Grain vs Notion

Grain and Notion both serve the productivity space, but they target different segments of the market and solve fundamentally different problems.

Grain: Turn sales and customer calls into searchable intelligence — Grain clips and organizes conversation highlights without rewatching full recordings.

Notion: Manage docs, projects, and knowledge in one workspace — Notion's AI handles writing, summarization, and search without switching between separate productivity tools.

In our 9-dimension evaluation, Grain scores 72/100 and Notion scores 76/100. The scores are close, reflecting that both tools deliver genuine value — the right choice depends on your specific use case and team context.

Grain's key advantage: Turn sales and customer calls into searchable intelligence — Grain clips and organizes conversation

Notion's key advantage: Manage docs, projects, and knowledge in one workspace — Notion's AI handles writing, summarization,

Our take on Grain: The bridge between customer conversations and team intelligence. Particularly useful for product marketing teams.

Our take on Notion: The all-in-one workspace that actually delivers. AI features are well-integrated and the template ecosystem is unmatched. Best when your team commits fully.

Choose Grain if your team focuses on growth teams, productivity workflows. Choose Notion if you prioritize growth teams, productivity workflows.

Watch out: Grain — Newer entry — full review in progress. Notion — Newer entry — full review in progress.