# AppFlowy vs Notion

| Attribute | AppFlowy | Notion |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 65.9 (43% (low)) | 65 (60% (medium)) |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 77,328 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"An open-source, AI-enabled collaboration platform for teams to manage projects, wikis, and knowledge bases, emphasizing data privacy through local AI processing, self-hosting options, and freedom from vendor lock-in. It is indexed under Knowledge Management.","source":"https://appflowy.com/pricing","question":"What is AppFlowy?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"AppFlowy is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the AGPL-3.0 licence. A commercial or hosted edition starts at $10 per user per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://appflowy.com/pricing","question":"Is AppFlowy free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"AppFlowy supports the web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://appflowy.com/pricing","question":"What platforms does AppFlowy support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. AppFlowy can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, air-gapped and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://appflowy.com/pricing","question":"Can AppFlowy be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and ISO 27001 for AppFlowy. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as AppFlowy not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://appflowy.io","question":"What security certifications does AppFlowy have?","confidence":0.48},{"answer":"Yes. AppFlowy is published under the AGPL-3.0 licence, a copyleft licence, so check its terms before embedding it in a closed-source product. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/appflowy-io/AppFlowy","question":"Is AppFlowy open source?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"AppFlowy is available worldwide. Its primary market is Singapore. The vendor is headquartered in Singapore.","source":"https://appflowy.com/pricing","question":"Where is AppFlowy available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"Cloud workspace that combines documents, databases, and tasks with AI-powered features and background automation through Workers and Custom Agents. It is indexed under Knowledge Base Software.","source":"https://www.notion.com/es-es/help/understand-pricing-for-workers","question":"What is Notion?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Notion offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $0.00. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.notion.com/es-es/help/understand-pricing-for-workers","question":"Is Notion free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Notion supports the web, Windows, macOS, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.notion.com/es-es/help/understand-pricing-for-workers","question":"What platforms does Notion support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Notion, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.notion.com/es-es/help/understand-pricing-for-workers","question":"Can Notion be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 50 integrations for Notion, including Figma, GitHub, Slack, Jira, Amplitude, Google Analytics, Google Calendar and Gmail, plus 42 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.notion.com/es-es/help/understand-pricing-for-workers","question":"What does Notion integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Notion. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Notion not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.notion.com/es-es/help/understand-pricing-for-workers","question":"What security certifications does Notion have?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Notion is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://www.notion.com/es-es/help/understand-pricing-for-workers","question":"Where is Notion available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A platform for team projects and knowledge management enabling real-time collaboration with AI-powered features. Emphasizes data control through self-hosting or cloud options. | A platform that enables teams to centralize information, search and retrieve answers across connected tools and content, and automate tasks using AI-powered capabilities integrated throughout the workspace. |
| features.capabilities | `{"iso_27001":true,"soc2_type_ii":true,"pricing_model":"open_source_free","block_based_rich_text_editor":true,"ai_global_search_and_synthesis":true,"real_time_multiplayer_collaboration":true}` | `{"hosting":"cloud","sso_scim":true,"free_tier":true,"iso_27001":true,"api_access":true,"local_first":false,"ai_assistant":true,"soc2_type_ii":true,"pricing_model":"freemium","markdown_native":true,"version_history":true,"databases_tables":true,"deployment_model":"cloud_managed_saas","public_publishing":true,"real_time_coediting":true,"permissions_granularity":"page","figma_miro_embed_support":true,"slack_ms_teams_chat_embeds":true,"block_based_rich_text_editor":true,"rich_markdown_slash_commands":true,"real_time_multiplayer_editing":true,"ai_global_search_and_synthesis":true,"figma_lucidchart_design_embeds":true,"hierarchical_nested_page_trees":true,"jira_github_engineering_embeds":true,"jira_linear_issue_tracker_sync":true,"slack_ms_teams_bot_integration":true,"page_version_history_and_diffing":true,"relational_database_tables_inline":true,"ai_automated_content_summarization":true,"real_time_multiplayer_collaboration":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 48 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Figma"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Amplitude"},{"name":"Google Analytics"},{"name":"Google Calendar"},{"name":"Gmail"},{"name":"Google Drive"},{"name":"Cursor"},{"name":"Claude Agents"},{"name":"Zendesk"},{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"Loom","native":true,"category":"video","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"YouTube","native":true,"category":"video","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Linear","native":true,"category":"project_management","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams","native":true,"category":"chat","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Stripe","native":true,"category":"payments","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Microsoft Entra ID","native":true,"category":"identity","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"OneLogin","native":true,"category":"identity","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Rippling","native":true,"category":"hr","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Outlook","native":true,"category":"email","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Notion Calendar","native":true,"category":"calendar","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Asana","native":false,"category":"project_management","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Trello","native":false,"category":"project_management","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Datadog","native":true,"category":"monitoring","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Splunk","native":true,"category":"monitoring","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Sumo Logic","native":true,"category":"monitoring","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Tableau","native":true,"category":"analytics","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Mixpanel","native":true,"category":"analytics","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Canva","native":true,"category":"design","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Calendly","native":true,"category":"scheduling","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Sketch","native":true,"category":"design","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"LottieFiles","native":true,"category":"design","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Nightfall AI","native":true,"category":"security","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Polymer","native":true,"category":"security","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"RunReveal","native":true,"category":"security","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Panther","native":true,"category":"security","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"ClickUp","native":false,"category":"project_management","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Zoom","native":true,"category":"video","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Adobe XD","native":true,"category":"design","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Dropbox","native":true,"category":"storage","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"OneDrive","native":true,"category":"storage","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Sharepoint","native":true,"category":"storage","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Pitch","native":true,"category":"presentation","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Lucidchart","native":true,"category":"design","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Lucidspark","native":true,"category":"design","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"GitLab","native":false,"category":"engineering","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Pinterest","native":false,"category":"content","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Whimsical","native":false,"category":"design","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Box","native":false,"category":"storage","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Zapier","native":true,"category":"workflow_automation","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Miro","native":true,"category":"diagramming","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"GRID","native":true,"category":"analytics","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Hex","native":true,"category":"analytics","direction":"bidirectional"}]` |
| language.primary | Dart | - |
| license.spdx | AGPL-3.0 | - |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"SG","primaryMarkets":["SG"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true,"ios":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"freemium","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Personal","summary":"Free","features":["1 workspace owner","Unlimited guest editors","Timeline with dependencies","Dashboards","Custom team spaces","Permission groups","1 form","90-day publishing","Limited AI (meeting notes, transcript, responses, search)"],"minSeats":1,"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Single-user workspace with core collaboration features","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"forms":"1","publishing":"90 days"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$12/user/month billed annually (25% discount vs. $16/month billed monthly)","features":["Unlimited members (per-seat billing)","Unlimited guest editors","Timeline with dependencies","Dashboards","Custom team spaces","Permission groups","Unlimited forms","AI meeting notes","AI transcript","AI responses","AI search","Local AI support","Unlimited AI power"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":12,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Multi-member workspace with unlimited AI and team features","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free Personal plan, or Pro from $12/user/month billed annually","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://appflowy.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-10-14T21:34:17.094Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"seat","amount":12,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"freemium","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","description":"Basic workspace with limited blocks and shared features","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Plus","description":"Enhanced collaboration and extended features","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Business","description":"Advanced team features and controls","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","description":"Custom solutions for large organizations","contactSales":true}],"currency":"GBP","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.notion.com/es-es/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-10-05T12:34:57.572Z","billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":12,"currency":"USD"}` | `{"amount":0.0023,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| release.cadence_days | 5 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/releases/tag/0.14.8","date":"2026-10-08T11:00:14Z","type":"stable","version":"0.14.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/releases/tag/0.14.7","date":"2026-10-06T13:05:59Z","type":"stable","version":"0.14.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/releases/tag/0.14.6","date":"2026-10-01T03:32:58Z","type":"stable","version":"0.14.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/releases/tag/0.14.5","date":"2026-09-22T07:09:35Z","type":"stable","version":"0.14.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/releases/tag/0.14.4","date":"2026-09-19T07:46:37Z","type":"stable","version":"0.14.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/releases/tag/0.14.3","date":"2026-09-15T12:19:08Z","type":"stable","version":"0.14.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/releases/tag/0.14.2","date":"2026-09-10T07:05:13Z","type":"stable","version":"0.14.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/releases/tag/0.14.1","date":"2026-09-01T07:10:48Z","type":"stable","version":"0.14.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/releases/tag/0.14.0","date":"2026-08-28T06:33:00Z","type":"stable","version":"0.14.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/releases/tag/0.13.2","date":"2026-08-11T13:01:19Z","type":"stable","version":"0.13.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/releases/tag/0.13.1","date":"2026-08-09T02:32:35Z","type":"stable","version":"0.13.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/releases/tag/0.13.0","date":"2026-07-24T07:43:53Z","type":"stable","version":"0.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/releases/tag/0.12.5","date":"2026-06-23T13:46:26Z","type":"stable","version":"0.12.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/releases/tag/0.12.4","date":"2026-06-20T02:09:36Z","type":"stable","version":"0.12.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/releases/tag/0.12.3","date":"2026-06-18T07:10:25Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.12.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/releases/tag/0.12.2","date":"2026-06-05T12:00:30Z","type":"stable","version":"0.12.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/releases/tag/0.12.1","date":"2026-05-27T02:51:17Z","type":"stable","version":"0.12.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/releases/tag/0.12.0","date":"2026-05-25T08:13:03Z","type":"stable","version":"0.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/releases/tag/0.11.9","date":"2026-05-12T04:32:49Z","type":"stable","version":"0.11.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/releases/tag/0.11.8","date":"2026-04-24T09:48:29Z","type":"stable","version":"0.11.8"}]` | - |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO/IEC 27001","status":"active"}]` | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","status":"active"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | - | https://www.notion.com/es-es/security |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FAppFlowy-IO%2FAppFlowy&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (Knowledge Management)

| Capability | AppFlowy | Notion |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | - | Cloud managed saas |
| Block based rich text editor | ✓ | ✓ |
| BI directional backlinking network | - | - |
| Relational database tables inline | - | ✓ |
| AI global search and synthesis | ✓ | ✓ |
| Document verification freshness alerts | - | - |
| Real time multiplayer collaboration | ✓ | ✓ |
| Slack ms teams bot integration | - | ✓ |
| Jira linear issue tracker sync | - | ✓ |
| Figma miro embed support | - | ✓ |
| SOC2 type ii | ✓ | ✓ |
| ISO 27001 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pricing model | Open source free | Freemium |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T18:26:55.822Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*