Notejoy vs Notion (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Notion: it is first in our ranking of note-taking apps, and it grades higher too, 3.2 against 2.6.
Checked Oct 4, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Notejoy grades higher on value for money. Notion grades higher on the free plan, features and ease of use. They get the same grade on platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Notejoy
Shared notes app for teams, with real-time editing
Notion
Workspace for docs, wikis, databases and projects with built-in AI
Which one is for you
Pick Notejoy if
- Fits if a small team wants one shared notebook for meeting notes
- Works for schools and nonprofits buying several seats
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 5 notebooks, 10MB per file and 100MB of storage
- Skip it if you need offline access or note history, which are paid only
- Watch out: end-to-end encryption, including attachments, is on a premium plan, so check which
- Not for you if you want to share on Solo, as it allows one user per library
Pick Notion if
- Fits if your team's docs, wiki and light project tracking sit in three tools and you want them in one
- Works for students and teachers at a college, since Plus is free with a school email
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to open an app and start typing, as you build the whole structure yourself
- Pricey if you want the AI agent or meeting notes, which need Business at $20 a person a month
- Tight if a second person joins the free plan: blocks get capped, uploads stop at 5 MB and history is 7 days
- Not for you if you're on Linux and want a desktop app, as Notion points you to the browser
- Watch out: custom agents cost $10 per 1,000 credits on top, and free users pick offline pages one by one
How we grade them
| 2.6GPANotejoyGood | 3.2GPANotionVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CSolo is $5 a month on yearly billing, between the category's cheaper quarter and its $5.99 middle. Pro is $10 a person, and Team is $100 a month for unlimited users. | DPlus is $10 a person a month on yearly billing, and the dearest tenth of this category starts at $9.99, so Notion sits in it. Then the AI agent and meeting notes need Business at $20, which is over three times the $6 middle. It only adds up if it replaces tools you already pay for. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree for up to 5 users per library and 3 team libraries, but only 5 notebooks, 10MB per file and 100MB of library storage. | BOne person gets unlimited pages and blocks for nothing, plus 10 guests. Not an A though: file uploads stop at 5 MB, which any phone photo clears, page history is 7 days, you get 1 chart, and blocks are capped once a second member joins. |
| Features | CReal-time co-editing, quick find, a web clipper and embeds from Google Drive, Slack and others. Offline access, history and end-to-end encryption are paid, and Solo can't share notes. | ADocs, wikis and databases you can show as a table, board, calendar or timeline, forms that fill a database, pages published as a website, automations, a separate calendar app and an AI agent. No other notes app here does that many jobs, though automations need Plus and the AI needs Business. |
| Ease of use | BNo store rating on record. It's a notes app you sign into and start typing in, with nothing to build first. | A4.78 from about 90,000 App Store ratings, which is the top band. But you start on an empty workspace and decide the structure yourself, and "it took me ages to figure out" is the complaint we saw most. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android and a web clipper, with embeds from Google Drive, Microsoft Office, Zoom, Gmail, Trello, Slack and HubSpot. | AWeb, Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android, a web clipper and a public API, and it talks to Slack, Google Drive, GitHub, Figma, Jira and Linear. The one hole is Linux, which gets the browser and no desktop app. |
| Best for | shared notebooks for small teams | planning and all-in-one workspaces |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Notejoy and Notion. How we grade
Price against what you get
Notejoy starts at $5 a month and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Notion starts at $10 a month for each person and scores 4.0.
Notion scores higher, and starts $5 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other note-taking apps on the chart, 7 score higher than Notejoy for less, and none scores higher than Notion for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Notejoy is end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
- Notejoy also covers web clipper.
- Notion also covers databases, wiki and templates.
At a glance
| Notejoy | Notion | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $5 per month, billed annually (Solo) | $10 per member / month, billed yearly |
| Free plan | Up to 5 users per library, 3 team libraries, 5 notebooks, 10MB per file upload and 100MB of library storage. | Unlimited pages and blocks for one person (a limited block allowance once a second member joins), 5 MB file uploads, 7 days of page history, 10 guests and 1 chart. |
| Free trial | None listed | Some teams and organizations are eligible to try the Business plan for 30 days. |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Notejoy | Notion Labs, Inc. |
| Price read from | notejoy.com | notion.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 4, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Notejoy
- The free plan stops at 5 notebooks and 100MB of library storage per library.
- Offline access, note history and end-to-end encryption are on paid plans only.
- The Solo plan allows only one user per library, so it cannot be used to share notes.
- The security page says full end-to-end encryption, including attachments, comes with a premium plan, so check which plan covers it.
Notion
- Notion Agent, AI Meeting Notes and Enterprise Search are only a limited trial on Free and Plus; full access starts at Business.
- The Free plan limits blocks once a second member joins, caps file uploads at 5 MB and keeps 7 days of page history.
- There is no Linux desktop app; Notion points Linux users to the browser version.
- Custom Agents run on Notion credits, an add-on for Business and Enterprise priced at $10 per 1,000 monthly credits.
Key features
Notejoy
- Shared libraries
- Team libraries hold notebooks that several people edit together at the same time. The free plan allows 3 team libraries of up to 5 users.
- Quick find and search
- A quick-find box jumps between notes. Paid plans also search inside images and documents.
- Web clipper and apps
- Apps for Mac, PC, iOS and Android plus the web, with a separate web clipper for saving pages.
- Document embeds
- Notes link to Google Drive, Microsoft Office, Zoom, Gmail, Trello, Slack and HubSpot content.
- Security options
- Paid plans list end-to-end encryption, password-protected notes and two-factor authentication.
- History and recovery
- Paid plans keep note history and let you recover deleted notes and archive notes, notebooks or libraries.
Notion
- Docs and pages
- Pages hold text, media and embeds. Several people can edit the same page, leave comments and @-mention each other.
- Databases
- Databases organize hundreds or thousands of items such as projects or tasks. Charts are limited to 1 on Free, and database automations start on Plus.
- Wikis
- A knowledge base keeps team documentation in one place. Private teamspaces for restricting access need the Business plan.
- Notion Agent, Meeting Notes and Search
- The AI agent, meeting transcription with summaries and search across connected apps are included from Business. Free and Plus get a limited trial.
- Forms and Sites
- Collect responses into a database and publish pages to the web. Custom forms start on Plus, conditional logic on Business, and custom domains are billed per domain.
- Offline pages
- The desktop and mobile apps can view, edit and create pages offline. Free users pick pages to download; paid plans also download recent and favorite pages automatically.
Plans
Notejoy
Free$0
Up to 5 users per library, 3 team libraries, 5 notebooks, 10MB per file and 100MB of library storage.
Solo$5
per month, billed annually
One user per library with unlimited personal libraries and notebooks, 5GB storage, offline access, note history and end-to-end encryption.
Pro$10
per user / month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly)
Unlimited team libraries and notebooks, 20GB library storage, 1GB per file, view and comment-only users, plus the Solo features.
Team$100
per month for unlimited users, billed annually ($150 billed monthly)
All Pro features with unlimited users, user management and a team activity dashboard.
Notion
Free$0
For individuals: unlimited pages and blocks for one person, 5 MB file uploads, 7-day page history, 10 guests and basic forms.
Plus$10
per member / month, billed yearly
Unlimited file uploads, 30-day page history, unlimited guests, custom forms, unlimited charts and database automations.
Business$20
per member / month, billed yearly
Everything in Plus, plus Notion Agent, AI Meeting Notes, Enterprise Search (beta), SAML SSO, private teamspaces and 90-day page history.
EnterpriseCustom
Everything in Business, plus SCIM user provisioning, audit logs, advanced security controls and unlimited page history.
Ways to pay less
Notejoy
- Annual discount
Annual billing
Pro is $10 per user a month billed annually against $15 billed monthly; Team is $100 against $150.
- Nonprofit
50% off for nonprofits and schools
The help center lists 50% off annual plans for qualifying nonprofits, NGOs and educational institutions. Multiple seats are required and it is not available to individuals.
Notion
- Annual discount
Save up to 20% with yearly billing
Notion's pricing page says paying yearly instead of monthly saves up to 20% on the Plus and Business plans.
- Education
Free Education plan for students and educators
Students and educators at accredited colleges and universities get a free one-member workspace with Plus features by signing up with a school email. K-12 is not eligible.
- Nonprofit
50% off the Business plan for nonprofits
Verified nonprofit organizations can apply for 50% off the Business plan on up to three workspaces. Verification takes 3 to 7 business days.
- Startups
Up to 6 months of Business free for startups
Startups under 100 employees that are not yet paying customers can apply for 1, 3 or 6 months of the Business plan free, depending on partner affiliation and company details.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Notejoy or Notion?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Notejoy starts at $5 per month, billed annually (Solo), and Notion starts at $10 per member / month, billed yearly. One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Notejoy or Notion?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Notejoy and Notion have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.