Side-by-side comparison · Productivity & Notes
Notion vs Raycast vs Fathom
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
Notion
4.3Pick it if: Anyone who wants one place for their notes, plans and team knowledge, from solo creators to whole companies.
Raycast
4.1Pick it if: Anyone on a Mac or Windows PC who wants to do more from the keyboard and less with the mouse.
Fathom
4.0Pick it if: Sales and customer-facing teams who want every call recorded and summarised without paying per seat to start.
Overview
| Attribute | Notion | Raycast | Fathom |
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| In one line | 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. | Records your video calls and sends you a summary, action items and transcript. |
| Pricing model | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium |
| Starting price | $10/member/mo | $10/mo | $20/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Works with Claude Code | Yes | No | Yes |
Rating breakdown
Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.
| Attribute | Notion | Raycast | Fathom |
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| Overall rating | 4.3Winner | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it. | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 |
| FeaturesHow much it can do, and how well the pieces fit together. | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.5 |
| Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them. | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan. | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
| Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over. | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 |
Feature comparison
A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.
| Attribute | Notion | Raycast | Fathom |
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| Access & platform | |||
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile app | Yes | Yes | – |
| Desktop app | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Browser extension | 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 | No |
| Understands images | Yes | Yes | No |
| Makes images | No | Yes | No |
| Makes video | No | No | No |
| Writes code | Yes | Yes | No |
| Runs agents or automations | Yes | Yes | No |
| Learns your brand or style | No | No | No |
| Works in many languages | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Capabilities score | 13/ 17 | 14/ 17 | 7/ 17 |
Pricing
Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.
| Attribute | Notion | Raycast | Fathom |
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| Plans | Free Free One person getting organised. | FreeOur pick Free Everyone. The launcher, clipboard history and all extensions. | FreeOur pick Free Anyone who wants every call recorded without paying. |
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. | Premium $20/mo, or $16/mo billed yearly One person who wants the fuller summaries every time. | |
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. | Team $19/user/mo, or $15/user/mo billed yearly Small teams sharing calls with each other. | |
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. | Business $34/user/mo, or $25/user/mo billed yearly Sales teams living in a CRM. | |
Teams Pro $15/user/mo, or $12/user/mo billed yearly Teams sharing snippets, links and commands. | Enterprise Custom Larger organisations needing SSO and rollout help. | ||
Enterprise Custom IT-managed rollouts. | |||
| Which plan to pick | 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. | Most people should simply use Free; it covers more than the paid tiers of its rivals. Only move to Team or Business when several people need to search each other's calls or you want notes landing in HubSpot or Salesforce without lifting a finger. |
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How we compare
Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability. The "Visit" buttons may use affiliate links, which never affect a score.
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