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Checked 2026-10-21

Notion vs Outline (source-available)

Fit:

Migration notes

Fits shared documentation; Notion database/workflow parity not claimed. Review BSL Document Service restriction and community edition limits.

Sources: www.getoutline.com, www.getoutline.com · checked 2026-10-21

NotionPaid incumbent

Entry priceNot established
Pricing modelper-seat, billed monthly
OwnerNotion Labs, Inc.

Paid Plus exists; page auto-selected EUR 9.50/member/month and billing state was ambiguous. USD entry intentionally unverified; free SaaS tier is not OSS. Source

Notion plans reviewed
PlusentryUSD 120 / user / yr
BusinesspopularUSD 240 / user / yr
BusinessbusinessUSD 240 / user / yr
EnterpriseenterpriseQuote only

Outline (source-available)Open-source alternative

Fit for Notion
License
Paid-feature tier S
Self-host
Paid-feature limits2 noted
Outline (source-available) plans reviewed
Community Editionfree self-hosted coreFree
Businesspaid on-premises licenseUSD 48 / user / yr
Enterprisepaid on-premises licenseUSD 60 / user / yr

What you may give up

  • Community on-premises edition has limited features; Business and Enterprise sold separately.
  • Exact matrix checkmark mapping did not survive text extraction; paid migration/AI/security feature allocation requires visual verification.

Tier S: Pinned license explicitly says it is not an open source license. Additional Use Grant forbids commercial third-party Document Services. Pinned version changes to Apache-2.0 on 2030-10-12; that future conversion does not make current version OSS. License source

What running it takes

  • Dedicated domain/subdomain and compatible authentication provider
  • Persistent file storage
  • HTTPS/reverse proxy

Hover or focus an icon for its name. Dashed means not established; struck through means no; grouped icons are alternatives.

Default Docker+PostgreSQL+Redis and local file storage verified. Authentication provider and domain required. External database/cache/storage route also supported; Community edition is source-available, not OSI OSS. Infrastructure and staff time are not priced here; this page does not compare total cost.