“- True end-to-end encryption.”
“- Open-source and independently self-hostable.”
“- Rich text, spreadsheets, Kanban, presentations, forms and whiteboards.”
“- Team drives and real-time collaboration.”
“Notion-style databases | Limited | Yes | No”
“- End-to-end encryption in its personal app.”
“- Local-first architecture.”
“- Objects, relationships, databases and knowledge management.”
“- Collaborative spaces.”
“Important caveat: Anytype for Business has a different security model. Its hosted version is not zero-knowledge; self-hosted business encryption is planned rather than generally available.”
“- End-to-end encrypted file storage.”
“- Collaborative documents and spreadsheets.”
“- Business plans and team sharing.”
“- Swiss-based privacy-focused provider.”
“Self-hosting | Yes | Personal app supports self-hosting | No”
“Notion-style databases | Limited | Yes | No”
“No. Notion does not offer end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for workspace content.”
“No. Notion does not offer end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for workspace content.”
“Notion controls the encryption keys, meaning its infrastructure can technically access unencrypted workspace content.”