Notion has a lot to flex with how powerful, feature-rich, and connected it is, but it’s far from the only productivity app worth your time. There’s a growing wave of open-source apps built by indie devs and small teams that are quickly catching up to their proprietary counterparts. Some of them even surpass Notion in flexibility, features, and almost certainly in privacy. Some are similar to Notion in terms of layout and function, but they don’t just copy Notion’s vibe– they’re powerful in their own right and switch up what digital organization looks like compared to a closed ecosystem.