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Beyond docs and cloud storage
What do you like best about the product?
Notion allows you to forget about email + documents + cloud storage. The core attribute of Notion is "context". Everything is together or just one click away and you don't have to worry about "where exactly is it".
What do you dislike about the product?
While less of a problem today, it can still get slow sometimes, especially when dealing with many, big, nested files in tables that have multiple relationships to other tables (aka joins)
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The main reason we switched to notion was the ability to have everything in one place and write mode detailed, context-rich documentation/spec while preserving a compact look and feel (by using toggles). Next tables (databases) allowed us to actually move away from many internal systems and define our own workflow/pipeline for product research, user research, marketing content, product specs, roadmaps etc. At this point it's everything in Notion
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you want 1) to save money and sync time from using multiple apps, 2) you want the flexibility of your own workflows 3) all in a nice minimalistic and aesthetically pleasing interface, look no further than Notion.
Small add-ons can make it an undisputed leader in note-taking
What do you like best about the product?
I love how simple it is. I have a much better handle of notes
What do you dislike about the product?
I wish we could scribble using Apple Pencil on iPad version of Notion. Very specific usecase, I know but that is how I take my notes in meeting
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Helps me organize my thoughts and ideas
Excellent Documentation Software
What do you like best about the product?
Notion is incredibly robust in that it has an amazing number of implementation options, such as embedding videos, inserting tables, images, etc. It has automations for many integrations as well, such as tables of content, connect to Slack, etc.
What do you dislike about the product?
Notion's interface can be a little finicky at times, especially when trying to edit existing bulleted or numbered lists. They have made updates to improve this recently, so I'm confident it won't always be finicky at times.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Notion provides a great cloud-based platform to document everything a company needs to document with necessary varying levels of privacy and security. Notion makes it easy to create, house, and share everything from public how-to documents (complete with videos, graphic, screenshots, etc.) to private employee-specific maternity leave plans that are only visible to that employee and their leader.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Use Notion as a place for documentation, not project management. Notion is amazing when paired with another Project Management software, but it's definitely the best documentation software available today.
Incredible Tool for Knowledge Work (but...)
What do you like best about the product?
Notion is a great product for knowledge work - as a matter of fact, it's the only one I recommend to my friends to this day. All the tools you need are there and easy to use - but if you need advanced solutions, Notion does some pretty nifty things too.
It's a great tool for project management and cooperation. Creating databases, keeping records, expanding the team's knowledge pool - it does everything an advanced tool like Atlassian can, but way more intuitive.
Notion also works great for personal projects. I used Evernote for that before, and it annoyed me to no end with clunky UI, limited functionality, and weird design choices. Notion does everything I hoped Evernote would, and you don't need to navigate a slow and clunky interface to do it.
Also, the page that allows you to migrate from Evernote to Notion filled me with the most delightful schadenfreude: https://www.notion.so/evernote
It's a great tool for project management and cooperation. Creating databases, keeping records, expanding the team's knowledge pool - it does everything an advanced tool like Atlassian can, but way more intuitive.
Notion also works great for personal projects. I used Evernote for that before, and it annoyed me to no end with clunky UI, limited functionality, and weird design choices. Notion does everything I hoped Evernote would, and you don't need to navigate a slow and clunky interface to do it.
Also, the page that allows you to migrate from Evernote to Notion filled me with the most delightful schadenfreude: https://www.notion.so/evernote
What do you dislike about the product?
Had you asked me for this review a few months back, it would've been an easy 10/10. Since then, I did discover a part of Notion that I passionately dislike: the billing.
Notion uses seat-based plans, meaning there is a certain number of users per paid plan. Go over that, and you get upgraded - standard stuff. But what it doesn't really clarify is that everyone you invite to cooperate - even a person who left one comment in a marketing plan - is counted towards that cap. There is no warning, you simply get billed on the spot.
Even worse, you don't get any kind of banner or email after the upgrade. Your card simply gets billed. There is a very narrow cancellation window, so if you don't notice the extra charge in time - you're out of luck. They did give us Notion credit when we complained as a way to compensate. But when your company is forced to pay more than double the initial price asked, it felt as good as giving us some Monopoly money. Thanks guys.
Notion is a great product that doesn't need to trick its customers to get paid. The value is well on display - just ask and we will be glad to pay. As it stands, my team feels we were duped.
Notion uses seat-based plans, meaning there is a certain number of users per paid plan. Go over that, and you get upgraded - standard stuff. But what it doesn't really clarify is that everyone you invite to cooperate - even a person who left one comment in a marketing plan - is counted towards that cap. There is no warning, you simply get billed on the spot.
Even worse, you don't get any kind of banner or email after the upgrade. Your card simply gets billed. There is a very narrow cancellation window, so if you don't notice the extra charge in time - you're out of luck. They did give us Notion credit when we complained as a way to compensate. But when your company is forced to pay more than double the initial price asked, it felt as good as giving us some Monopoly money. Thanks guys.
Notion is a great product that doesn't need to trick its customers to get paid. The value is well on display - just ask and we will be glad to pay. As it stands, my team feels we were duped.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Notion solves the problem of data availability. It's very easy to create a system that keeps all the info you need handy.
Even better, there are easy-to-use integration and automation tools. Those help you cross-reference data, save time on repetitive tasks, and just make your database look gorgeous.
Even better, there are easy-to-use integration and automation tools. Those help you cross-reference data, save time on repetitive tasks, and just make your database look gorgeous.
The one tool for all my needs
What do you like best about the product?
Notion is very intuitive and easy to use. It's very practical in order to create libraries of documents, share them, etc. It's also great that there are so many functions like tables, call out, todo lists, images, comments, etc
What do you dislike about the product?
The table function is very annoying. Differently from excel, I cannot do real bulk actions, copy and paste properly, etc. Once tables are gonna be more developed, this tool is gonna be a must for every online worker. I'd like also to have a feature like ppt for lresentations
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Sharing documents. Have a single place for full documentation at single, team and company level. We are now using notion even to write technical specs for developers since it's very easy and quick to use.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
To me it's an essential tool.
It’s a great way to create a custom inventory for whatever you want.
What do you like best about the product?
Upsides are customization, filtering and
What do you dislike about the product?
It's fairly complex to learn. I like figuring things out myself and building my own templates but it seems like it's easier to use a pre-built template than create your own.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use it to keep track of blog posts. I track various properties and notio allows me to sort them in multiple ways.
The best tool for private notes and team collaborations
What do you like best about the product?
Databases, open API, easy collaboration, markdown and the best wyswyg I ever seen.
What do you dislike about the product?
API sometime is terrible (blocks, nah - I just want to make my page from markdown)
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Teams roadmaps synchronizing, transparency, wikis
Simple Note Organization
What do you like best about the product?
I like that the UI is easy to navigate and that there are many options for customizing the format of a note. I like that there are many templates ready to use, I use the Task List to keep track of my progress during development sprints.
What do you dislike about the product?
The Team Plan limits the amount of block storage available and forces an upgrade to get more space. I think it would be nice to allow for more space if the team is smaller.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It allows me to stay organized and reference and update my notes while working. It benefits me by allowing me to quickly get information for a specific feature/bug that I prepared before the development sprint.
Formatting can be quite difficult even if you are a power user.
What do you like best about the product?
I appreciate the ability to organize my personal and business documentation. It is a useful wiki and tracker. The organization hierarchy is very helpful for me to see visually in the side panel.
What do you dislike about the product?
I don't like the formatting and proprietary keystrokes. Embedding often does not align within blocks easily. Search is not always accurate. Need more integrations.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I am able to store internal documentation, meeting notes, personal notes, and to-do lists. I can organize it in a variety of ways that allows my team better access to resources.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Duplication of databases can happen quite often, be wary of how you organize your information.
So much flexibilty
What do you like best about the product?
Very flexible design. Great if you want to have your tasks organized differently. If working with a team, the filters and sorting features are great. Each person can view if to their preferences without bothering other teammates.
What do you dislike about the product?
The table/database features are not an excel spreadsheet replacement. It can do basic math but the sorting and high level statistical analysis cannot be done on the tables.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Sharing task status with other teammates is helpful to show what project tasks are complete. Good for check-in meetings so that people know if tasks are worked on and adding tasks for teammates to work on.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Try it out as your personal task manager before sharing it with others to understand what features are best for your workflow.
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