How to choose note taking software? Comparison and evaluation of notion, flowus and WOLAI

Notion

Introduce

Notion What is it? ？ This is a proposition All in One、 Based on a variety of Block Combined block editor . Besides ,Notion Learn from it Airtable Of Database function , Put forward Open as Page, Evolution is based on various Page Page based 、 Unique Database.

Notion Of Database Although it has its own characteristics , But it is not completely original . This is the truth . If you go deep into Dan ,Block Features are not Notion Original .Notion What's unique about , It has formed its own characteristics and style on the basis of integrating existing ideas . If the above point of view , There are parts Notion If the user cannot accept , You can read step by step 《 Why don't domestic note users because Notion Pixel level reference Airtable And accuse it of , On the contrary, it is regarded as innovation ？》

Notion Star products in the notebook market in recent years , It can even be said to be the hottest 、 The products most concerned by ordinary users are not too much .Notion Based on PLG Marketing strategy , Very successful . This is from Notion The rapid growth of .

Notion Hot , It has brought a lot of fresh blood to the notebook market . So , Many notes will Notion The features of are transplanted and integrated into their existing product features . such as , Impressed by the notes VERSE, Microsoft Loop. Besides , There are also benchmarking in China Notion Products —— Wolai I come and FlowUs Interest flow . You can read further 《 The most comprehensive Notion Class software inventory 》.

advantage

Notion As a leader in similar products , functionally , Most of its functions are leading . therefore , I have no intention of listing Notion What are the powerful functions . As a latecomer , Wolai and FlowUs Its core functions are still catching up Notion The stage of . Of course ,Wolai and FlowUs It also has its own features . Compare this later .

Notion The core function of this kind of products is Database. at present ,Notion The focus of our development is to improve our energy Database The function of . From the perspective of development strategy ,Notion Are trying to put their own Database Functions become like Airtable As powerful as multidimensional tables . such as , Give Way Notion Have more powerful code management capabilities , Provide more professional services , To meet the advanced needs of enterprise users . natural , be based on API Automation services for It is also part of achieving this goal . According to this logic ,Notion Maybe in the future Built in some plug-ins , In order to make Notion More powerful .

Notion Have a strong ecosystem , This is also Notion Core competitiveness of . at present , around Notion Already have a large number of Chrome plug-in unit 、 Third party service sites, etc . You can read further 《Notion Summary of quality resources 》.

shortcoming

Notion Many advantages , But for Chinese users , The disadvantages are obvious .

For well-known reasons , Used on the mainland Notion There is The network environment is unstable The problem of , as well as Load too slow The problem of .

Mentioned earlier Notion Have a strong ecosystem . However , If you haven't solved the problem of network environment . that , unfortunately , Most of those third-party services can't be used normally .

Notion The future of .Notion If it develops further in China , Then we must be bound by relevant policies and regulations . therefore , Future Notion, If you enter the Chinese market , It might be like this EverNote The impression notes of setting up a localized company like that . The details will be seen . Before that , Or first put the vast Notion What users expect Chinese language Plus .

Wolai

Introduce

a Notion Like Products .

advantage

stay Notion On the basis of , According to Chinese user habits and service needs, some new optimizations and features have been added . Most of these can be found in Wolai See the official pricing page of .

such as ,Wolai Added the function of information atlas , namely Roam Research And so on Graph function . Besides ,Wolai Added Chinese and English input optimization 、 picture OCR、 Good luck and other functions .

shortcoming

Under the same function comparison ,Wolai Function limitation ratio FlowUs more , The price is also higher . Of course ,Wolai The list of paid functions is very detailed , Added some functions that some users like . If these functions just meet the requirements , You can also consider paying .

Core functions ：Wolai Public beta earlier , But so far 【22 year 7 month 4 Japan 】,Wolai Of Database There is still no calendar view . Different functions , Each product has priority , Continue to wait and see .

If you compare the relevant payment functions and prices , It is suggested to read step by step 《Notion Class software horizontal evaluation ：Notion、FlowUs、Wolai》. This article uses the price information of the official website of these three products to function 、 The prices are compared in detail one by one .

summary

If you listen to both, you will know . With the development of products , The advantages and disadvantages summarized above will inevitably become obsolete . It is recommended to log in to the official website to check .

FlowUs Flow notes

Introduce

A unique 、 Notion Class All in One Productivity tools .

Core functions

• Block Editor —— Support page 、 To do list 、 Code blocks, etc Varied Block. meanwhile , Also support Synchronized block , convenient Block Content Knowledge reuse . Besides , Support Page dynamics and Comment on function .
• Simple tables ： Support Simple tables , Meet the user's needs for lightweight tables .
• Database, namely Multidimensional table , Support includes form 、 Kanban 、 Gallery 、 Catalog 、 time axis 、 The calendar 、 Collection table And so on .
• Multi dimension table function ： Support grouping 、 Screening 、 Sorting and other basic functions . meanwhile , Also support The formula 、 relation 、 Summary And other advanced functions , Facilitate the implementation of multidimensional tables Automated data aggregation and presentation . Besides , Support Reference multidimensional tables function , It is convenient for users to share in multiple pages Database.
• Template function ： Template button + Template Market . Powerful 、 Diversified 、 Personalized templates can meet the needs of different users .
• Collaboration ： Support see 、 edit 、 Comment on 、 Copy And other collaboration permission functions .

Reference and embedding of multidimensional tables

Special function

• And Notion comparison ,FlowUs Support Chinese interface , Optimize the details according to the usage habits of Chinese users .
• Support native development , It solves the input problem of mobile terminal . For most users , The requirement for mobile terminal is real-time content synchronization 、 Support quick input .FlowUs As cloud notes , There is no problem with cross platform natural content . and Native applications It can bring users a good mobile end experience , Realize open write , Quickly collect all kinds of knowledge and content .
• Support Folder page ： take Network disk Integrate into your note taking system
• What is a folder page ？ image Network disk application equally ,FlowUs Allow users to transfer their commonly used office files In the form of folders or multiple files Onekey Upload to note space In . also ,FlowUs Allow users Free online preview Office files in folder pages .
• stay Notion And other similar software , Files can only be written in The attachment To exist in the form of . about Notion for , You need to use the browser to jump to view the attachment content . And other similar software , Need to be upgraded to personal Pro Version can be previewed online .
• The folder page has Title View 、 Card view 、 preview view These three views , It is convenient for users to preview the contents of files in different forms .

Folder page ： Integrate the web disk into your note taking system

• Very friendly to individual users , High cost performance .
• Like 《Notion Class software horizontal evaluation ：Notion、FlowUs、Wolai》 In this article, the specific functions and prices of the three software are compared ,FlowUs have High cost performance .
• On many of the same functions ,FlowUs It provides users with more use rights . such as , The group version for less than five people is free , And this function is in Notion And so on . Besides , Upload files 、 Single block word limit And other core functions ,FlowUs Provides more storage space and fewer functional limitations .
• Of course ,FlowUs Also support Educational benefits .
• rich Software linkage ecosystem ：FlowUs And Whiteboard 、 Mind mapping 、 flow chart 、 Design collaboration And many other excellent third-party services have formed software linkage . To be specific ,FlowUs Support Figma、Airtable、Sketch、 Ink knife 、 Imitator 、Excalidraw、ProcessOn、Canva、Bilibili、 Tencent video 、 Youku Video 、 NetEase cloud music 、Codepen.

Directly in FlowUs Inside View and edit Mind mapping 、 Whiteboard 、 flow chart

shortcoming

• There is no desktop . But officials have planned 7 Officially launched on the desktop at the end of this month .
• There is no web page clipping function . Currently, it may be developing . Rub one's eyes and wait .

FlowUs Flow notes · Template

Home page · Dashboard templates

We media operation template

Self media operation · Template sharing

Progress bar comprehensive template

• FlowUs Dashboard template
• FlowUs We media operation template
• Strengthen memory · Repeat template at intervals
• Progress bar comprehensive template
• Tomato working method template
• time management ： Time block 、 Four quadrant management method template
• time management ： Gap log template

The above template part uses the domestic widget Library NotionPet Make , For more widgets, please go to the official website ：

• NotionPet Official website - Rich widget Library 、 Dynamic icon library —— Offer a lot of good-looking 、 practical Components of , Can assist in time management 、 task management 、 Take notes 、 Information management 、 Creative Writing And other usage scenarios . among , The number of small pieces is Keep enriching , Stable service . also ,NotionPet Provides powerful Customized services , Can satisfy your Personalized configuration requirements .
• Domestic component library NotionPet： Embed visualization modules for notes —— About NotionPet Of Special article evaluation
• Productivity tools —— Note taking software FlowUs In depth evaluation
• FlowUs Interest flow - A new generation of productivity tools