Versatile for Marketing, Needs Better Navigation
What do you like best about the product?
I like the coding-like features that let me build to-do lists and so on. I can give people checklists, name who is responsible, share tasks, etc.
What do you dislike about the product?
The navigation between pages and tasks makes it hard to manage large projects.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Notion helps me assign tasks to a big team without meetings, using coding-like features to create checklists and assign responsibilities.
Seamless Collaboration and Appealing Design with Notion
What do you like best about the product?
I like using Notion for work and sharing projects with my freelance clients. It's convenient and easy to use. The ability to import and export markdown files is super handy for the AI world. I enjoy its accessibility, speed, and design. Embedding other pages is another feature I appreciate. Overall, Notion is more appealing than Google Docs and the initial setup was easy enough.
What do you dislike about the product?
Tables in Notion are hell to work with. It's hard to select rows and columns because the selector goes under another selector.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Notion is convenient and easy to use. I can import and export Markdown files, which is super handy, especially for the AI world.
Highly Customizable Integrations That Work Across Apps
What do you like best about the product?
I like all of the integrations that work with multiple different apps. I really enjoy the customization as well!
What do you dislike about the product?
I primarily use airtable for Project Management and there are not many great integrations
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
streamlining team communication and centralizing information.
Flexible and Collaborative, Yet Needs Structure
What do you like best about the product?
I really like the UX and UI of Notion, which, along with its peer usability, makes it so easy to add pages and link databases. It also makes knowledge capture more fun, turning what used to be mundane and dry activities into something enjoyable.
What do you dislike about the product?
I think it is a power tool, but sometimes it could be too flexible. I think putting suggestions or guardrails or templates or making more that a little bit more upfront, would be helpful. It was okay. It could be easier. I think everybody has a different understanding of text hierarchy, page hierarchy, how one should design and layout the different sections and repositories, so that's more of an of the human condition and less so of the initial setup of Notion.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Notion serves as a knowledge base that allows cross-team collaboration and helps me query and understand what other teams are working on.
Struggled to organize complex work yet have discovered flexible ways to structure tasks
What is our primary use case?
I have tried Notion for several months. My main use case for Notion is that I was recommended by my friend to use it for tasks such as to-do lists, task management, productivity boost, and organization, so I tried it and implemented my work inside it.
I can give a specific example of how I used Notion for task management. I worked on new code in my new company, and the code was very difficult, with a lot to remember and handle. I found it very tricky, so I needed a tool to manage everything together. My friend suggested I use Notion for this task.
I have used Notion in two different ways. The first way was as a to-do list, but I have a specific app for to-do lists that I found much easier to use than Notion, which also syncs to my device very easily. For a to-do list, Notion was not a good idea. My second and main use case was to manage my code and understand the different methods and how to use them, so I used Notion for this management.
What is most valuable?
In my opinion, the best features Notion offers include a flexible database and the ability to use it with different kinds of views. However, I found it very difficult since it started to order things in groups, which really challenged how I look at things. I found myself struggling more with the tool instead of using it.
I suppose I used Notion incorrectly because so many people recommend this tool. I kept struggling with it, and even when I did my best, I kept struggling. I found it not useful for me, and I actually do not recommend this tool. However, I understand that a lot of people are using it and they are very satisfied with it.
I gave Notion a big chance and ordered things over there, trying to make it very organized. However, maybe I used the right tool for the wrong task, or maybe I used it incorrectly. All the time, this table was ordered in different ways and the table kept moving, sorted in different ways, such as in groups, which was so annoying for me. After I built this table, I just left it as is.
What needs improvement?
The experience was mostly a struggle from start to finish, and maybe I need to give it one more try on another task. For me, it was very annoying. I also tried syncing it with my phone since I wanted it to be synced on my PC and my phone, and it did not catch up.
Based on my experience, the main issue was that the table was sorted differently all the time. However, to be honest, I think I used the right tool for the wrong purpose. I do not know how it can be improved since maybe I just used it incorrectly.
I know from my friend that when the database becomes large, it becomes very slow and laggy. I did not feel it since it was still small on my side. However, he uses it all the time and it has become huge, so I believe it is slow when it becomes huge.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working in my current field for about a year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Notion is stable, but I found it a little bit tricky using it on my phone.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
My friend is a heavy user, and for a big database, it is challenging.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I previously used OneNote. I tried to switch because I wanted to try a new product since everybody recommended this product to me. However, I eventually came back to OneNote.
What was our ROI?
Unfortunately, I have not seen a return on investment because I did not like it and I did not use it. Basically, I spent time creating this table, and eventually I did not use it. For me, it was a waste of time.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I use the free tier for pricing, setup cost, and licensing.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Before choosing Notion, I now evaluate other options and I am trying Obsidian for management of my tasks, so it is interesting to see if this will handle it.
What other advice do I have?
My advice to others looking into using Notion is to watch YouTube and understand if this tool fits your needs. I think overall Notion is a great tool, but I need to learn better how to use it and adjust it to the right task. I give this review a rating of four out of ten.
Excellent for Tracking Complex Projects Across Teams
What do you like best about the product?
Project tracking complex tasks across teams and it has been extremely easy to use from an initial setup
What do you dislike about the product?
Wold like more free templates and more simple customization when creating new pages
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Creating plans and being able to assign and track various tasks across teams and individuals
Robust Features, but Steep Learning Curve
What do you like best about the product?
I think that the meeting notes function is the most useful thing on Notion for me at the moment. Obviously, I also like the ability to use the AI features to fill that out, which allows me to create actions really quickly and email out the said actions to my team. It saves me a lot of time.
What do you dislike about the product?
I think Notion has a pretty steep learning curve. It's a challenge for me to figure out how to use it collectively for what I need. There should be more emphasis on tutorial videos or user-generated content to explain how you can use Notion. Even with templates available, it can be quite daunting to start from a blank page. The initial setup is not very easy. It's not incredibly difficult, but getting it to be more intuitive and designing the space to work for you is more difficult and could use more explanation tutorials.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Notion gives me a single space to plan activities, coordinate tasks, assign them, and quickly create actions to email my team, saving me time.
Streamlined Workflow, Impressive Flexibility
What do you like best about the product?
I use Notion for project management, note-taking, and team collaboration. It helps me organize tasks, wikis, meeting notes, and content calendars. Notion solves the problem of having information scattered across multiple tools. It consolidates everything into one place, reducing context switching and saving time. What I like most is the flexibility. You can build almost anything with it using blocks, databases, and templates. The clean interface and the ability to nest pages are also great. Blocks let me structure pages exactly how I want, whether that's a simple to-do list or a complex project tracker. Databases help me track tasks and projects with custom fields like status, priority, and due dates. I also appreciate that the setup was relatively easy. We started with a template and customized it from there. There is a learning curve initially, but once you understand the blocks system, it becomes very intuitive.
What do you dislike about the product?
The biggest downside is the loading speed. Pages can be slow to load, especially larger workspaces. Also, the offline mode could be better. The pricing can also feel high for small teams.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Notion solves the problem of scattered information across multiple tools by consolidating everything into one place, saving time and reducing context switching.
Efficient Note and Task Management with AI Boost
What do you like best about the product?
I like the database that can be interconnected, which really helps with managing my tasks and notes. The AI assistant is also a big plus for me as it helps build pages and databases and efficiently retrieves important information when I need it. The initial setup of Notion was very easy, which made the transition smoother for me. Overall, I'm really pleased with how these features work together, making it an effective tool for my personal task and note management.
What do you dislike about the product?
I can't justify the cost of paying for the business tier every month just to use the AI. Maybe add a tier that just has the functions of the plus tier but with AI and is cheaper than the business tier.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Notion to build a note system and manage daily tasks to avoid things falling through the cracks. The interconnected databases and AI assistant help me retrieve important information efficiently.
Streamlined Documentation, Slightly Complex Setup
What do you like best about the product?
I think Notion is a good product. It really helps me make great documentation and manage information more synchronously. I like the sync table feature because it helps link my information effectively. The initial setup of Notion is easy, which I appreciate.
What do you dislike about the product?
It's too complicated.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Notion helps me create great documentation and provides more synchronized information management by linking my information through its sync table feature.
