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Notion vs monday.com comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 11, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
6.6
monday.com enhances productivity, efficiency, and collaboration, offering significant value through time savings and improved task management despite ROI calculation challenges.
Sentiment score
5.2
Notion significantly boosts efficiency and team productivity, consolidating tools and simplifying onboarding, though some users haven't fully assessed benefits.
Being able to auto-create, auto-close, and many other automated functions makes it easier to follow processes and make fewer mistakes.
Project Engineer at Unilever
We have about 14% of time savings on average on a given project and about 17 to 18% in cost savings as well.
Vice President, Finance and Operations at Fruitist
It efficiently helps to centralize planning, tracking, and collaboration.
HITRUST and GRC Consultant at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
Notion allows me to build a mind map, and thus it truly saves a lot of time in understanding the structures of the stored content or the data.
AI/ML Developer at a university with 501-1,000 employees
I would say per document, Notion saves at least ten minutes because of easy organization and sharing skills.
Automation Engineer at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
I have seen a return on investment with Notion; it probably cuts our time in half for post-meeting review.
Analyst at a renewables & environment company with 51-200 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.3
Monday.com's customer service is responsive and efficient, with users appreciating quick, professional support despite room for personalized improvements.
Sentiment score
5.6
Notion's customer service is generally well-rated, with easy communication and quick resolutions, but some users report mixed experiences.
I would rate the customer support on a scale of one to ten as a ten
Head of Consulting at a consultancy with 1,001-5,000 employees
I would rate their customer service a ten.
Head of Financial Team at resolutte
monday.com is very cost-effective and it has great customer support.
Project Engineer at Unilever
Customer support is great, effective, and easy to reach.
Project Management Associate at MPost
Customer support for Notion is actually great; they are really responsive.
Head of Product at a educational organization with 201-500 employees
The customer support I receive from Notion is super helpful.
Customer Service Team Lead at Backbone Art
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
Monday.com is adaptable and scalable for teams of all sizes, supporting growth, customization, and efficient project management across departments.
Sentiment score
7.2
Notion scales well for diverse team sizes, though some face challenges with large datasets and intricate page setups.
Within about four to five months of rolling this out across teams, we got usage rates up to anywhere between 70 to 85% of members within each of the teams that we rolled out using monday.com on a daily basis or a few times a week.
Vice President, Finance and Operations at Fruitist
monday.com is very scalable because we can work with multiple projects at a time from different departments, and it can handle all of that.
Project Engineer at Unilever
monday.com's scalability is great.
Technical Consulting Manager at a retailer with 201-500 employees
It works really well because it can be used across different departments and different teams with everyone having their own dedicated page and subpages within that.
Head of Product at WERULE
Notion's scalability is 10 out of 10.
Head Of Product & Engineering (Cpto) at a real estate/law firm with 11-50 employees
Notion is heavily scalable, and we did not have a problem with scalability at all.
CEo at CloudPositive
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
Monday.com is praised for stability and reliability, with rare issues quickly resolved, ensuring seamless project management.
Sentiment score
7.6
Notion is generally reliable, though users report occasional crashes, synchronization delays, and challenges with mobile experiences.
We got on the phone with our rep and the IT support team and we were able to get our issues resolved within an hour.
Vice President, Finance and Operations at Fruitist
Their support team is very helpful, so even if there is an issue or a question, they answer quickly.
Sr. Analyst at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
monday.com is very stable.
Project Engineer at Unilever
Notion is stable; everything is there when I need it to be there.
Analyst at a renewables & environment company with 51-200 employees
I encountered a problem once when there was an outage for a couple of days.
Founder at AppCritic
Sometimes, Notion can be slow, especially if there is too much information or during peak times.
Founder at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
 

Room For Improvement

Users seek better integration, automation, templates, reporting, time tracking, notifications, task management, collaboration, and enhanced performance in monday.com.
Notion users demand better offline support, scalability, collaboration, pricing transparency, AI integration, privacy, customization, and improved user interface.
The need for a stable connection is critical as there are network issues that slow our processes down.
PM at Galaxy Software Services
I would like to have the ability to create more than two levels of subtasks in monday.com.
Project manager at WITS
More calculation capability within the columns.
Project Engineer at Unilever
Notion has one big downside: the lack of an offline mode.
Founder at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
I know from my friend that when the database becomes large, it becomes very slow and laggy.
Automation Engineer at MyDubai.io
I really think that the transcription of the conversation is very important because when you're going to ask a question with AI, you need that more than the resume.
Project Manager, AI, Digital & Innovation at a marketing services firm with 11-50 employees
 

Setup Cost

monday.com provides scalable, cost-effective project management solutions with transparent pricing, valued for adaptability despite potential high enterprise costs.
Notion's pricing varies; affordable for basic needs but costly with expansions, requiring strategic investments for full features.
It is quite expensive.
Head of Financial Team at resolutte
The basic, standard, and pro plans range from $12 to $24 per user per month.
Data Engineer at a outsourcing company with 201-500 employees
Licensing being somewhat challenging, having to choose which users we had and such things.
Head of Consulting at a consultancy with 1,001-5,000 employees
However, inviting additional users can become costly.
Founder at AppCritic
It's affordable and offers community support if I get stuck.
Project Management Associate at MPost
Generally, it is not cheap.
Head of Product at a educational organization with 201-500 employees
 

Valuable Features

Monday.com enhances productivity through automation, customizable dashboards, intuitive task management, seamless integrations, and user-friendly interfaces.
Notion excels with flexible databases, collaboration, seamless integrations, real-time editing, and mobile access for efficient project management.
monday.com saves time and gets everyone on the same page within my team.
Head of Financial Team at resolutte
Through automation of tasks which were previously time-consuming and tedious, we've been able to save a lot of time and cost.
Project Engineer at Unilever
monday.com has impacted my organization positively by reducing the amount of work we do to keep track of information and making it easier to maintain records.
DevOps at a marketing services firm with 51-200 employees
The most impactful feature for project management is the ability to invite multiple client stakeholders without complication.
Founder at AppCritic
Notion has very strong integration capabilities.
Founder at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Overall, it adds significant value to our project management by organizing our work efficiently.
Architect at Nexworld
 

Categories and Ranking

monday.com
Ranking in Project Management Software
2nd
Average Rating
9.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
239
Ranking in other categories
CRM (4th), Project Portfolio Management (3rd), Marketing Management (3rd), Opportunity Management (4th)
Notion
Ranking in Project Management Software
6th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
32
Ranking in other categories
Knowledge Management Software (2nd), Document Automation Software (2nd), AI IT Support (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Project Management Software category, the mindshare of monday.com is 3.7%, down from 6.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Notion is 1.5%, down from 2.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Project Management Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
monday.com3.7%
Notion1.5%
Other94.8%
Project Management Software
 

Featured Reviews

Shreyans Parekh - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President, Finance and Operations at Fruitist
Centralized workflows have boosted cross-team collaboration and made complex projects manageable
monday.com can continue to improve their AI capabilities. When comparing monday.com to several alternatives when I was evaluating a project and project management, product road mapping, and workflow management platform for us, I looked at competitors such as Asana, ClickUp, SmartSheet, Airtable, and Notion. In my opinion, competitors such as Airtable and SmartSheet, especially followed by Asana and ClickUp, have worked on their AI and generative AI roadmap to combine database functionality with a very user-friendly interface for knowledge management and project tracking, essentially combining both worlds. Their AI is more sophisticated than what monday.com has released thus far. They provide a cleaner task-focused workflow management platform and I think that monday.com can still improve on this core piece of their technology. I think monday.com could also seek to be more process-oriented and intuitive. Other alternatives such as Asana and SmartSheet offer that approach. There is a steeper learning curve to learn monday.com in my opinion compared to Airtable, Asana, and others because I have also used those tools and platforms at other organizations. There is a bit of a learning curve with new users on monday.com because it is not as streamlined as I have experienced with competitors such as SmartSheet or Airtable. The capability sets are great, however, you may need to be hand-held via a monday.com rep when you get started within your organization or view the library of tutorials that monday.com has available. You can also view them on YouTube and that will help you get started on monday.com.
Rusira Sathnindu - PeerSpot reviewer
Automation Engineer at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Minimal workspace has organized policies and student records and improves team collaboration
One of the main frustrations I have is the pricing of Notion. It is really pricey; we even used to call it pretty pricey for an expensive notepad. Notion has a per-user pricing model, but I think if it was per-organization pricing with a flat rate for the whole organization regardless of how many new people join, that would be really awesome. But with their current pricing models, especially for a growing organization when scaling from ten to one hundred employees, it is going to cost a lot of money. It is ten dollars as I remember, but that is a lot because you have to pay it per person. Another issue is that sometimes their markdown editor has a great many features, but sometimes the markdown editor breaks. When I copy something from ChatGPT and paste it there, sometimes the content gets messy. Only sometimes, but when it gets messy, it is really hard to fix things up. I might have to delete the entire thing and do everything by hand. So there are some bugs related to the markdown editor, but that is not always the case. The main pain point I would say is the pricing model. I do not have more needed improvements to add regarding integrations, performance, or mobile experience. Those areas are good in my mind. I have not actually used the mobile app a lot, but from other sides that is all good. The main two needed improvements I would suggest are a better pricing model and fixes for some bugs in the markdown editor.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Construction Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
10%
University
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business181
Midsize Enterprise28
Large Enterprise32
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business22
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise9
 

Questions from the Community

Do you recommend Monday.com?
Monday.com is one of the best project management softwares available on the market. It lets you create and customize the tools you need to run every aspect of your work. I particularly favor it bec...
What needs improvement with monday.com?
We run into technical issues a lot with monday.com, where certain errors just pop up randomly, and we would want to have a little bit more developer-friendly part from monday.com. There could be be...
What is your primary use case for monday.com?
monday.com acts like a very user-friendly CRM tool that helps us keep our users in check. What we do is run the systems for student accounts and student onboarding, which is the data that gets stor...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Notion?
I use the free tier for pricing, setup cost, and licensing.
What needs improvement with Notion?
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 want...
What is your primary use case for Notion?
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 organiza...
 

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