The best alternatives to Notion in 2026

An online database as simple as a spreadsheet, with automations and custom interfaces

• Free plan with 1,000 records per base
• Linked data, where a spreadsheet quickly hits its limits
• Built-in automations, with no third-party tool

The project management tool to plan your tasks, track your client projects and collaborate with your partners

• Personal plan free forever: unlimited tasks and projects, list, board and calendar views
• Unlimited free guests on paid plans: your clients and subcontractors collaborate without an extra seat
• Over 100 free integrations: Slack, Google Drive, Zoom, Microsoft 365 and time tracking tools

The all-in-one project management platform: tasks, documents, kanban boards, time tracking and chat in a single workspace

• Generous Free Forever plan: unlimited tasks, subtasks and members, collaborative docs, kanban, calendar and time tracking
• All-in-one: tasks, documents, chat, video calls and forms replace several subscriptions
• Highly customizable views and workflows: list, board, calendar, Gantt, custom fields and task types

A CRM for managing your contacts and relationships, ideal for organizing your networking and client follow-up

• Simple, intuitive CRM designed for small teams
• One-click contact import from LinkedIn
• Customizable visual pipeline

Professional email on your own domain, with Drive, Docs, Sheets and Meet in one subscription

• Gmail address on your own domain
• Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Meet and Calendar in one subscription
• Flexible plan with no commitment, cancel at any time

The CRM platform that brings together contacts, sales pipeline, marketing and customer service, with free tools to get started

• Free tools with no credit card: contacts, companies, deals, tickets and the Breeze AI assistant, up to 2 users
• Marketing, sales, customer service and content on the same platform, with 2,000+ integrations
• Starter at €7 per month per seat on promotion, with email and chat support, simple automations and email campaigns

Pipedrive is a visual CRM built around managing your sales pipeline. Ideal for freelancers who want to track prospects and deals without the complexity of enterprise CRMs.

• Very intuitive visual pipeline interface: drag and drop deals between stages
• Automatic reminders and follow-ups so you never forget to follow through
• Full mobile app for managing your pipeline on the go

The simple, cross-platform task manager to capture, prioritize and plan your daily work

• Quick add in natural language: "follow up with Marc Friday 10am" creates the task on the right date
• Available everywhere: web, Mac, Windows, iOS, Android and a Chrome extension, with instant sync
• Free plan you can actually use on its own: 5 projects, reminders, list and board views

The visual project management tool built on boards, lists and cards, free up to 10 boards per workspace

• Instant to learn: boards, lists and cards, you get the idea in five minutes
• Generous free plan: unlimited cards, 10 boards per workspace, unlimited Power-Ups
• No-code automation built into every board, even on the free plan (250 runs per month)