Notion Technology Intelligence

What is Notion?

Notion is an all-in-one workspace combining notes, wikis, databases, and project management. Founded in 2016 in San Francisco, Notion became one of the most popular productivity tools with over 30 million users.

Notion uses blocks as its fundamental building unit. Text, images, databases, and embeds are all blocks that combine to create documents, knowledge bases, and collaborative workspaces.

Core Features

Documents

• Blocks: Modular content units
• Rich Text: Markdown support
• Embeds: 50+ integrations
• Templates: Reusable structures

Databases

• Views: Table, board, calendar, gallery
• Properties: Text, numbers, dates, relations
• Filters: Custom queries
• Formulas: Calculated fields

Collaboration

• Sharing: Page-level permissions
• Comments: Inline discussion
• Real-time: Live editing
• Workspaces: Team organization

Team Applications

Company Wiki

Teams build internal knowledge bases with nested pages and databases. New employees onboard with organized documentation.

Project Management

Teams track projects with database views as kanban boards or timelines. Properties customize workflow stages and ownership.

Personal Knowledge

Individuals build second brains for notes, reading lists, and learning. Databases organize information for later retrieval.

Public Sites

Creators publish Notion pages as websites. Simple blogs, portfolios, and documentation sites without separate hosting.

API & Integration

Database Query

const { Client } = require('@notionhq/client');

const notion = new Client({ auth: process.env.NOTION_TOKEN });

const response = await notion.databases.query({
    database_id: 'DATABASE_ID',
    filter: {
        property: 'Status',
        select: { equals: 'Published' }
    },
    sorts: [{ property: 'Date', direction: 'descending' }]
});

response.results.forEach(page => {
    console.log(page.properties.Title.title[0].plain_text);
});

Create Page

await notion.pages.create({
    parent: { database_id: 'DATABASE_ID' },
    properties: {
        Title: { title: [{ text: { content: 'New Post' }}]},
        Status: { select: { name: 'Draft' }}
    },
    children: [
        { paragraph: { rich_text: [{ text: { content: 'Content here' }}]}}
    ]
});

Pricing & Ecosystem

Plans

• Free: Individual use
• Plus: $10/user/month
• Business: $18/user/month
• Enterprise: Custom pricing

Ecosystem Tools

• Super: Custom websites from Notion
• Potion: Fast Notion sites
• Automate.io: Workflow automation
• Notion Charts: Data visualization

vs Competitors

• Confluence: Notion more flexible
• Coda: Similar, different approach
• Obsidian: Local-first alternative
• Roam: Different graph structure