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Memo vs Notion

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

Memo

8.5
Productivity

Note taking app using GitHub Gists

Notion

8.0
Productivity

App to write, plan, collaborate, and get organised

Metric Memo Notion
Category Productivity Productivity
AI Score 8.5 8.0
30-day Installs 606 5.8K
90-day Installs 4.5K 16.9K
365-day Installs 5.5K 61.6K
Version 1.0.3 7.16.0
Auto-updates No Yes
Deprecated Yes No
GitHub Stars 57.7K 5.5K
GitHub Forks 4.2K 709
Open Issues 17 62
License MIT MIT
Language Go TypeScript
Last GitHub Commit 1mo ago 1mo ago
First Seen Mar 29, 2020 Aug 9, 2016

Reviews

Memo

Memo is a unique note-taking app that leverages GitHub Gists for storage, offering a self-hosted, open-source solution with no ads, tracking, or subscriptions. It's ideal for developers and privacy-conscious users who prefer owning their data.

Memo is a note-taking application that allows users to store and sync notes using GitHub Gists.

Pros

  • + Privacy-focused with no tracking or ads
  • + Self-hosted and open-source
  • + Integration with GitHub Gists for syncing
  • + MIT licensed with active development

Cons

  • - No auto-update feature
  • - Relies on GitHub Gists for functionality

Notion

Notion is an all-in-one workspace that combines writing, planning, collaboration, and organization into one versatile tool. It offers a wide range of features for managing notes, tasks, wikis, and databases, making it ideal for individuals and teams seeking a comprehensive productivity solution.

Notion serves as a workspace for creating and managing notes, tasks, wikis, and databases.

Pros

  • + Versatile and comprehensive workspace features
  • + Strong collaboration and organization tools
  • + Active development and community support

Cons

  • - Some API-related issues reported in GitHub
  • - Occasional performance problems with large databases