Notion: A jack of all trades for an organization with small considerations
February 28, 2023
Notion: A jack of all trades for an organization with small considerations
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Software Version
Personal
Overall Satisfaction with Notion
Notion is a versatile and convenient software for note taking and general organization. In my company we've used it to implement a Kanban methodology and keep track of different meetings in the week, plus having a centralized point to access important documentation that is presented better here than in a word document.
Positives
Negatives
Positives
- All device sync: whether you use Notion on your laptop or on your phone, the content you create is automatically updated and available on all devices.
- Notion API: The software distributes documentation to connect your Notion content via an API to other services you might use.
- Tutorials and templates: Notion comes with default templates that you can use to create pages suited to certain needs. The Notion webpage also has different tutorials to become a power user easily and quick.
Negatives
- Free use limit: Notion allows users limited access to premium features by counting the "blocks" used by the user. The problem is that there isn't a clear definition of what are "blocks" and how are they measured.
- Random freezes: When changing between Notion and other apps on my laptop, it would freeze and show a blank screen for a couple of seconds to a minute.
- Portable between devices
- Extensive tutorials and documentation
- Free templates for different use cases
- Easy to use with a team
- Random freezes while changing apps
- Confusing measurement of free use of premium features by "blocks"
- Uses OS emojis (MacOS's look better than windows but can't choose which to use)
- Kanban board
- Syncing between devices
- Customized alerts
- Better organization of weekly tasks
- Accesible documentation withing the organization
- Easy meeting setup
- Easy remote workdays coordination
Do you think Notion delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Notion's feature set?
Yes
Did Notion live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Notion go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Notion again?
Yes