Allo vs. Notion

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Allo
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Allo is a remote workspace made for asynchronous communication and remote teams. With interactive and visual spaces, teams are able to collaborate around, strategy, design, proposals, initiatives, and processes. This is done with Allo's interactive spaces. Allo includes: Creating interactive documents consisting of images, graphics, diagrams, text, and video Previewing documents and PDF's Previewing Microsoft Office documents Editing Google Suite…
$12
per month
Notion
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Notion aims to present users with an all-in-one workspace — for notes, tasks, wikis, and databases, from Notion Labs in San Francisco.
$0
Pricing
AlloNotion
Editions & Modules
Team
$12
per month
Enterprise
Custom
Free
$0
Plus
$12
per month per user
Business
$24
per month per user
Enterprise
Custom Pricing
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AlloNotion
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscounts for annual subscriptions , as well as startups and educational institutions.A discount is offered for annual billing.
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Community Pulse
AlloNotion
Features
AlloNotion
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Allo
8.0
Ratings
4% above category average
Notion
9.9
Ratings
25% above category average
Task Management7.90 Ratings9.60 Ratings
Mobile Access8.70 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Search7.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Visual planning tools8.40 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Gantt Charts00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Scheduling00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Workflow Automation00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Allo
7.0
Ratings
12% below category average
Notion
9.6
Ratings
19% above category average
Chat7.40 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Notifications6.70 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Discussions00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Surveys00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Allo
8.0
Ratings
2% above category average
Notion
9.9
Ratings
23% above category average
Video files8.30 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Audio files8.70 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Document collaboration8.70 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Advanced security features7.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive7.30 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Device sync8.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Versioning00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Access control00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
AlloNotion
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(0 ratings)
8.3
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
AlloNotion
Likelihood to Recommend
Allo is extremely well suited for companies that share lots of internal documents and assets that could easily be grouped into boxes. We manage several projects so it makes sense for us to condense all of our documents that various team needs, by team and department with our clients.
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At the company I work for, we use Notion as an organizational base for all sectors and projects. For example, we use it for the marketing team, customer support team, among others. And for each one, we can create pipelines, tasks, due dates, execution time, tags with different colors. It's something very versatile that helps with everything around here. We've even created a sales funnel in Notion.
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Pros
  • team's report at Weekly Huddle
  • designing new teaching aids
  • collaboration on writing textbooks
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  • I love that you can create nested pages, allowing for separate sections to organize information as needed.
  • I appreciate the convenience of effortlessly uploading images to any section.
  • I appreciate that when adding links, you can embed them so the website displays directly on the page.
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Cons
  • could introduce more features down the line to improve the service
  • offer more templates for a user to be able to use
  • offline functionality could be improved. Tends to be slow.
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  • I use Notion on my personal tablet, and unlike on the computer, I have a lot of difficulty editing backgrounds, GIFs, and page dividers. It's not as user-friendly, and often the elements end up cut off or misaligned, which is frustrating.
  • While the current calendar feature is helpful, I'd love to see more customization options. The Google Calendar style isn't always ideal, especially for tasks without specific times or for ongoing projects that require daily maintenance.
  • It would be fantastic to have more flexibility in customizing Notion pages. For example, I'd love to create planners with the freedom to add illustration boxes, stickers, or GIFs without being restricted to a fixed layout.
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Likelihood to Renew
No answers on this topic
We're too settled in the ecosystem and we have no major complaints with it. No reason to move unless you have a burning pain point
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Usability
No answers on this topic
Notion addresses most of our needs and help teams to organize their tasks, track their progresses and then archive for future reference. The company uses Notion to share announcement, holiday schedules, employee contact information and organizational structures. Everyone finds it useful and helpful. The notifications are instant. Reminders are on time.
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Support Rating
Support is quick to respond and assist with any issue or question
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No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Miro is a direct competitor for Allo. It has more features and integrations but Allo appeals much more to us because of the easy-to-navigate and elegant interface, as well as speed. Infinity is an all-in-one project management app. It's ideal for detailed project management and keeping tracts of tasks (and other. items) but Allo is much better for designing and brainstorming.
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Notion is much more robust than Google Tasks, which I find very limited. Notion is far more customizable and affordable than Asana, which is more of a turnkey solution for teams that want to work within a pre-defined structure. Notion and ClickUp are comparable, in my opinion, in terms of task management and affordability, however Notion is the more customizable and expansive option whereas ClickUp is mostly just for task management.
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Return on Investment
  • helps improve and maintain productivity
  • The windows app keeps the cpu very busy so can slow other application
  • team collaboration has been improved since using this program
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  • It has streamlined our processes across various teams to all work from a signle source of truth
  • Maintaining this source of truth is a full time job
  • It has reduced our overall tool set by completely eliminating two other softwares we were paying for
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