manage our project.
Transformative Integration with AI Features
What do you like best about the product?
I like using Notion for documenting tasks and organizing projects. It provides me with a good area to put and organize my information, and the AI helps me retrieve all the info I need without wasting time. I like the AI feature where it not only pulls information from Notion but also integrates with Jira, Slack, and other platforms. The integration with everything is great.
What do you dislike about the product?
I want more control in the tables like adding pictures in tables or doing a 2 column in a numbered list.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Notion gives me a good area to organize my information and its AI helps me retrieve all the info I need.
Notion is Great for Project Management and Life Organization
What do you like best about the product?
Notion is great in that it is very customizable for all my project management, notes, even helping me organize my personal life. The pages and databases are feature areas I use all the time.
What do you dislike about the product?
I was on the first personal plan and had the AI addon. I was forced to join the business account which cost significantly more..... I feel this transition should have happened smoother over time so the sudden price shock wouldn't be as impactful.
Also, I have been asking Notion support to add this one feature for years now but they haven't: the feature is the ability to set the width to "Full Width" for all pages by default, via a toggle. Would be very easy to do, other Notion users have told me they want it, but Notion has not taken note.
The weakness for Notion is it doesn't handle photo and video galleries very well, its very clunky to manage photo libraries in Notion.
Also, I have been asking Notion support to add this one feature for years now but they haven't: the feature is the ability to set the width to "Full Width" for all pages by default, via a toggle. Would be very easy to do, other Notion users have told me they want it, but Notion has not taken note.
The weakness for Notion is it doesn't handle photo and video galleries very well, its very clunky to manage photo libraries in Notion.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Notion helps me design a project management area where I can sort different data, notes, etc... into different sections and then publish or share them to my colleagues.
Flexible and Visually Engaging, Easy to Set Up
What do you like best about the product?
It's very flexible and easy to set up in a multitude of ways to what works best with you!
What do you dislike about the product?
There's a small learning curve to get things set up if you're transitioning from another software, but I love how I can make this much more visually engaging!
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Notion has allowed me to manage personal projects, share vital information with people who need and it collaborate with others easily! It's easy for me to find notes and move them around later to a better filing system too!
A place to keep everything in your life organized from notes to call transcripts to to-do lists and beyond
What do you like best about the product?
I like that Notion makes it easy and organized. The way it's set up and structured allows me to organize my notes on one page without it being just a jumbled mess. Even if I have a mess of notes, it can clean them up for me instantly. I appreciate that I can use it for writing journals and organizing different types of notes and interviews. At work, it helps me organize all my notes too. I find the templates for any type really useful, and the AI feature is awesome for organizing messy notes instantly. Notion's flexibility is amazing because it doesn't box me in, allowing me to keep everything in one place, be it my to-do list, notes, or personal stuff.
What do you dislike about the product?
I think Notion could be a little bit more intuitive. It's kind of a learning curve at first. The templates are all kinda buried, and you don't realize how much Notion can do at the beginning. You have to really learn and dive in deep to figure out what it can do. Most of my team members don't use it just because they look at it and they don't see the value right away. So I think they could do a better job of providing the value of Notion and make it easier to get started and understand.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Notion for work and personal tasks like note management, calls, and sourcing info. It organizes my notes, cleans up messy ones with AI, and helps keep everything on one page. It makes everything easy and organized, including a strong to-do list feature.
Powerful Knowledge Management with Room for Improvement
What do you like best about the product?
I like that the app and the website for Notion both seem to be just as powerful. I also appreciate the good options for formatting pages. It's important for our company because we have a ton of documents and resources, and it allows for people, especially new hires, to easily search for content.
What do you dislike about the product?
I think some features that are not available in our package, and have to be upgraded to should be basic features. I shouldn't have to purchase a higher plan in order to download a CSV of all my content. Currently, I'm only able to download a zip file and that's not the most helpful. This isn't a 'bell or whistle,' this is a very basic searching feature that you shouldn't gate based on price. Give me the feature and don't try to upsell me.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Notion allows our employees to easily search for content, which is crucial for managing our huge document repository, especially for new hires. The app and website are equally powerful and offer good formatting options.
AI Writing Assistant and Project Management Tool
What do you like best about the product?
I love how customizable Notion is. It's so easy to customize a dashboard for design needs or for project management specifics, and it's just incredibly easy to use. You can customize it however you want.
What do you dislike about the product?
Right now, everything works pretty well for what I want it to be. I would just say, I can't wait for the AI notes to keep evolving.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Notion solves having everything in one place, making it easy to find and link information. It's our one-stop place for everything on the digital design side, keeping all meeting notes together, unlike Google Docs where things were getting lost.
Powerful AI Writing Assistant and Project Management System
What do you like best about the product?
I really appreciate how Notion helps me get things done for work, like handling documents, databases, and project planning. It keeps me organized and productive. The databases are so powerful that I find myself using them wherever and however I can. The integration with Slack is also a plus. Setting up Notion was very easy, and I found the onboarding process to be quite good.
What do you dislike about the product?
I wish you could pin tabs for easy access. Also, sometimes pages crash if they have too much on them.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Notion for documents, databases, and project planning. It helps keep me organized and productive. The powerful databases are something I find myself using everywhere and in various ways.
Flexible Workspace, Needs More Intuitive Features
What do you like best about the product?
I love using Notion to organize my work and personal life all in one place. It helps me replace multiple tools with just one workspace, which is really convenient. It's impressive how it keeps everything structured without feeling cluttered and solves the problem of scattered notes and messy task tracking. I appreciate its flexibility; I can shape it to fit the way I think and work. Whether I'm dealing with simple notes or more complex project tracking, everything stays clean, connected, and easy to customize in Notion.
What do you dislike about the product?
It feels slow sometimes with large pages, and there's a bit of a learning curve at first. Some features could be simpler and more intuitive. The database setup could be more intuitive. Things like relations, formulas, and advanced views aren't very friendly and take a lot of time to understand.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Notion to organize my work and personal life, replacing multiple tools with one workspace. It solves the problem of scattered notes and messy tasks, keeping everything organized, searchable, and easy to update.
showing 2,471 - 2,480