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Reputation report · by Thinking Deeply
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C
Mixed
AI Reputation Index
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Notion

A mixed reputation with some real exposure, and a competitor is currently ahead. There's clear room to improve.

Index 41/10029th percentile (vs. competitors)Productivity softwarenotion.so
A competitor currently has the stronger AI reputation. Closing that gap is what lifts the grade above C.
AI Engines (4/4)34
Reddit Presence64
vs. Competition51
Scored 45d ago
Why this grade

What is driving the grade

The biggest factor in this grade is Notion's reddit footprint.

  • Reddit footprint50% of the grade · scored 64/100

    Notion has some Reddit presence, but it's thin or mixed enough to weigh on the grade.

    What moves it: Build (or revive) an active brand community and seed real, positive discussion buyers can find.

  • Vs. competitors20% of the grade · scored 51/100

    A competitor currently holds the stronger AI reputation.

    What moves it: Close the gap on the leader's strengths (community health and engine sentiment).

  • AI engine answers30% of the grade · scored 34/100

    At least one AI engine is clearly critical of Notion, and the grade weights the worst answer heavily.

    What moves it: Improve the sources the engines draw from, especially the critical Reddit threads they cite.

What is capping the grade
  • A competitor currently has the stronger AI reputation. Closing that gap is what lifts the grade above C.
Trend

Reputation over time

up to grade B from C (+33 pts) since the last check.

Overview

The consensus on Notion

A mixed reputation with some real exposure, and a competitor is currently ahead. There's clear room to improve.

Graded 29th percentile against its competitors.

  • Across the AI engines that answered, 4 of 4 are cautious or critical about Notion. That is what buyers asking about it tend to hear.
  • Reddit is mostly neutral on Notion across 17 relevant mentions: discussed, but without a strong lean.
  • A competitor (Obsidian) currently holds the stronger AI reputation. Closing that gap is the clearest path to a higher grade.
What's holding the grade back
  • A competitor currently has the stronger AI reputation. Closing that gap is what lifts the grade above C.
The Reddit conversation

What people are saying about Notion on Reddit

A look at the loudest conversations: the most-seen critical threads about Notion. When an AI engine quotes one of these, it directly shapes the answer your buyers get.

#1 critical

In all seriousness, why do people hate Notion so much? : r/Notion

"[deleted] •3y ago it's not hate, people are just frustrated with its lack of usability. i also moved to other apps, and although there are things other apps do better (note-taking being the main one), there are some thin…"

148 156
#2 critical

I am worried about Notion community : r/Notion

"Wow 6 years, that's crazy! Been here for about 2 years. Helped co create a community, but it failed as people lost interest in it. You are totally right people see it more as cash grab plus there are a lot of copycat tha…"

52
#3 critical

Is Notion the world's worst software? - Reddit

"It definitely has a learning curve. There are absolutely features I'm missing and complaints I've got. But the negatively is so unhinged and so"

neutral

Done with Notion : r/Notion

"1 more reply 1 more reply 1 more reply Image 10: u/VivaEllipsis avatar VivaEllipsis •2y ago Notion could make some small improvements and actually be better than most of the tools you suggested. The pages as database ite…"

1514 352
positive

The heart of the internet

"Reply Share Image 19: u/Repulsive_Diamond373 avatar Repulsive_Diamond373 •3y ago Actually, Notion is a great note app. That said, it can get complicated when you want to do various things with your notes. I open Notion, …"

159 93
Reddit footprint

Where the conversation lives

Conversation volume by community
Sample of 17 brand mentions in the past year
Main subreddit
Owned & healthy
r/notionCommunity

Your connected workspace for notes, docs, and tasks. This community-run subreddit is all about Notion, the all-in-one productivity app.

Created Mar 2018Public50 posts all-timeEngagement 46
117.8k
weekly visitors
1.1k
weekly contributions
1+ 13· 4−
post sentiment
Sample Mention Volume (Past Year): 17
Mention sentiment
1positive12neutral4negative
Subreddit profile report
Related communities (unofficial)

Where the brand is discussed, plus the topical communities its audience gathers in.

  • r/productivitytopical
    Active community for this brand's topic (member stats unavailable this run)
  • r/ProductivityAppstopical
    Active community for this brand's topic (member stats unavailable this run)
  • r/PKMtopical
    Active community for this brand's topic (member stats unavailable this run)
  • r/projectmanagementtopical
    Active community for this brand's topic (member stats unavailable this run)
Head-to-head

Losing the head-to-head

Every brand scored with the identical four-engine, Reddit-weighted method.

Graded on a curve against this field: Notion lands in the 29th percentile of the group.

1
Obsidian
83B
Reddit mentions (past year)
15
Main subreddit
r/obsidian
Engagement
19
Posts
58
2
Microsoft Loop
74B
Reddit mentions (past year)
23
Main subreddit
r/microsoftloop
Engagement
34
Posts
50
3
Coda
56C
Reddit mentions (past year)
14
Main subreddit
r/coda
Engagement
33
Posts
20
4
NotionYou
41C
Reddit mentions (past year)
17
Main subreddit
r/notion
Engagement
46
Posts
50
How this data is measured
  • Reddit mentions:distinct Reddit threads that name the brand, found via web search across Reddit and confirmed by an AI relevance check (same-name or off-topic threads are dropped). It is a current, relevance-ranked sample of what's discoverable (not a count over a fixed window), so treat it as a comparative signal between brands, not an absolute total.
  • Main subreddit · Engagement · Posts:read live from each brand's own subreddit feed (its most recent posts, up to ~100). Engagement blends post upvotes, comments, and comment karma scaled by posting cadence. “Posts” is the all-time total when the feed could be fully read, otherwise a lower bound (shown as N+).
  • Time horizon:every figure is a point-in-time snapshot taken when the report was generated (see “Scored” at the top). Re-running the report refreshes it; we do not yet track these metrics over time.
  • All figures are measured from real provider data; where a value can't be substantiated it is shown as “—” rather than estimated.
Four-engine probe

What each AI engine says

Identical buyer-intent questions, asked in web-grounded mode across all four engines.

Claudehedged

Notion is good for documentation and flexible workflows but has limitations for project management and scalability.

Confidence 90% 25 sources
Geminihedged

Notion is powerful but has a steep learning curve, performance issues, and mixed support.

Confidence 80% 38 sources 5 from Reddit
OpenAIhedged

Notion has many features but suffers from reliability, support, and billing issues.

Confidence 80% 15 sources
Perplexityhedged

Notion is good as a tool but use caution as a dependable business service.

Confidence 90% 21 sources

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