Best Tana Alternatives

60 tools that can replace or complement Tana

Pricing Comparison

Tool Free Plan Starting Price Rating
Tana ✓ Yes Free / $12+ ★ 4.3
Notion ✓ Yes Free / $10+ ★ 4.6
Obsidian ✓ Yes Free / $4+ ★ 4.7
Evernote ✓ Yes Free / $10.83+ ★ 3.8
Google Gemini ✓ Yes Free / $19.99+ ★ 4.3
Loom ✓ Yes Free / $12.5+ ★ 4.5
Logseq ✓ Yes Free / $5+ ★ 4.4
Microsoft Copilot ✓ Yes Free / $20+ ★ 4.2
Notion AI ✗ No $10+ ★ 4.2
Roam Research ✗ No $15+ ★ 4.1
Craft ✓ Yes Free / $5+ ★ 4.5
Notion Calendar ✓ Yes Free ★ 4.4
Tally ✓ Yes Free / $29+ ★ 4.7
Typeform ✓ Yes Free / $25+ ★ 4.4
Bardeen ✓ Yes Free / $10+ ★ 4.4
Raycast ✓ Yes Free / $8+ ★ 4.8
Superhuman ✗ No $25+ ★ 4.6
AppFlowy ✓ Yes Free / $12.5+ ★ 4.3
Anytype ✓ Yes Free / $10+ ★ 4.4
Fibery ✓ Yes Free / $10+ ★ 4.4
Memos ✓ Yes Free / $0+ ★ 4.4
Arc Browser ✓ Yes Free ★ 4.5
Kagi ✗ No $5+ ★ 4.6
TickTick ✓ Yes Free / $3.99+ ★ 4.5
Warp ✓ Yes Free / $22+ ★ 4.4
Guru ✓ Yes Free / $10+ ★ 4.4
TimeCamp ✓ Yes Free / $3.99+ ★ 4.2
Hubstaff ✗ No $4.99+ ★ 4.3
RescueTime ✗ No $6.5+ ★ 4.1
Timing ✗ No $8+ ★ 4.6
Clockwise ✓ Yes Free / $6.75+ ★ 4.3
AudioPen ✓ Yes Free / $99+ ★ 4.5
Any.do ✓ Yes Free / $5.99+ ★ 4.3
Things 3 ✗ No $9.99+ ★ 4.8
Tettra ✓ Yes Free / $8.33+ ★ 4.3
Slite ✓ Yes Free / $8+ ★ 4.3
Mem ✓ Yes Free / $14.99+ ★ 4.2
Capacities ✓ Yes Free / $9.99+ ★ 4.4
Heptabase ✗ No $11.99+ ★ 4.6
Routine ✓ Yes Free / $10+ ★ 4.2
Focusmate ✓ Yes Free / $6.99+ ★ 4.5
Spark ✓ Yes Free / $7.99+ ★ 4.4
eM Client ✓ Yes Free / $49.95+ ★ 4.3
Mailbird ✗ No $49.5+ ★ 4.1
Proton Mail ✓ Yes Free / $3.99+ ★ 4.5
Zotero ✓ Yes Free / $20+ ★ 4.5
Microsoft SharePoint ✗ No $5+ ★ 4.1
Notion AI ✗ No $10+ ★ 4.3
Otter.ai ✓ Yes Free / $16.99+ ★ 4.3
Confluence ✓ Yes Free / $6.05+ ★ 4.1
GitBook ✓ Yes Free / $6.7+ ★ 4.3
Nuclino ✓ Yes Free / $5+ ★ 4.4
Bear ✓ Yes Free / $2.99+ ★ 4.5
Joplin ✓ Yes Free / $2.99+ ★ 4.2
Standard Notes ✓ Yes Free / $7.5+ ★ 4.3
Apple Notes ✓ Yes Free ★ 4.2
Fantastical ✓ Yes Free / $6.75+ ★ 4.5
Coda ✓ Yes Free / $10+ ★ 4.3
Fibery ✓ Yes Free / $10+ ★ 4.3
Notion Databases ✓ Yes Free / $10+ ★ 4.5
Tally Forms ✓ Yes Free / $29+ ★ 4.6

All Tana Alternatives

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Notion

★★★★★ 4.6
Free / $10+

All-in-one workspace for notes, tasks, wikis, and databases.

  • Extremely flexible
  • Great free tier
  • Powerful databases
  • Slow with large pages
  • Steep learning curve
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Obsidian

★★★★★ 4.7
Free / $4+

A knowledge base that works on local Markdown files.

  • 100% offline
  • Local-first
  • Plugin ecosystem
  • No real-time collaboration
  • Steep learning curve
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Evernote

★★★★☆ 3.8
Free / $10.83+

Note-taking app for capturing and organizing ideas.

  • Great web clipper
  • OCR for images
  • Cross-platform
  • Expensive
  • Feels outdated
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Google Gemini

★★★★☆ 4.3
Free / $19.99+

Google's AI assistant with deep Google Workspace integration, Gemini 3 model, and real-time Google Search.

  • Native Google Workspace integration
  • Google Search-powered web browsing
  • 1M token context window
  • Less polished than ChatGPT for general tasks
  • Fewer third-party integrations
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Loom

★★★★★ 4.5
Free / $12.5+

Async video messaging tool for sharing quick screen recordings with your team or customers.

  • Instant async video communication
  • Screen + webcam recording
  • Auto-transcription and captions
  • 25-video limit on free plan
  • 5-minute recording limit on free
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Logseq

★★★★☆ 4.4
Free / $5+

Open-source, local-first knowledge management tool based on outliner and bidirectional links.

  • 100% open-source
  • Local-first and privacy-friendly
  • Powerful outliner structure
  • Steeper learning curve than Notion
  • Mobile app is less polished
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Microsoft Copilot

★★★★☆ 4.2
Free / $20+

Microsoft's AI assistant integrated across Windows, Edge, and Microsoft 365 apps for chat, search, and content creation.

  • Free access to GPT-4 via Bing integration
  • Deep integration with Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, Teams)
  • Real-time web search with citations
  • Microsoft 365 Copilot requires enterprise license
  • Less customizable than ChatGPT
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Notion AI

★★★★☆ 4.2
$10+

AI assistant built into Notion for writing, summarizing, translating, and extracting insights from your workspace content.

  • Works directly within your existing Notion workspace
  • Understands context from your pages and databases
  • Q&A across entire workspace knowledge base
  • Requires existing Notion subscription plus add-on cost
  • Quality limited compared to dedicated AI tools
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Roam Research

★★★★☆ 4.1
$15+

Networked thought tool with bidirectional linking and daily notes for building a personal knowledge graph.

  • Bidirectional links surface unexpected connections
  • Block-level referencing for atomic notes
  • Daily notes workflow reduces friction
  • Steep learning curve for new users
  • No free tier (expensive for note-taking)
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Craft

★★★★★ 4.5
Free / $5+

Beautiful document editor for Mac and iOS with nested pages, real-time collaboration, and native Apple ecosystem integration.

  • Stunning native macOS/iOS design
  • Offline-first with seamless sync
  • Nested documents for organized hierarchies
  • Best experience limited to Apple ecosystem
  • Web app less capable than native apps
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Notion Calendar

★★★★☆ 4.4
Free

Calendar app by Notion (formerly Cron) combining scheduling with Notion database integration, offering time blocking, availability sharing, and multi-calendar views.

  • Beautiful native app with fast performance
  • Deep integration with Notion databases and pages
  • Availability sharing without back-and-forth emails
  • Requires Notion account for full functionality
  • No Microsoft 365 calendar support yet
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Tally

★★★★★ 4.7
Free / $29+

Free form builder that works like a document, offering unlimited forms and responses with conditional logic, payments, and integrations without complex UI.

  • Unlimited forms and responses on free plan
  • Document-style editor (no drag-and-drop complexity)
  • Built-in payment collection via Stripe
  • Less design customization than Typeform
  • Pro plan needed for custom domains and file uploads
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Typeform

★★★★☆ 4.4
Free / $25+

Conversational form and survey builder creating one-question-at-a-time experiences with beautiful design, logic branching, and high completion rates.

  • Beautiful one-question-at-a-time interface
  • Higher completion rates than traditional forms
  • Advanced logic branching and personalization
  • Expensive for the number of responses included
  • Free plan limited to 10 responses per month
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Bardeen

★★★★☆ 4.4
Free / $10+

AI-powered automation platform that runs in your browser, automating repetitive tasks across web apps with no-code playbooks and AI-generated workflows.

  • Browser-based automation (no server setup needed)
  • AI generates workflows from natural language descriptions
  • Pre-built playbooks for common tasks across 100+ apps
  • Browser extension required (not server-side)
  • Complex automations can be fragile with UI changes
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Raycast

★★★★★ 4.8
Free / $8+

Blazingly fast launcher and productivity tool for macOS replacing Spotlight with extensions, AI chat, window management, clipboard history, and workflow automation.

  • Incredibly fast keyboard-driven launcher
  • Rich extension store with 1000+ community extensions
  • Built-in AI chat with multiple models (GPT-4, Claude)
  • macOS only (no Windows or Linux support)
  • AI features require Pro subscription
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Superhuman

★★★★★ 4.6
$25+

Premium email client built for speed and productivity offering keyboard-driven workflows, AI triage, read statuses, and sub-100ms performance for professionals.

  • Fastest email client with sub-100ms interactions
  • AI triage auto-prioritizes and summarizes emails
  • Split inbox and snippets for efficient workflows
  • Expensive at $25-33/month per user
  • No free plan or trial without invite
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AppFlowy

★★★★☆ 4.3
Free / $12.5+

Open-source Notion alternative offering documents, databases, kanban boards, and AI-powered features with data privacy and self-hosting capabilities.

  • Open-source with full self-hosting option
  • Familiar Notion-like interface and features
  • Local-first with offline support
  • Less mature than Notion with fewer integrations
  • Template library is limited
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Anytype

★★★★☆ 4.4
Free / $10+

Local-first, open-source knowledge management tool with end-to-end encryption, graph-based relations, and type system for personal and team knowledge bases.

  • Local-first with end-to-end encryption
  • Open-source with peer-to-peer sync
  • Powerful type system and relations
  • Unique paradigm requires learning investment
  • Smaller community than Notion/Obsidian
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Fibery

★★★★☆ 4.4
Free / $10+

Connected workspace for product teams combining project management, knowledge management, feedback analysis, and custom databases in one flexible platform.

  • Highly flexible with custom entity types and relations
  • Combines PM, wiki, and feedback tools in one platform
  • Bi-directional relations between any entities
  • Steep learning curve due to extreme flexibility
  • Smaller community than Notion or ClickUp
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Memos

★★★★☆ 4.4
Free / $0+

Open-source, self-hosted memo hub for capturing quick thoughts, ideas, and notes with a privacy-first approach, tags, and markdown support.

  • Completely free and open-source
  • Lightweight and fast (single binary deployment)
  • Twitter-like quick note interface
  • No real-time collaboration features
  • Limited organizational tools (no folders/hierarchy)
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Arc Browser

★★★★★ 4.5
Free

Reimagined web browser by The Browser Company featuring vertical tabs, spaces for context switching, built-in tools replacing extensions, and AI-powered features.

  • Innovative sidebar with vertical tabs and spaces
  • Built-in tools (notes, easel, split view) reduce extensions
  • Profiles and spaces for work/personal separation
  • Mac and iOS focused (Windows version limited)
  • Steep learning curve from traditional browsers

Kagi

★★★★★ 4.6
$5+

Ad-free, privacy-focused search engine with AI summaries and customizable results.

  • No ads or tracking
  • Customizable results
  • AI-powered summaries
  • No free plan
  • Requires subscription

TickTick

★★★★★ 4.5
Free / $3.99+

All-in-one task manager with calendar, habit tracker, and Pomodoro timer.

  • Built-in calendar and habits
  • Pomodoro included
  • Affordable premium
  • Some features need premium
  • Smaller ecosystem

Warp

★★★★☆ 4.4
Free / $22+

AI-powered terminal with command suggestions and modern editing for developers.

  • AI command suggestions
  • Modern UI
  • Collaborative features
  • Mac/Linux only
  • Requires account

Guru

★★★★☆ 4.4
Free / $10+

AI-powered company wiki with verified knowledge cards surfacing info in workflows.

  • Knowledge verification
  • Browser extension
  • AI-powered search
  • Unwieldy at scale
  • Verification overhead

TimeCamp

★★★★☆ 4.2
Free / $3.99+

Automatic time tracking software that tracks time spent on projects and tasks in the background, with invoicing and productivity monitoring features.

  • Automatic time tracking via desktop app
  • Generous free plan for unlimited users
  • Built-in invoicing
  • Auto-tracking can misattribute time
  • Desktop app can be resource-heavy

Hubstaff

★★★★☆ 4.3
$4.99+

Workforce management platform combining time tracking, employee monitoring, GPS tracking, and payroll for remote and field teams.

  • GPS and location tracking for field teams
  • Automated payroll from tracked hours
  • Activity level monitoring
  • Can feel invasive to employees
  • Screenshot feature raises privacy concerns

RescueTime

★★★★☆ 4.1
$6.5+

Automatic personal productivity tracking tool that runs in the background to measure how you spend time on apps and websites, providing insights to improve focus.

  • Fully automatic - no manual input needed
  • Detailed productivity scoring
  • Focus session mode blocks distractions
  • No free tier anymore
  • Cannot track offline/meeting time well

Timing

★★★★★ 4.6
$8+

Mac-native automatic time tracking app that uses AI to categorize your activity and assign time to projects without manual timers.

  • Completely automatic tracking on Mac
  • AI-powered activity categorization
  • Beautiful timeline visualization
  • Mac only - no Windows or Linux
  • Requires initial rule setup

Clockwise

★★★★☆ 4.3
Free / $6.75+

AI-powered calendar management tool that optimizes team schedules by automatically moving flexible meetings to create Focus Time blocks for deep work.

  • Creates Focus Time automatically
  • AI resolves scheduling conflicts
  • Team-wide schedule optimization
  • Requires team adoption for best results
  • Can over-optimize meeting moves

AudioPen

★★★★★ 4.5
Free / $99+

Voice-to-text tool that transforms rambling voice notes into clear, structured written content using AI, perfect for capturing ideas on the go.

  • Transforms messy voice notes into polished text
  • One-time payment (lifetime access)
  • Multiple output styles
  • Limited editing capabilities
  • No team features

Any.do

★★★★☆ 4.3
Free / $5.99+

Minimalist task management app combining daily planner, to-do lists, and calendar in a clean interface designed for people who want simplicity over complexity.

  • Beautiful minimal interface
  • Daily planner feature prioritizes tasks
  • WhatsApp integration for task creation
  • Limited free plan features
  • Fewer power features than TickTick

Things 3

★★★★★ 4.8
$9.99+

Award-winning personal task manager for Apple devices with a GTD-inspired design, known for its beautiful interface and thoughtful approach to task organization.

  • One-time purchase (no subscription)
  • Stunning Apple-native design
  • GTD workflow built in
  • Apple ecosystem only
  • No collaboration features

Tettra

★★★★☆ 4.3
Free / $8.33+

Internal knowledge base designed for growing teams, with AI-powered answers, Slack integration, and content verification to keep company wiki accurate and up-to-date.

  • AI answers questions from your knowledge base
  • Slack bot for instant answers
  • Content staleness alerts
  • Limited formatting options
  • No public-facing documentation

Slite

★★★★☆ 4.3
Free / $8+

AI-powered team knowledge base that helps remote teams document processes, onboard new hires, and find answers instantly using AI that reads your docs.

  • AI that actually reads and answers from your docs
  • Clean distraction-free editor
  • Good for async-first teams
  • Limited customization of structure
  • No public documentation hosting

Mem

★★★★☆ 4.2
Free / $14.99+

AI-powered note-taking tool that automatically organizes your notes and surfaces relevant information when you need it, without manual folder structures.

  • AI auto-organizes notes
  • No folder structure needed
  • Smart search finds related content
  • AI organization can feel unpredictable
  • Limited formatting options

Capacities

★★★★☆ 4.4
Free / $9.99+

Object-based note-taking app that structures information as interconnected objects (people, books, meetings) rather than pages, inspired by how the brain works.

  • Unique object-based approach
  • Daily notes with automatic linking
  • Beautiful and intuitive interface
  • No mobile app yet (web only)
  • Limited export options

Heptabase

★★★★★ 4.6
$11.99+

Visual note-taking tool that helps you make sense of complex topics using whiteboards, cards, and mindmaps to visually organize your knowledge and research.

  • Visual-first approach to note-taking
  • Whiteboards for spatial thinking
  • Card-based system is very flexible
  • No free plan
  • Mobile app is limited

Routine

★★★★☆ 4.2
Free / $10+

AI-powered planner that unifies calendar, tasks, and notes in one tool with smart scheduling that automatically finds the best time for your tasks.

  • Unifies calendar + tasks + notes
  • AI auto-schedules tasks into free time
  • Beautiful minimal design
  • Newer product with fewer integrations
  • Limited team features

Focusmate

★★★★★ 4.5
Free / $6.99+

Virtual coworking platform that pairs you with an accountability partner via video for focused work sessions, using social commitment to beat procrastination.

  • Powerful accountability through social presence
  • Free plan includes 3 sessions/week
  • Global community available 24/7
  • Requires camera on (can feel awkward)
  • Limited to 25/50/75 min sessions
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Spark

★★★★☆ 4.4
Free / $7.99+

Smart email client with AI-powered writing, team collaboration, and priority inbox.

  • Beautiful design
  • AI writing assistant
  • Smart inbox
  • Limited platform support
  • Privacy concerns
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eM Client

★★★★☆ 4.3
Free / $49.95+

Full-featured desktop email client with calendar, contacts, and chat integration.

  • One-time purchase
  • Feature-rich
  • Good Exchange support
  • Desktop only
  • Free limited to 2 accounts
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Mailbird

★★★★☆ 4.1
$49.5+

Windows email client that unifies multiple accounts with app integrations.

  • Clean interface
  • Unified inbox
  • App integrations
  • Windows only
  • No free tier
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Proton Mail

★★★★★ 4.5
Free / $3.99+

End-to-end encrypted email service focused on privacy and security.

  • End-to-end encryption
  • No ads
  • Swiss privacy laws
  • Limited free storage
  • Fewer integrations
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Zotero

★★★★★ 4.5
Free / $20+

Free open-source reference manager for collecting, organizing, and citing research.

  • Free and open-source
  • Browser extension
  • Group libraries
  • Limited cloud storage free
  • Dated interface
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Microsoft SharePoint

★★★★☆ 4.1
$5+

Enterprise content management and collaboration platform from Microsoft.

  • Enterprise-grade
  • Deep M365 integration
  • Customizable sites
  • Complex setup
  • Requires admin expertise
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Notion AI

★★★★☆ 4.3
$10+

AI writing assistant integrated into Notion for drafting, editing, and summarizing.

  • Integrated in workspace
  • Context-aware
  • Good summaries
  • Requires Notion subscription
  • Quality varies
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Otter.ai

★★★★☆ 4.3
Free / $16.99+

AI meeting transcription and note-taking tool with real-time collaboration.

  • Accurate transcription
  • Real-time notes
  • Meeting summaries
  • English-centric
  • Free plan limited
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Confluence

★★★★☆ 4.1
Free / $6.05+

Team workspace from Atlassian for creating, organizing, and sharing knowledge.

  • Jira integration
  • Structured spaces
  • Templates
  • Can be slow
  • Complex permissions
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GitBook

★★★★☆ 4.3
Free / $6.7+

Documentation platform for technical teams to create beautiful published docs.

  • Beautiful output
  • Git-sync
  • Great for APIs
  • Limited customization
  • Editor limitations
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Nuclino

★★★★☆ 4.4
Free / $5+

Lightweight knowledge base and wiki for teams with instant collaboration.

  • Fast and simple
  • Visual graph view
  • Real-time editing
  • Limited formatting
  • Basic search
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Bear

★★★★★ 4.5
Free / $2.99+

Beautiful markdown note-taking app for Apple devices with powerful organization.

  • Beautiful design
  • Markdown support
  • Nested tags
  • Apple only
  • No collaboration
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Joplin

★★★★☆ 4.2
Free / $2.99+

Open-source note-taking app with end-to-end encryption and sync across devices.

  • Free and open-source
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Self-host option
  • Less polished UI
  • Sync requires setup
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Standard Notes

★★★★☆ 4.3
Free / $7.5+

Encrypted notes app focused on longevity, portability, and privacy.

  • End-to-end encrypted
  • 100-year company promise
  • Cross-platform
  • Basic free version
  • Fewer features than Notion
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Apple Notes

★★★★☆ 4.2
Free

Apple's built-in note-taking app with rich text, scanning, and iCloud sync.

  • Free with Apple devices
  • Fast and reliable
  • Good scanning
  • Apple ecosystem only
  • Limited organization
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Fantastical

★★★★★ 4.5
Free / $6.75+

Powerful calendar app for Apple with natural language input and beautiful design.

  • Natural language input
  • Beautiful design
  • Weather integration
  • Apple only
  • Expensive
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Coda

★★★★☆ 4.3
Free / $10+

All-in-one doc that combines documents, spreadsheets, and applications.

  • Powerful formulas
  • Packs ecosystem
  • Flexible docs
  • Steep learning curve
  • Complex pricing
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Fibery

★★★★☆ 4.3
Free / $10+

Connected workspace for product teams combining strategy, discovery, and delivery.

  • Highly connected
  • Custom entities
  • Good for product teams
  • Complex setup
  • Steep learning curve
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Notion Databases

★★★★★ 4.5
Free / $10+

Flexible database system within Notion for tracking anything with multiple views.

  • Flexible views
  • Relations
  • Formulas
  • Not a real database
  • Slow at scale
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Tally Forms

★★★★★ 4.6
Free / $29+

Simple and powerful form builder that works like a document with no limits on free.

  • Unlimited forms on free
  • No-code logic
  • Beautiful design
  • Limited branding on free
  • Fewer templates than Typeform

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