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Zanbase vs Notion: docs, plus the conversations around them
Compare Zanbase and Notion: docs and databases in both, plus team chat, video calls and whiteboards in Zanbase, and Zanbase Agent on every plan.
Why teams switch
What changes when you move
Chat lives next to the work
Zanbase has channels and direct messages in the same workspace as docs and tasks. Use links and mentions to connect the work and its conversations. Notion’s pricing page lists no team chat.
Meetings happen inside the workspace
Zanbase runs calls and recordings itself, and in a meeting you can invite Zanbase Agent and ask it to create and assign tasks. Notion’s meeting notes work on calls held in Google Meet.
AI on every plan
Zanbase Agent is included on every plan, from Free. On Notion’s Plus plan, Notion AI is a trial; Notion credits are a paid add-on for Business and Enterprise.
Whiteboards included
Sketch and plan on whiteboards in the same workspace. Notion’s pricing page lists no whiteboards.
At a glance
Zanbase vs Notion, side by side
- Chat, docs, projects, tables, meetings, files and whiteboards in one app
- Product features on every plan; single sign-on is plan-limited
- Zanbase Agent on every plan, with monthly credits
- Resource and message search, with access controlled by permissions
- Docs, wikis and databases with many views
- Team chat not listed on the pricing page
- Meeting notes for calls held in Google Meet
- Notion AI is a trial on Plus; credits are a paid add-on for Business and Enterprise
Compared
Plans and features
| Feature | ||
|---|---|---|
| Team plan price | $290 per member per year, or $29 per member per month (Business) | $20 per member per month billed yearly (Business) |
| Lower paid plan | $120 per member per year, or $12 per member per month (Pro) | $10 per member per month billed yearly (Plus) |
| AI assistant | Included on every plan, with credits | Trial on Plus; AI included on Business, with credits sold separately |
| Docs and wikis | Included | Included |
| Databases with board, calendar and Gantt views | Included | Included |
| Forms | Included | Basic forms on Free; custom forms on Plus and up |
| Team chat | Included | Not listed |
| Video calls and recordings | Included | Not listed; meeting notes for Google Meet calls |
| Whiteboards | Included | Not listed |
| Single sign-on | OIDC on Enterprise | SAML on Business and up |
Notion details are from Notion’s own pages, checked October 31, 2026. US list prices; Notion may offer regional prices or promotions. “Not listed” means Notion’s pricing and plan pages do not mention it. If something here is out of date, tell us and we’ll fix it.
FAQs
Zanbase and Notion: questions
Can Zanbase replace Notion?
Zanbase has docs and tables with board, calendar and Gantt views, alongside team chat, calls and whiteboards. Compare the workflows your team needs before switching.
Can we move our Notion workspace over?
Notion can export pages as Markdown and databases as CSV, and Zanbase imports both. Bring work over one tool at a time: Zanbase imports Word documents, Markdown files and spreadsheets (CSV and Excel), and you can keep your other tools until you’re ready.
How do the prices compare?
See the plan prices in the comparison table. Zanbase includes chat, docs, projects, tables, meetings, files, whiteboards and Zanbase Agent, with capacity and usage allowances by plan. Single sign-on is plan-limited.