Flow (discontinued) vs. Notion

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Flow (discontinued)
Score 9.7 out of 10
N/A
The Flow task management app featured a range of tools like kanban board, checklist, timeline, and other features for tracking projects from start to finish. The product is discontinued, and the company Flow Technologies is no longer operating.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
Flow (discontinued)Notion
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
Flow (discontinued)Notion
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
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
Flow (discontinued)Notion
Features
Flow (discontinued)Notion
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Flow (discontinued)
9.3
7 Ratings
18% above category average
Notion
7.3
79 Ratings
6% below category average
Task Management9.37 Ratings8.174 Ratings
Resource Management10.06 Ratings00 Ratings
Gantt Charts10.05 Ratings6.846 Ratings
Scheduling10.05 Ratings6.957 Ratings
Workflow Automation10.05 Ratings6.455 Ratings
Team Collaboration10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology8.33 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology7.42 Ratings00 Ratings
Document Management10.06 Ratings00 Ratings
Email integration10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access7.27 Ratings7.372 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Change request and Case Management10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management7.72 Ratings00 Ratings
Search00 Ratings8.075 Ratings
Visual planning tools00 Ratings7.968 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Flow (discontinued)
9.8
4 Ratings
24% above category average
Notion
-
Ratings
Quotes/estimates9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Invoicing10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Project & financial reporting10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with accounting software10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Flow (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Notion
7.8
76 Ratings
2% below category average
Chat00 Ratings6.329 Ratings
Notifications00 Ratings7.568 Ratings
Discussions00 Ratings7.349 Ratings
Surveys00 Ratings6.720 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
Flow (discontinued)
-
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
Flow (discontinued)Notion
Likelihood to Recommend
9.7
(7 ratings)
8.6
(85 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(55 ratings)
User Testimonials
Flow (discontinued)Notion
Likelihood to Recommend
Discontinued Products
If you are used to using apps such as Slack, Box or Harvest, you will have an easy time getting use to Flow's UI. Drag and drop features, messaging between users, @tagging for notifications that alert you not only on your desktop but your as well email are particularly useful. If you need projects done fast and easily between multiple teams this is a great application for your business. A particular scenario where Flow is NOT suitable would be if you are used to working soley from your phone. Flows mobile app is slow, not user friendly at all and hard to navigate. Also, you cannot use a mobile site because it directs you to using the app. This IMO is a great desktop project manager, but NOT mobile.
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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
Discontinued Products
  • Design: very easy to discern what is important at a glance. The UX just works; it's very well thought out.
  • Ease of use: onboarding was a breeze. Was up and running in less than an hour.
  • Support: in-app support is great, nice website too to find exactly the solutions we needed.
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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
Discontinued Products
  • Better integration with Google Calendar -- it could be a bit clunky
  • The mobile app didn't have as much functionality as one would like - you had to download two apps to access the features used on a desktop version
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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
Discontinued Products
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
Discontinued Products
No answers on this topic
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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Alternatives Considered
Discontinued Products
Flow, unlike Trello, offers its users a more organized interface and much more complete tools to carry out project management, which is why I consider that for the management of business projects of medium or large companies this tool covers the needs of each. In addition, its ease of use makes it much easier to adapt to this tool because it does not require a very learning curve
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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
Discontinued Products
  • Our biggest issue prior to flow was scrambling at the last minute to meet a project deadline. Flow has helped us manage tasks towards a deadline to execute more successful events and projects.
  • Since Flow is being used across our entire organization, the speed at which we can collaborate cross-departmentally has increased. This is especially true of our communication and collaboration with our Marketing team.
  • Flow has allowed our leadership team to be able to see the progress of a project at any time just by looking at that projects dashboard. This has both given them confidence as well as let them know when they need to intervene.
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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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