Notion fits freelancers, small-agencies, consultants best. Its clearest advantage is flexible and powerful.
- Best for
- freelancers, small-agencies, consultants
- Avoid if
- teams needing highly structured project management with Gantt timelines
- Cheapest useful plan
- €11.50/mo · Plus
- Free plan
- Yes
- Setup effort
- moderate — 30 min
- Main strength
- Flexible and powerful
- Main limitation
- Learning curve for databases
- Evidence level
- Vendor documented (1/3)
- Flexible and powerful
- Generous free plan
- Great for client portals
- teams needing highly structured project management with Gantt timelines
What it actually does
all-in-one workspace, relational databases, AI assistant add-on.
The limits to know
- Learning curve for databases
- AI add-on costs extra
- Can become cluttered without structure
The evidence record
- Evidence level
- Vendor documented — Official documentation and pricing page reviewed and dated. No independent verification, no hands-on test recorded.
- Pricing note
- Observed on the official pricing page with the monthly toggle selected and the currency set to EUR: Free €0; Plus €11.50 per member/month monthly or €9.50 annually; Business €23.50 monthly or €19.50 annually. The page opens on the yearly view, which advertises up to 20% off.
- Billing condition
- €11.50 per member/month billed monthly; €9.50 per member/month billed annually
- Platforms
- web, mac, windows, ios, android
- Integrations
- slack, google-drive, zapier
- Setup
- moderate — 30 min
- Affiliate status
- No affiliate link on this record — no commission.
Pricing & billing commitment
- Rate on record
- €11.50/mo · Plus
- What that figure is
- Month-to-month rate per seat, read on the vendor's monthly view.
- Commitment
- None — payable one month at a time
- The vendor's exact condition
- €11.50 per member/month billed monthly; €9.50 per member/month billed annually
What it costs at 1, 3, 5 and 10 users
Notion bills per seat, so the invoice follows head count. Calculated at the rate on record, before tax, with no annual commitment.
| Seats | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | €11.50 | €138.00 |
| 3 | €34.50 | €414.00 |
| 5 | €57.50 | €690.00 |
| 10 | €115.00 | €1380.00 |
Hands-on test
No automated hands-on test has been completed for this review cycle. This record rests on the vendor's official documentation and pricing page, re-read and dated. We say so rather than imply otherwise.
The research record
Corrected to the month-to-month figure already recorded in this record's own billing condition
Published by us from the vendor's annual view — our error, read on 2026-09-05
Sources
The official pages this record rests on. No tracking links here: these addresses name the vendor.
Evidence freshness
Each kind of check has its own clock and its own threshold. A price ages in weeks and a feature list in months; sharing one date between them would let an old review pass for a recent check.
| Check | When | State |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Checked today | Fresh |
| Features | Checked 38 days ago | Fresh |
| Privacy & data | Never checked | Not independently checked |
| Hands-on test | Never checked | Not independently checked |
| Page review | Checked 38 days ago | Fresh |
What remains unverified
- No workflow was run inside the product. Everything here comes from the vendor's documentation and public pages.
- Data handling and the privacy policy were not independently verified during this research cycle. We therefore publish no conclusion about security or where data is stored.
- Export terms and the real cost of leaving are not on this record: we have not tested them.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Notion?
Notion is a tool from Notion Labs, in the projects category. It is mainly used for: notes, wikis, project docs.
How much does Notion cost?
The paid entry point is €11.50/mo · Plus. Month-to-month rate per seat, read on the vendor's monthly view. The exact condition attached to that figure: €11.50 per member/month billed monthly; €9.50 per member/month billed annually. Read on the official pricing page on 13.09.2026. Prices move quickly — confirm before subscribing.
Does Notion have a free plan?
Yes. Notion publishes a permanent free plan. Check this before settling on it: learning curve for databases.
Who is Notion for — and who is it not for?
Good fit: freelancers, small-agencies, consultants. Not for: teams needing highly structured project management with Gantt timelines.
What is the main limitation of Notion?
Learning curve for databases. Our evidence level on this record: Official documentation and pricing page reviewed and dated. No independent verification, no hands-on test recorded.