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The private Notion alternative.
People reach for Notion to run their business and end up building a fragile spreadsheet-in-disguise with no real money engine. is the alternative for people who sell things: the structure is already built, and it does the money.
Where Notion wins
Notion is a brilliant, flexible workspace for notes, docs and databases, with a huge template ecosystem. For writing and knowledge it is excellent.
Where wins
is purpose-built to run a business, invoices, profit, inventory and pipelines that actually calculate, instead of a blank canvas you have to engineer yourself. And it is private by default.
Our honest take
I love Notion for notes. But every “run your business in Notion” template I tried was a spreadsheet in a trench coat, one wrong formula from breaking, with no real money engine underneath. does the maths so you’re not rebuilding it at 11pm.
Tommy, founder of
| Feature | Notion | |
|---|---|---|
| Ready-made business apps | ✓ | ✗ |
| Real invoicing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Profit / P&L that calculates | ✓ | ✗ |
| Inventory & stock | ✓ | DIY |
| End-to-end encryption | ✓ | ✗ |
| Free-form docs & wikis | Lighter | ✓ |
| Starting price | Free · £6.99/mo | Free · paid tiers |
Which one is right for you
Pick Notion if…
Your main need is docs, notes and a flexible knowledge base you enjoy building.
Pick if…
You sell products or services and want the business structure, and the money, already built and private.
Can replace my Notion business templates?
For running the business, invoicing, stock, profit, pipelines, yes, and it does the maths Notion can’t. For long-form docs and wikis, Notion stays stronger.
Is my data private like a local Notion?
More private, can be end-to-end encrypted, so even we cannot read your content.