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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Laravel PHP Framework

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/ALaravel is a free, open source web application PHP framework.N/A

    Notion

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ANotion aims to present users with an all-in-one workspace — for notes, tasks, wikis, and databases, from Notion Labs in San Francisco.

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    Laravel PHP FrameworkNotion
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    Laravel PHP FrameworkNotion
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Laravel PHP FrameworkNotion
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    Open Source
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    Notion Labs, Inc
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    Key User Insights
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Laravel PHP FrameworkNotion
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Laravel PHP Framework and Notion
    Feature
    Laravel PHP Framework
    -
    Ratings
    Notion
    7.3
    79 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Task Management00 Ratings8.174 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings6.846 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings6.957 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings6.355 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings7.272 Ratings
    Search00 Ratings7.975 Ratings
    Visual planning tools00 Ratings7.868 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Laravel PHP Framework and Notion
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    Laravel PHP Framework
    -
    Ratings
    Notion
    7.7
    76 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Chat00 Ratings6.129 Ratings
    Notifications00 Ratings7.568 Ratings
    Discussions00 Ratings7.249 Ratings
    Surveys00 Ratings6.820 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings8.769 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 Laravel PHP Framework and Notion
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    Laravel PHP Framework
    -
    Ratings
    Notion
    8.1
    76 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Versioning00 Ratings7.657 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings7.649 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings7.343 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings8.571 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings8.271 Ratings
    Advanced security features00 Ratings7.251 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings9.213 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings9.253 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Laravel PHP FrameworkNotion
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (21 ratings)
    8.6
    (85 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
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    Usability
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.4
    (55 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
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    Data Sources
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    User Testimonials
    Laravel PHP FrameworkNotion
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Open Source
    I would say that Laravel is not a suitable framework for high-frequency, high-volume, real-time interaction or processing millions of records in batch operations. It shines for standard database web applications (CRUD, Admin Panels, etc.) and is a fantastic multi-developer framework.
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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
    Open Source
    • Laravel utilizes the best possible PHP standards and coding practices.
    • Laravel uses many widely-accepted community libraries and builds upon them, rather than re-inventing everything.
    • Laravel has many components available from the community and is extremely easy to build custom components for, either with custom code or by integrating existing third-party PHP libraries.
    • Laravel is flexible enough to power pretty much any kind of application I can imagine.
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    • 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
    Open Source
    • Laravel is updated regularly, which is great. However, in order to get the latest features, use the newest 3rd party libraries, have the most current security updates, and ensure that the newest features of PHP are usable, you have to continuously upgrade your Laravel application. This costs time and money, obviously, and if you don't stay on top of the updates you will quickly fall behind. This is the case with any open source software, but it needs to be considered for any team considering using Laravel or any other software.
    • Because of the size of the Laravel community, there are a LOT of 3rd party libraries. Some of these are great, some are less than great. Sometimes it's difficult to evaluate the quality of a library, making it difficult to trust many libraries. Developers need to be cautious and thoughtful when considering using new software.
    • Because of the rapid development of the Laravel framework, the size of the community, and the simplicity of being able to publish content online - it is very easy to find documentation, tutorials, or other "advice" that is not up to date, or that has outdated information.
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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
    Open Source
    Laravel PHP Framework has continued to exceed my expectations. It supported me in the development of a high quality and stable web application that is mission critical for the organization. I cannot imagine wanting to use any other tool for web development. Documentation, unit tests, and numerous integration options make using Laravel PHP Framework a natural choice.
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    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
    Open Source
    As I mentioned earlier Laravel PHP Framework has lot of in built feature as well as there is vast set of packages available to add the features in your application. It has very large community who can help when you feel stuck somewhere. This is why this rating is justified.
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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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    Alternatives Considered
    Open Source
    Supporting unit testing is bigger plus point in Laravel than any other framework. Developing with Laravel is much easier. Other frameworks have value in market, but Laravel has taken the lead in popularity among PHP developers in recent years. The large community supports you if you have problems. Using Laravel, integration became easy with third-party libraries, but it was costly too.
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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
    Open Source
    • Positive: Our delivery time for PHP application is faster than usual.
    • Positive: Developers are happy and they write better code with their usual development tools. No tool-upgrade necessary.
    • Negative: Initial delivery took 6 months extra and had to rewrite project several times.
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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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