Backlog vs. Notion

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Backlog
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Backlog is a project management and bug tracking tool for teams that want higher productivity, greater visibility, and simple project tracking. Development teams can work together with Design, Marketing, IT, and more. Backlog is designed to get everyone on track by organizing work, teammates, projects and tasks. The activity feed and watchlist are designed to help users keep an eye on relevant work and deadlines. Gantt charts and burndown charts are designed to help users visualize project…N/A
Notion
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Notion aims to present users with an all-in-one workspace — for notes, tasks, wikis, and databases, from Notion Labs in San Francisco.
$5
per month per user
Pricing
BacklogNotion
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Free
$0
Plus
$12
per month per user
Business
$24
per month per user
Enterprise
Custom Pricing
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BacklogNotion
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsA discount is offered for annual billing.
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Community Pulse
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Features
BacklogNotion
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Backlog
7.0
3 Ratings
10% below category average
Notion
7.3
79 Ratings
5% below category average
Task Management10.03 Ratings8.174 Ratings
Gantt Charts7.03 Ratings6.846 Ratings
Scheduling10.03 Ratings7.057 Ratings
Team Collaboration10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology5.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Document Management10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Email integration3.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access1.03 Ratings7.372 Ratings
Workflow Automation00 Ratings6.455 Ratings
Search00 Ratings8.075 Ratings
Visual planning tools00 Ratings7.968 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Backlog
-
Ratings
Notion
7.8
76 Ratings
2% below category average
Chat00 Ratings6.329 Ratings
Notifications00 Ratings7.568 Ratings
Discussions00 Ratings7.349 Ratings
Surveys00 Ratings6.820 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings8.869 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings8.98 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Backlog
-
Ratings
Notion
8.1
76 Ratings
1% above category average
Versioning00 Ratings7.657 Ratings
Video files00 Ratings7.649 Ratings
Audio files00 Ratings7.443 Ratings
Document collaboration00 Ratings8.571 Ratings
Access control00 Ratings8.271 Ratings
Advanced security features00 Ratings7.351 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings9.213 Ratings
Device sync00 Ratings9.253 Ratings
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User Ratings
BacklogNotion
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(3 ratings)
8.6
(85 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.4
(55 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
BacklogNotion
Likelihood to Recommend
Nulab, Inc.
ticket management
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Notion Labs, Inc
If you want a customizable solution that can be adapted for just about any scenario, I recommend using Notion. If you need a solution that's easy to share with people outside your organization, Notion is great and allows individual or team permission-setting. If you want a turnkey solution, Notion might not be the best since it requires a fair bit of set-up. There are templates that can be purchased to handle this, but I haven't found them very helpful.
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Pros
Nulab, Inc.
  • Backlog is one of the best management and collaboration tools available in the market for better managing of resources at the workplace.
  • I have been using this platform for a very long time and it has been helping me a lot to manage the business processes, manage employees, managing leads on different projects, and coordinating with colleagues.
  • It has been helping me a lot to check the issue in the project completion.
  • It gives me real-time status on the project/gives right insights of the system.
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Notion Labs, Inc
  • I love that you can create nested pages, allowing for separate sections to organize information as needed.
  • I appreciate the convenience of effortlessly uploading images to any section.
  • I appreciate that when adding links, you can embed them so the website displays directly on the page.
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Cons
Nulab, Inc.
  • Price is very high for small teams and department of short term contracts.
  • GUI can be more intuitive.
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Notion Labs, Inc
  • I use Notion on my personal tablet, and unlike on the computer, I have a lot of difficulty editing backgrounds, GIFs, and page dividers. It's not as user-friendly, and often the elements end up cut off or misaligned, which is frustrating.
  • While the current calendar feature is helpful, I'd love to see more customization options. The Google Calendar style isn't always ideal, especially for tasks without specific times or for ongoing projects that require daily maintenance.
  • It would be fantastic to have more flexibility in customizing Notion pages. For example, I'd love to create planners with the freedom to add illustration boxes, stickers, or GIFs without being restricted to a fixed layout.
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Likelihood to Renew
Nulab, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Notion Labs, Inc
We're too settled in the ecosystem and we have no major complaints with it. No reason to move unless you have a burning pain point
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Usability
Nulab, Inc.
nice to use in the night as well
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Notion Labs, Inc
Very easy to use (I learned how to use everything on my own) and I was able to set up an entire ecosystem without any courses or other tools. I often say that Notion is like Lego for adults, because there we can use all the available tools to create a multitude of things, from funnels to projects with calculated deadlines and tags.
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Support Rating
Nulab, Inc.
I would give 9 but one less because of the high price.
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Notion Labs, Inc
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Nulab, Inc.
Backlog has all of the top-notch features to increase productivity, visibility, and project tracking. Backlog is easy to use. I first just logged in to the platform and it was [ready] to go. I easily started working on it and it started giving me the bugs’ details on our project. Always available for queries. Listen to the queries very attentively and try to give a solution on the go if applicable. Otherwise, take some time and respond with the advanced workable solution in the limited time frame.
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Notion Labs, Inc
The company uses both Notion and Trello within the company. Notion is more for North America employees while Trello is used between Operation team overseas and in North America. Sometimes it's a preference of how the tools look like for project management. I would say both Notion and Trello are nice tools and serves our needs.
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Return on Investment
Nulab, Inc.
  • SLA should be given by single candle
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Notion Labs, Inc
  • It has streamlined our processes across various teams to all work from a signle source of truth
  • Maintaining this source of truth is a full time job
  • It has reduced our overall tool set by completely eliminating two other softwares we were paying for
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ScreenShots

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Screenshot of Projects home pageScreenshot of Gantt chartScreenshot of GitScreenshot of commenting in issuesScreenshot of subtasking