monday.com vs Notion
monday.com and Notion both promise one place for a team's work. monday.com is a work management system built on colour-coded boards, automations and dashboards across boards. Notion is a connected workspace of docs, wikis and databases that can be shaped into project tracking. One is built to run processes; the other to hold knowledge and the work around it.
Which should you choose?
Choose monday.com if
- Operations, marketing and creative teams that want a flexible visual system
- Businesses that want CRM, project and service tools on one platform
- Teams that rely on automations between apps
Choose Notion if
- Startups and small teams that want docs, wiki and light project tracking in one place
- Individuals building a personal knowledge system
- Teams that value templates and a large ecosystem
Cheapest to start
monday.com · From $12/mo
Free plan
monday.com, Notion
Highest editor rating
Notion · 4.7
Key differences
- Listed for monday.com but not Notion: Custom fields, Forms & surveys, Mobile app, Reporting & dashboards and Time tracking.
- Listed for Notion but not monday.com: Calendar view, Comments & mentions, Guest & client access, Real-time collaboration and Roles & permissions.
- Only Notion lists Browser extension among its platforms.
- They sit in different categories: monday.com in Project Management and Notion in Productivity.
| Compare | monday.com |
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| Free plan | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes |
| Starting price | From $12/mo |
| Editor rating | 4.3 |
| Ease of use | Easy (4/5) |
| Category | Project Management |
| Pricing model | Free plan for up to 2 seats; paid plans need at least 3 seats at approximately $12 (Basic), $14 (Standard) and $24 (Pro) per seat per month billed monthly, or about $9, $12 and $19 billed annually, plus custom Enterprise pricing. |
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| Platforms | Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, API |
| Integrations | GitHub, Gmail, Google Workspace, HubSpot, Jira, Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Salesforce, Slack, Zoom |
| Best for |
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| Pros |
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| Cons |
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| AI assistant | Yes |
| API access | Yes |
| Calendar view | No |
| Comments & mentions | No |
| Custom fields | Yes |
| Databases & tables | Yes |
| Forms & surveys | Yes |
| Gantt & timeline | Yes |
| Guest & client access | No |
| Kanban boards | Yes |
| Mobile app | Yes |
| Real-time collaboration | No |
| Reporting & dashboards | Yes |
| Roles & permissions | No |
| Templates | Yes |
| Time tracking | Yes |
| Workflow automation | Yes |
Common questions
- Does monday.com or Notion have a free plan?
- Both do. monday.com and Notion each offer a free tier, so you can try either without paying.
- How long is the monday.com and Notion free trial?
- monday.com offers a 14-day free trial. Notion does not offer one.
Our verdict
Choose monday.com if you run repeatable processes across operations, marketing or creative teams and want automations and dashboards without formal training. Paid plans need at least 3 seats, at about $12 (Basic), $14 (Standard) and $24 (Pro) per seat a month billed monthly, and automation and integration actions are capped per month on each plan. The free plan covers up to 2 seats.
Choose Notion if documentation and a team wiki matter as much as task tracking. Plus is $12 per seat a month billed monthly and Business, with Notion AI included, is $24. The free plan suits individuals, while multi-member workspaces on it hit a block limit quickly.
monday.com is the stronger project system and Notion the stronger knowledge base. Teams with defined workflows and reporting needs lean towards monday.com; small teams that want docs and projects in one flexible space lean towards Notion. Both score 4 out of 5 for ease of use in VERILO's assessment.