Compare ActiveCollab and Notion 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (70.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (66.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$12.50
Free
ActiveCollab
Star Rating
(93)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (70.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$12.50
Browse all 3 pricing plansNotion
Star Rating
(10,908)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 4 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Notion excels in user satisfaction, boasting a significantly higher overall score compared to ActiveCollab. Users appreciate its variety of features and frequent updates, making it a versatile tool for documentation and collaboration.
- Users say that ActiveCollab shines in its ease of implementation, with many finding it straightforward to set up and integrate with tools like Hubstaff for time tracking. This makes it particularly appealing for teams looking for a quick onboarding experience.
- Reviewers mention that Notion's AI capabilities enhance productivity, allowing users to quickly find information and streamline their workflows. This feature is especially valued by those using it for cross-team collaboration and knowledge management.
- According to verified reviews, ActiveCollab is praised for its project management features, such as the ability to create projects easily and set reminders for tasks. Users highlight the platform's functionality in managing discussions and templates, which can improve team communication.
- G2 reviewers note that while Notion is user-friendly, some users find its setup process slightly less intuitive compared to ActiveCollab. However, once established, Notion's flexibility and markdown support are highly appreciated for creating structured documents.
- Users report that both tools cater well to small businesses, but Notion's extensive user base and higher review count suggest a more robust community and support network, which can be beneficial for troubleshooting and sharing best practices.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
ActiveCollab
Plus
$12.50
Great for small teams of up to 3 members looking to manage projects and clients.
Billed per month or year (a flat rate of $15 or $12.5 respectively).
- Up to 3 Members
- Unlimited Clients for Free
- Unlimited Projects and Tasks
Notion
Free
Free
For individuals to organize personal projects and life
- Free for individual usage
- Basic forms
- Basic sites
Free Trial
ActiveCollab
Free Trial is available
Notion
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
76
8.8
7,721
Ease of Use
8.9
76
8.3
7,871
Ease of Setup
8.6
28
8.2
3,837
Ease of Admin
8.9
30
8.4
2,003
Quality of Support
8.3
68
8.5
5,436
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
29
8.9
1,861
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
73
9.4
7,755
Features by Category
Tasks
8.6
23
|
Verified
8.7
3749
8.6
23
|
Verified
8.3
3665
8.4
22
|
Verified
8.6
3762
8.5
19
|
Verified
8.9
3885
7.6
20
|
Verified
7.7
3076
8.3
13
7.4
2861
8.2
20
|
Verified
8.4
3618
8.3
18
|
Verified
7.5
3212
Projects
8.6
19
|
Verified
8.8
3558
8.4
19
|
Verified
8.3
3135
7.7
14
|
Verified
7.4
2532
8.2
21
|
Verified
8.1
3372
8.4
18
|
Verified
8.5
3284
8.6
12
7.4
2581
Feature Not Available
7.8
2710
8.3
16
|
Verified
8.3
3444
Feature Not Available
7.2
2341
8.4
20
|
Verified
7.5
2615
7.9
16
|
Verified
7.7
2514
Resource Management
8.0
18
|
Verified
7.9
2767
8.7
14
7.8
2833
8.2
18
|
Verified
7.9
3108
Project Monitoring
8.1
15
|
Verified
7.7
2398
8.4
18
|
Verified
7.6
2448
8.7
17
|
Verified
8.2
3087
Generative AI
8.7
5
7.8
1361
8.7
5
8.0
1352
Agentic AI - Project Management
Not enough data
6.9
643
Not enough data
7.2
641
Not enough data
7.0
643
Not enough data
7.0
632
Not enough data
7.3
633
Not enough data
6.8
630
Not enough data
6.9
631
Core Conversational Capabilities - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
8.1
53
Not enough data
8.1
54
Not enough data
8.3
55
Data
Not enough data
8.0
219
Not enough data
8.0
212
Interaction
Not enough data
7.5
212
Not enough data
8.0
216
Not enough data
8.1
218
Not enough data
8.0
210
Not enough data
8.2
216
Task & Flow Management - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
7.8
49
Not enough data
7.7
50
Learning
Not enough data
7.9
209
Not enough data
7.3
204
Deployment & Embedding - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
7.1
45
Not enough data
7.0
42
Content Generation
Not enough data
7.9
209
Not enough data
7.9
208
Admin & Configuration - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
7.2
41
System
Not enough data
7.1
201
Not enough data
7.8
206
Not enough data
7.8
205
Not enough data
7.9
214
Agentic AI - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
7.6
142
Not enough data
7.7
140
Not enough data
7.6
140
Not enough data
7.7
142
Not enough data
7.9
142
Not enough data
7.4
139
Not enough data
7.5
144
Monitoring & Improvement - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
7.9
43
Reliability & Safety - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
8.1
44
Grammar
Not enough data
8.5
3456
Not enough data
8.3
3240
Not enough data
8.6
3408
Formatting
Not enough data
7.1
2181
Not enough data
8.0
2961
Not enough data
7.0
2183
Content
Not enough data
8.3
3047
Not enough data
8.4
3303
Not enough data
7.8
2443
Product Type
Not enough data
8.4
2681
Not enough data
7.4
2047
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.2
1071
Not enough data
8.5
1070
Invoice Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Invoice Processing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Invoice Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Knowledge Pages
Not enough data
8.3
3704
Not enough data
8.0
3043
Not enough data
8.0
3175
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.8
2581
Not enough data
8.3
3397
Knowledge Dissemination
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
3147
Not enough data
8.7
3737
Not enough data
7.8
3394
Not enough data
8.0
3176
Not enough data
7.4
2810
Not enough data
8.6
3665
Not enough data
7.7
2943
Not enough data
7.9
2900
Agentic AI - Knowledge Base
Not enough data
7.3
934
Not enough data
7.4
969
Not enough data
7.0
926
Tasks
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Kanban Project Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Kanban Boards
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Task Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Task Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compatibility
Not enough data
7.8
320
Not enough data
7.8
318
Not enough data
7.3
307
Agentic AI - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
7.1
172
Not enough data
7.1
174
Not enough data
7.2
170
Not enough data
7.1
167
Not enough data
6.9
165
Not enough data
7.0
167
Search Queries
Not enough data
7.7
319
Not enough data
7.7
310
Not enough data
7.3
308
Not enough data
7.7
310
Not enough data
8.1
320
AI powered search - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
7.4
99
Not enough data
7.2
98
Not enough data
7.1
98
Functionality
Not enough data
8.0
314
Not enough data
7.3
315
Not enough data
7.6
319
Compatibility - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
7.6
103
Not enough data
7.5
101
Not enough data
7.4
97
Functionality - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
7.7
99
Not enough data
7.4
97
Not enough data
7.3
97
Search Queries - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
7.6
92
Not enough data
7.5
94
Not enough data
7.7
96
Not enough data
7.6
94
Responses
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation - AI Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Autonomy - AI Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Calendar View
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Shared Calendar
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Accessibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Notifications
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Calendar
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data and Analytics - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software
Not enough data
7.8
483
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Knowledge Base
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Time Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
7.8
6
Not enough data
6.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
Mobile Time Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
Platform
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
ActiveCollab and Notion are categorized as Project Management
Unique Categories
ActiveCollab is categorized as Task Management, Resource Management, Kanban Project Management, Time Tracking, Calendar, and Invoice Management
Notion is categorized as AI Chatbots, Knowledge Base, AI Writing Assistant, Note-Taking Software, Enterprise Search Software, AI Agent Builders, and AI Agents For Business Operations
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
ActiveCollab
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Notion
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
41.1%
Computer Software
14.4%
Information Technology and Services
7.8%
Graphic Design
4.4%
Automotive
3.3%
Other
28.9%
Computer Software
13.7%
Information Technology and Services
11.5%
Marketing and Advertising
7.2%
Higher Education
6.5%
Financial Services
4.7%
Other
56.5%
Discussions
ActiveCollab has no discussions with answers
Is there a way to make font and text boxes even smaller? I'm at the lowest font size already
2 Comments
NM
Not really. If you have already click the 3 dots in the top right hand corner and chosen small text, then at the moment that's all you can doRead more
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