How to choose the notion productivity tools? 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 .

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 Automated services are also part of achieving this goal . According to this logic ,Notion Some plug-ins may be built in the future , 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 a problem of unstable network environment , And the problem of loading too slowly .

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 Block. meanwhile , Synchronization blocks are also supported , convenient Block Knowledge reuse of content  . Besides , Support page dynamic and comment functions .
• Simple tables ： Support simple forms , Meet the user's needs for lightweight tables .
• Database, Multidimensional tables , Support includes tables 、 Kanban 、 Gallery 、 Catalog 、 time axis 、 The calendar 、 Collect seven views including tables .
• Multi dimension table function ： Support grouping 、 Screening 、 Sorting and other basic functions . meanwhile , Formulas are also supported 、 relation 、 Summary and other advanced functions , It is convenient for multidimensional tables to realize automatic data summary and presentation . Besides , Support the function of referencing multidimensional tables , 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 the view 、 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 . Native applications can bring users a good mobile end experience , Realize open write , Quickly collect all kinds of knowledge and content .
• Support folder pages ： Integrate the web disk into your note taking system
• What is a folder page ？ Just like the network disk application ,FlowUs Allow users to upload their commonly used office files to the note space in the form of folders or multiple files with one click . also ,FlowUs Allow users to preview the office files in the folder page online for free .
• stay Notion And other similar software , Documents can only exist as attachments . 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 a 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 With 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 It also supports educational incentives .
• Rich software linkage ecosystem ：FlowUs And whiteboard 、 Mind mapping 、 flow chart 、 Many excellent third-party services such as design collaboration 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 View and edit mind maps internally 、 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

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 —— Provide a lot of good-looking 、 Useful widgets , It can assist in time management 、 task management 、 Take notes 、 Information management 、 Creative writing and other usage scenarios . among , The number of small parts is increasing , Stable service . also ,NotionPet It provides powerful customized services , It can meet your personalized configuration needs .
• Domestic component library NotionPet： Embed visualization modules for notes —— About NotionPet Special article evaluation of
• Productivity tools —— Note taking software FlowUs In depth evaluation
• FlowUs Interest flow - A new generation of productivity tools