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Comparison · Project Management · weekly run Nov 3

Notion vs SmartSuite

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 Project Management: it has a visibility score of 14.5 versus 0.9 for SmartSuite, and ranks ahead in 100% of the answers that name both.

Choose Notion if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (14.5 vs 0.9)
You want a free plan to start
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)

Choose SmartSuite if…

Lets operational founders build customized CRM, inventory, or workflow trackers

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Notion	SmartSuite
Visibility score	14.5%	0.9%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Project Management	#7	#37
Share of voice	5.2%	0.5%
Mentions this run	28	3
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

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

Engine by engine

Notion leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

13%

AI Mode

20.6%

0.9%

Perplexity

10%

1.9%

NotionSmartSuite

Head to head in AI answers

3 engine answers name both brands

3Notion ranked higher

0SmartSuite ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Notion	SmartSuite
Best project management tool for startups	AI Mode	#3	#10
Best project management tool for startups	Perplexity	#6	#8
Which Project Management tools offer annual discounts?	Perplexity	#8	#12

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Notion	SmartSuite
Pricing model	Per seat	Per seat
Entry price	Free; paid from $10 per seat / mo	$15 per seat / mo
Free plan	Yes	No · 14-day trial
Deployment	Cloud-hosted, with web, desktop and mobile apps	Cloud-based
Compliance	SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISMAP, BSI C5, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA	—
Support	Help button in the app, Priority support, Premium support (custom), Customer success manager (Enterprise)	Help Center, On Demand Webinars, Premium Support
Founded	2016	2019
Headquarters	San Francisco, California, United States	Newport Beach, CA, United States
Employees	501–1,000	51–200
Funding	Tender offer · $335M raised	Seed (founder-led) · $38M raised
Best for	Individuals, small teams, growing businesses and enterprises that want docs, databases and AI agents in one workspace	Organizations that want to standardize risk, compliance, IT service, project and business workflows on one platform, starting with one area and expanding.