# Notion alternatives

Eight tools for your team's docs, and who each suits.

> Eight tools to use instead of Notion are Migaru Pages (ours), Confluence, Slite, Nuclino, Outline, ClickUp, Obsidian and AppFlowy. Which suits you depends on what you keep in Notion and who reads it, so each is listed with what it charges, whether it has a free plan, and who it is for.

## At a glance

| Tool | How you pay | Starts at | Free plan |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Migaru Pages** | Per member | Free for one; Plus $7 a member, billed yearly | Yes, for one member |
| Confluence | Per user, priced by team size | Free for up to 10 users | Yes, up to 10 users |
| Slite | Per member | $10 a member a month, billed yearly | No; 14-day trial, no card |
| Nuclino | Per user | Free; Starter $6 a user, billed yearly | Yes, up to 50 items |
| Outline | One fee by team size | $10 a month for 1 to 10 members | No; 30-day trial |
| ClickUp | Per user | Free; paid plans per user | Yes, Free Forever, with one doc wiki |
| Obsidian | Free; Sync and Publish paid | Free; Sync $4 a user, billed yearly | Yes, without limits or sign-up |
| AppFlowy | Per member | Free; Pro $16 a member, billed yearly | Yes, Personal, for one workspace owner |
| Notion, for reference | Per member | Free; Plus $10 a member, billed yearly | Yes |

Prices as each company lists them, checked 2026-10-07.

## 1. Migaru Pages

Pages, folders and databases for a team's docs and wikis, with a move from Notion built in, at 30% less than Notion on every paid plan.

**Choose it over Notion if:**

- You want Notion's pages, folders and databases for 30% less on every paid plan.
- You want your Notion workspace brought across in one move, with its databases, files and the links between pages.
- You may want a CRM beside your docs one day, since Pages is part of Migaru.

Starts at: Free for one; Plus $7 a member, billed yearly. Free plan: Yes, for one member. [About Migaru Pages](https://www.migaru.ai/pages.md).

## 2. Confluence

Atlassian's workspace for docs, pages and decisions, which it pitches as context for a team and its AI agents, with Jira among its integrations.

**Best for:** Teams that already work in Jira, or up to 10 people who want a team wiki for free.

Starts at: Free for up to 10 users. Free plan: Yes, up to 10 users. [Confluence](https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence).

## 3. Slite

A knowledge base it calls self-maintaining, with AI agents that keep it in sync with the other tools a team uses.

**Best for:** Teams that want their knowledge base kept current by AI from the tools they already use.

Starts at: $10 a member a month, billed yearly. Free plan: No; 14-day trial, no card. [Slite](https://slite.com).

## 4. Nuclino

A simple, fast workspace that brings a team's knowledge, docs and projects together in one place.

**Best for:** Small teams that want knowledge, docs and projects in one simple tool, free up to 50 items.

Starts at: Free; Starter $6 a user, billed yearly. Free plan: Yes, up to 50 items. [Nuclino](https://www.nuclino.com).

## 5. Outline

A team knowledge base priced at one monthly fee for the team's size, which can also be hosted on your own infrastructure.

**Best for:** Teams of up to 10 who want one small monthly fee, or teams that want to host their wiki themselves.

Starts at: $10 a month for 1 to 10 members. Free plan: No; 30-day trial. [Outline](https://www.getoutline.com).

## 6. ClickUp

A project management app with docs and wikis beside a team's tasks and projects.

**Best for:** Teams that want their docs in the same app as their tasks and projects.

Starts at: Free; paid plans per user. Free plan: Yes, Free Forever, with one doc wiki. [ClickUp](https://clickup.com).

## 7. Obsidian

A free notes app that stores notes privately on your device as plain-text Markdown files, with paid Sync and Publish.

**Best for:** One person's private notes, kept on their own device and readable offline.

Starts at: Free; Sync $4 a user, billed yearly. Free plan: Yes, without limits or sign-up. [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md).

## 8. AppFlowy

An open-source AI workspace, distributed under the AGPLv3 licence, used in AppFlowy's cloud or hosted yourself.

**Best for:** Teams that want an open-source workspace they can host themselves, keeping control of their data.

Starts at: Free; Pro $16 a member, billed yearly. Free plan: Yes, Personal, for one workspace owner. [AppFlowy](https://appflowy.com).

## Leaving Notion

Migaru Pages has a migration assistant built for Notion. It copies your pages across one for one: the same tree, the same nesting, the same databases, with links between pages pointing at the new copies. A move is a copy, not a sync: Notion is left exactly as it was. And a move can be taken back, which puts what it made in the trash. [How the move from Notion works](https://www.migaru.ai/pages.md).

## Frequently asked questions

### What are the best alternatives to Notion?

Migaru Pages, Confluence, Slite, Nuclino, Outline, ClickUp, Obsidian and AppFlowy are eight to consider for a team's docs and wikis. Which is best depends on what you keep in Notion and who reads it, so this page lists each with what it charges, whether it has a free plan, and who it suits. Migaru Pages is ours: choose it if you want Notion's pages, folders and databases for 30% less on every paid plan.

### Which Notion alternatives are free?

Confluence (up to 10 users), Nuclino (up to 50 items), ClickUp (Free Forever, with one doc wiki), Obsidian (without limits or sign-up) and AppFlowy (Personal, for one workspace owner) each have a free plan, and so does Migaru Pages, for one member. Slite (14-day trial, no card) and Outline (30-day trial) start with a trial instead.

### Is there an open-source Notion alternative?

AppFlowy calls itself "The leading open source Notion alternative" and is distributed under the AGPLv3 licence. Outline and AppFlowy can each be hosted on your own servers.

### Is Migaru Pages a good alternative to Notion?

It is if you want Notion's pages, folders and databases for 30% less on every paid plan, you want your Notion workspace brought across in one move, with its databases, files and the links between pages, or you may want a CRM beside your docs one day, since Pages is part of Migaru. Notion does more in places: Migaru Pages has no live cursors or comments, its databases show as a table or a board, and a move from Notion leaves behind comments, page history, who a page was shared with and more. If you rely on those, Notion may suit you better.

### How do I move from Notion to Migaru Pages?

Start a workspace, then either connect Notion from Settings → Migrations and choose what comes, or export your Notion workspace as Markdown & CSV and import the zip into Pages. Either way your pages arrive as they were in Notion: the same tree, databases with their rows and columns, images and files, and links between pages pointed at the new copies.

## Sources

What each tool charges and offers was checked against its own pricing and product pages, linked below. Prices and plans change, so check theirs before you decide. Checked 2026-10-07.

- [Notion pricing](https://www.notion.com/pricing)
- [Confluence pricing](https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/pricing)
- [Confluence](https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence)
- [Slite pricing](https://slite.com/pricing)
- [Nuclino pricing](https://www.nuclino.com/pricing)
- [Nuclino](https://www.nuclino.com)
- [Outline pricing](https://www.getoutline.com/pricing)
- [ClickUp pricing](https://clickup.com/pricing)
- [Obsidian pricing](https://obsidian.md/pricing)
- [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md)
- [AppFlowy pricing](https://appflowy.com/pricing)
- [AppFlowy on GitHub](https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy)

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Last updated: 2026-10-10