Notion alternatives compared by price
Notion starts at $10 for Plus (USD per member per month, billed annually). Notion last raised a list price in Mar 2026: Business went from $15 to $20 (+33%), first seen on its pricing page that month. Below are 10 alternatives with their current plans and price history; 5 list a lower entry price and 4 have a free plan.
10 Notion alternatives at a glance
Entry price is each product's cheapest paid plan as last read from its pricing page. Check the unit: some charge per user, others per account or per use.
| Product | Starts at | Free plan | Priced by | Latest price change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10USD per member per month, billed annually | No | Per seat | Business went from $15 to $20 (+33%) | |
| $10.99 per user per month, billed annually | Yes | Per seat | Advanced from $19.99 to $24.99 (+25%), Jan 2020. | |
| $5USD per user per month, billed annually | No | Per seat | Premium from $9.99 to $10, Jul 2021. | |
| $299USD per month for the whole company, unlimited users | No | Flat per company | Flat plan from $99 to $299 (+202%), Jan 2023. | |
| $10 per user per month | Yes | Per seat | Business from $14 to $16 (+14%), Feb 2026. | |
| $9USD per seat per month, billed annually | No | Per seat | Standard from $10 to $12 (+20%), Jan 2024. | |
| $8USD per user per month, billed annually | No | Per seat | Team from $7 to $8 (+14%), Feb 2017. | |
| $10.83USD per month, annual prices divided by twelve | No | Flat per account | Teams from $14.99 to $20.83 (+39%), Jul 2024. | |
| $20USD per user per month, billed annually | No | Per seat | Business from $20 to $45 (+125%), Jan 2024. | |
| $7 per user per month, billed annually | Yes | Per seat | none recorded | |
| $7.91 per user per month, billed monthly | Yes | Per seat | none recorded |
Exhibit 1
Notion and its alternatives over time
Each product's cheapest paid plan by default. Click a legend entry to add or hide a plan.
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| Observed | Notion Plus | Asana Starter | Trello Standard | Basecamp Flat plan | Linear Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2012 | $150 | ||||
| Jan 1, 2014 | $150 | ||||
| Jul 8, 2016 | $8.33 | ||||
| Nov 10, 2016 | $99 | ||||
| Jan 2, 2017 | $8.33 | ||||
| Jul 7, 2017 | $9.99 | ||||
| Jul 4, 2019 | $9.99 | ||||
| Jan 1, 2020 | $10.99 | ||||
| Jul 1, 2020 | $8 | ||||
| Apr 10, 2021 | $8 | ||||
| Jan 3, 2022 | $5 | ||||
| Jul 4, 2022 | $99 | ||||
| Aug 18, 2022 | $8 | ||||
| Jan 1, 2023 | $299 | ||||
| Apr 4, 2024 | $8 | ||||
| Jul 1, 2024 | $10 | ||||
| Aug 23, 2024 | $8 | ||||
| Oct 2, 2024 | $10 | ||||
| Aug 6, 2025 | $8 | ||||
| Jan 1, 2026 | $10.99 | ||||
| Feb 11, 2026 | $10 | ||||
| Mar 16, 2026 | $10 | ||||
| Jul 1, 2026 | $5 | $299 | |||
| Sep 2, 2026 | $10 | ||||
| Sep 21, 2026 | $10.99 |
Asana
Asana is a work management tool for tracking projects and tasks across teams. It moved from per-workspace pricing to per-user seats in 2016 and has raised its seat prices twice since.
Asana starts at $10.99 per user per month, billed annually for Starter (USD per user per month, billed annually), goes up to $24.99 per user per month, billed annually for Advanced, has a free plan. Latest change: Advanced from $19.99 to $24.99 (+25%), Jan 2020.
Trello
Trello is the kanban board app from Atlassian. Cards move across lists, and the paid plans add automation, views like timeline and calendar, and admin controls. It has kept a generous free tier for its entire life.
Trello starts at $5 for Standard (USD per user per month, billed annually), goes up to $17.50 for Enterprise. Latest change: Premium from $9.99 to $10, Jul 2021.
Basecamp
Basecamp is the project management tool from 37signals and the loudest critic of per-seat pricing. It charges one flat monthly price for the whole company, a stance it has kept since 2004 even as the number changed.
Basecamp starts at $299 for Flat plan (USD per month for the whole company, unlimited users). Latest change: Flat plan from $99 to $299 (+202%), Jan 2023.
Basecamp pricing and price historyNotion vs Basecamp pricing
Linear
Linear is the issue tracker of choice for product teams that find Jira heavy. It prices per user with a generous free tier and only two paid tiers.
Linear starts at $10 per user per month for Basic (USD per user per month, billed annually), goes up to $16 per user per month for Business, has a free plan. Latest change: Business from $14 to $16 (+14%), Feb 2026.
monday.com
monday.com is a work operating system that started as a team task board and grew into project, CRM and dev products. It moved from five-seat packs to per-seat pricing in 2021 and has raised the seat price twice.
monday.com starts at $9 for Basic (USD per seat per month, billed annually), goes up to $16 for Pro. Latest change: Standard from $10 to $12 (+20%), Jan 2024.
monday.com pricing and price historyNotion vs monday.com pricing
Miro
Miro is the online whiteboard that began life as RealtimeBoard. It has always sold per user, experimenting with five-user packs along the way, and its team price has hovered around $8 since 2014.
Miro starts at $8 for Team (USD per user per month, billed annually). Latest change: Team from $7 to $8 (+14%), Feb 2017.
Evernote
Evernote is the note-taking app that defined the category in the 2010s. After Bending Spoons acquired it in 2023 the plans were renamed and repriced, and the pricing page switched to yearly prices only.
Evernote starts at $10.83 for Personal (USD per month, annual prices divided by twelve), goes up to $20.83 for Teams. Latest change: Teams from $14.99 to $20.83 (+39%), Jul 2024.
Evernote pricing and price historyNotion vs Evernote pricing
Airtable
Airtable is a spreadsheet-database hybrid used for everything from content calendars to inventory. It is priced per user and its 2023 relaunch of the paid tiers doubled the entry price.
Airtable starts at $20 for Team (USD per user per month, billed annually), goes up to $45 for Business. Latest change: Business from $20 to $45 (+125%), Jan 2024.
Airtable pricing and price historyNotion vs Airtable pricing
ClickUp
ClickUp is the all-in-one work app that bundles tasks, docs, chat and goals. It prices per user with a free forever tier that stays generous on features.
ClickUp starts at $7 per user per month, billed annually for Unlimited (USD per user per month, billed annually), goes up to $12 per user per month, billed annually for Business, has a free plan.
Jira
Jira is Atlassian's issue tracker, the default project tool for software teams for two decades. It is sold per user per month in the cloud, free for up to ten people, and its Standard and Premium seat prices have crept up almost every year since the free tier arrived in 2020.
Jira starts at $7.91 per user per month, billed monthly for Standard (USD per user per month, billed monthly), goes up to $14.54 per user per month, billed monthly for Premium, has a free plan.
Notion alternatives: questions
- What is the cheapest alternative to Notion?
- Of the alternatives we track, Trello has the lowest listed entry price: $5 for Standard (USD per user per month, billed annually). Notion starts at $10. Check the unit, since some products charge per user and others per account.
- Is there a free alternative to Notion?
- Yes. Asana, Linear, ClickUp, Jira list a free plan next to paid plans.
- Has Notion raised its prices?
- Notion last raised a list price in Mar 2026: Business went from $15 to $20 (+33%), first seen on its pricing page that month.
- Which Notion alternatives raised their prices?
- Asana, Trello, Basecamp, Linear, monday.com, Miro, Evernote, Airtable. Asana: Advanced from $19.99 to $24.99 (+25%), Jan 2020. Trello: Premium from $9.99 to $10, Jul 2021. Basecamp: Flat plan from $99 to $299 (+202%), Jan 2023.