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Notion AI vs Tana

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Notion AI

Software

AI-powered productivity within Notion

From
$10/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Tana

Software

The everything app for your personal workspace

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Tana has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Notion AI full AI access including agents and meeting notes requires the Business plan at $20 per member per month, double the $10 Plus plan; Tana the free plan hosts only 5 meetings a month with AI transcripts and summaries
  • They diverge on capability: Notion AI covers Writing assistance, Tana covers Outliner interface.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Notion AI and Tana actually diverge.

Attributes where Notion AI and Tana differ
AttributeNotion AITana
Starting price$10/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, Desktop, MobileWeb, Desktop
Founded20162020

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Notion AI

  • Writing assistance
  • Summarization
  • Translation
  • Q&A
  • Native Notion
  • Slack
  • Google Drive
  • Mobile support

Only in Tana

  • Outliner interface
  • Supertags
  • Live queries
  • AI integration
  • Graph views
  • Email capture
  • API
  • Zapier

Both cover

  • Web support
  • Desktop support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Notion AI

  • Generating and summarising documents inside a Notion workspacenot Tana
  • Autofilling database properties and searching across connected toolsnot Tana

Tana

  • Structured note taking with a graph based supertag data modelnot Notion AI
  • Automatic meeting capture with AI transcripts and summariesnot Notion AI
  • Turning notes into queryable structured databasesnot Notion AI

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Notion AI

  • Full AI access including agents and meeting notes requires the Business plan at $20 per member per month, double the $10 Plus plan
  • The Free and Plus plans offer trial AI capabilities rather than the full feature set
  • AI is not sold separately from the workspace seat, so every member must be upgraded to reach it
  • Zero data retention with LLM providers is Enterprise only, which is custom priced

Tana

  • The free plan hosts only 5 meetings a month with AI transcripts and summaries
  • The free plan connects only 1 calendar and allows 50 AI queries
  • Pro is $30 per user per month at standard price, with $20 shown as an early bird rate
  • Max is $120 per user per month at standard price, with $80 shown as an early bird rate
  • Integrations and full MCP require the Pro plan
  • Dedicated support and onboarding, and unlimited agents, skills and types, require the Max plan
  • The Business plan is custom priced, billed yearly and has no published rate
  • The free trial runs 30 days

Pricing, plan by plan

Notion AI

$10/month
  • Plus with AI$10/month
    • Unlimited AI usage
    • Unlimited blocks
  • Business with AI$15/month
    • Advanced permissions
    • SAML SSO

Tana

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Core features
    • Supertags
    • Searches
  • Pro$10/month
    • Advanced AI
    • Priority support
    • Extended history

Which should you pick?

Choose Notion AI if

  • You need writing assistance.
  • You work on Web, Desktop, Mobile.
  • You also want summarization.
Notion AI review

Choose Tana if

  • You need outliner interface.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Desktop.
  • You also want supertags.
Tana review

Questions people ask

Is Notion AI or Tana better?
Neither clearly leads. Notion AI starts at $10/month and Tana at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Notion AI or Tana?
Tana has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $10/month for Notion AI and Free for Tana.
Does Notion AI or Tana run on more platforms?
Notion AI runs on Web, Desktop, Mobile. Tana runs on Web, Desktop.
Can I use Tana for free?
Yes. Tana has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Notion AI starts at $10/month.
What is Notion AI best used for?
Notion AI is most often used for generating and summarising documents inside a notion workspace, autofilling database properties and searching across connected tools. Of those, generating and summarising documents inside a notion workspace and autofilling database properties and searching across connected tools are not what Tana is typically brought in for.
What can Notion AI do that Tana cannot?
Notion AI covers Writing assistance, Summarization, Translation, Q&A. Tana covers Outliner interface, Supertags, Live queries, AI integration. Both handle Web support, Desktop support.
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