Capacities vs Notion

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Notion is the stronger AI pick in Knowledge Management: it has a visibility score of 57.4 versus 2.2 for Capacities, and ranks ahead in 67% of the answers that name both.

Choose Capacities if…

You want a lower entry price ($9.99 vs $10)
Flat tiers pricing suits your budget better than per seat
Organizes information around real-world objects rather than flat files or folders
Natural knowledge organization

Choose Notion if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (57.4 vs 2.2)
You need SOC 2 Type II or ISO 27001 or ISMAP or BSI C5 or ISO 27017 or ISO 27018 or ISO 27701 or HIPAA or GDPR or CCPA coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (501–1,000 employees)
Per seat pricing suits your budget better than flat tiers

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Capacities	Notion
Visibility score	2.2%	57.4%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Knowledge Management	#31	#1
Share of voice	0.6%	10.9%
Mentions this run	3	58
Positive in AI answers	—	40%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Capacities 0pp · Notion 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Notion leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

61.9%

AI Mode

4.6%

62.6%

Perplexity

47.8%

CapacitiesNotion

Head to head in AI answers

3 engine answers name both brands

1Capacities ranked higher

2Notion ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Capacities	Notion
Alternatives to the most popular knowledge management tool	ChatGPT	#4	#1
Alternatives to the most popular knowledge management tool	AI Mode	#8	#1
How much does a knowledge management tool cost per month?	AI Mode	#1	#2

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Capacities	Notion
Pricing model	Flat tiers	Per seat
Entry price	Free; paid from $9.99 / mo	Free; paid from $10 per seat / mo
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Deployment	Desktop, web and mobile apps	Cloud-hosted, with web, desktop and mobile apps
Compliance	—	SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISMAP, BSI C5, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA
Support	Active Discord community, Email support, Priority support for Believer subscribers	Help button in the app, Priority support, Premium support (custom), Customer success manager (Enterprise)
Founded	2022	2016
Headquarters	Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany	San Francisco, California, United States
Employees	1–10	501–1,000
Funding	Accelerator-type deal (Media Lab Bayern)	Tender offer · $335M raised
Best for	Individuals who think for a living, such as writers, researchers, students, developers and founders	Individuals, small teams, growing businesses and enterprises that want docs, databases and AI agents in one workspace