Replaces Notion
European alternatives to Notion
European workspaces for notes, docs and projects
Browse the category: Note-taking apps
Notion mixes documents with databases, so a single page can be a note, a task board, a wiki or a lightweight CRM depending on how it is built. Teams use it for internal documentation and project tracking, and individuals build personal systems in it. The flexibility, the template library and easy sharing made it a common default in startups.
Everything in a workspace like this lives on the provider's servers: meeting notes, roadmaps, customer details, occasionally credentials that should never have been pasted there. If that content has to stay under EU jurisdiction, a US provider means transfer paperwork and dependence on the parent company's legal position. A European alternative to Notion offers the same blend of writing and structure. Capacities and Anytype are built around linked knowledge, while Supernotes suits shared note taking.
European options
| service | Country | Hosting | Open source | Free plan | Status |
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Services without verified European control
Kept here for transparency, but excluded from the European options and totals. How we classify services →
Anytype
Local-first notes and collaboration from a Swiss association
SwitzerlandFree plan Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
Joplin
Open source notes with cloud sync from France
FranceOpen sourceFree plan Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
Supernotes
Card based note taking app from London
United KingdomFree plan Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
Craft
Note-taking app from the United Kingdom
United KingdomFree plan Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
Capacities
Connected notes and knowledge management with offline support
GermanyFree plan Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
smasi
Structured note taking app from Switzerland
SwitzerlandFree plan Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
Notefox
Open source note-taking extension from Italy
ItalyEU hostedOpen source Ownership reviewed, controller unresolvedQuestions
Can I export my Notion workspace?
Notion exports pages to Markdown, HTML and CSV, which covers the text and simple tables. Databases with rollups, relations and views usually need rebuilding in tools such as Anytype or Capacities.
Which European alternative works for a whole team?
Supernotes is designed around shared notes between people, and Anytype supports collaborative spaces. Check how each handles permissions before you move team documentation across.
Is there a European option that works offline?
Anytype and Joplin both keep data locally and sync afterwards, so notes stay readable without a connection. That also reduces how much sits on someone else's server.