Side-by-side comparison · Productivity & Notes
ClickUp Brain vs Notion vs Raycast
Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.
Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.
At a glance
Pick it if: Teams that already run their projects in ClickUp and want AI that knows their tasks and docs.
Pick it if: Anyone who wants one place for their notes, plans and team knowledge, from solo creators to whole companies.
Pick it if: Anyone on a Mac or Windows PC who wants to do more from the keyboard and less with the mouse.
Overview
| Attribute | ClickUp Brain | Notion | Raycast |
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| In one line | ClickUp's built-in AI that answers questions, writes updates and runs agents on tasks. | One workspace for notes, docs, wikis and project tracking, with AI built in. | A launcher that puts AI, clipboard history and shortcuts one keystroke away. |
| Pricing model | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium |
| Starting price | $9/user/mo on top of a paid ClickUp plan | $10/member/mo | $10/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Works with Claude Code | Yes | Yes | No |
Rating breakdown
Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.
| Attribute | ClickUp Brain | Notion | Raycast |
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| Overall rating | 3.1 | 4.3Winner | 4.1 |
| Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it. | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| FeaturesHow completely it covers the job it's built for, and how well the pieces fit together. | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 |
| Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them. | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 |
| Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan. | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
| Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over. | 2.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
Feature comparison
A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.
| Attribute | ClickUp Brain | Notion | Raycast |
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| Access & platform | |||
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile app | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Desktop app | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Browser extension | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| API access | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Teams & business | |||
| Team workspace | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Enterprise plan or SSO | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Connects to other apps | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Open source or self-hosted | No | No | No |
| AI abilities | |||
| Works with your files | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Understands images | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Makes images | Yes | No | Yes |
| Makes video | No | No | No |
| Writes code | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Runs agents or automations | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Learns your brand or style | – | No | No |
| Works in many languages | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Capabilities score | 14/ 17 | 13/ 17 | 14/ 17 |
Pricing
Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.
| Attribute | ClickUp Brain | Notion | Raycast |
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| Plans | Free Forever Free Trying Brain on a small workspace. | Free Free One person getting organised. | FreeOur pick Free Everyone. The launcher, clipboard history and all extensions. |
Brain AI add-onOur pick $9/user/mo on top of a paid ClickUp plan Teams that mainly want AI chat and writing inside ClickUp. | Plus $10/member/mo billed yearly Small teams who want shared docs without the AI. | Pro $10/mo, or $8/mo billed yearly People who want AI one keystroke away. | |
Business (new pricing) $25/user/mo, or $17/user/mo billed yearly Teams on ClickUp's new plan layout, with AI bundled in. | BusinessOur pick $20/member/mo billed yearly Teams who want the AI properly switched on. | Plus $20/mo, or $16/mo billed yearly Daily AI users who want the top models. | |
Everything AI add-on $28/user/mo on top of a paid ClickUp plan Heavy users of agents, notetaker and AI automations. | Enterprise Custom Larger companies with security and compliance needs. | Max $50/mo, or $40/mo billed yearly Heavy AI users who want it all inside Raycast. | |
Max $120/user/mo, or $100/user/mo billed yearly Power users who run agents all day. | Teams Pro $15/user/mo, or $12/user/mo billed yearly Teams sharing snippets, links and commands. | ||
Enterprise Custom IT-managed rollouts. | |||
| Which plan to pick | Use the free trial credits first. If Brain earns its place, the $9 Brain AI add-on is the cheapest real step, but ClickUp may show you its new bundled plans instead, so screenshot your quote. Upgrades apply to the whole workspace, which gets expensive fast for large teams. | Solo users can stay on Free for a long time. For a team the honest answer is Business, because Plus leaves out the AI that makes Notion interesting now. Note that yearly billing is what gets you the $10 and $20 prices, and monthly billing costs more. | Use Free until you catch yourself wishing the AI was there. Then Pro. Plus and Max only make sense if Raycast becomes your main way of talking to AI, and most people already pay for Claude or ChatGPT separately. |
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Questions people ask
Which is better, ClickUp Brain, Notion or Raycast?
Notion scores highest overall in our ratings (ClickUp Brain 3.1/5, Notion 4.3/5 and Raycast 4.1/5). ClickUp Brain is best for status updates from your tasks and answering questions about projects. Notion is best for team wikis and documentation and personal notes and planning. Raycast is best for launching apps and files and clipboard history.
Which is cheaper, ClickUp Brain, Notion or Raycast?
ClickUp Brain: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $9/user/mo on top of a paid ClickUp plan. Notion: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $10/member/mo. Raycast: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $10/mo.
How we compare
Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.
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