eXo Platform vs. Notion

What is eXo Platform?

According to its own statements, eXo Platform is the only independent solution for the digital workplace. The all-in-one platform builds bridges between employees, tools and information and supports companies in creating a digital workplace to promote employee engagement and increase productivity. To this end, eXo Platform offers features such as chat, forums, groups, events, and a mailbox, so that users can create their own social network software. The tool is available from $4 per user per month and offers three pricing plans.

What is Notion?

Notion describes itself as an "All-in-One Workspace" for notes, tasks, wikis, and databases, especially suitable for Product, Engineering, HR, Design, Sales, and Marketing sectors. The tool is intended not only as a note-taking program but more so as a tool for organization. According to its own information, the tool is currently used both by startups and Fortune 500 companies, by individual users as well as teams. Notion is usually free for private use, with the team version available from $8 per user/month.

How do I use Notion?

Notion is a cloud-based software that you can use either in your browser or as a desktop or mobile app. All you have to do is register and sign in to the productivity tool with your email address.

What sets Notion apart?

Notion is an extremely versatile tool that combines features of Microsoft Word, Excel, and OneNote in one. Besides text processing, the software also offers a full-fledged calendar and the Kanban boards known from Trello. Even databases can be created with the help of Notion.

How secure is Notion?

Notion is extremely secure as all data is completely encrypted during transmission.