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Notion vs. Peak One: Build it yourself, or use it ready-made?
In Notion you model your workspace yourself from pages and databases. Peak One comes with customers, tasks, products, and numbers as ready-made objects. Here's an honest look at what fits where.
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In short
Four reasons why teams look at Peak One.
Notion is a toolkit for knowledge and custom databases. Peak One ships with the business objects already built in, so you don't have to build a system first.
- 1Ready-made objects instead of custom databasesPeople, companies, tasks, projects, and products are set up and connected from the start.
- 2Numbers alongside the workPeak Cashflow and Peak Finance are included, without you having to design a finance database.
- 3Data in Frankfurt from FreeApplication and database run in Frankfurt am Main, regardless of plan tier.
- 4Honestly, where Notion is the better fitFor wiki, documentation, and freely designed databases, Notion is further along today.
The difference
Notion and Peak One compared.
Last reviewed:
NotionAt a glance
Approach
What the tool is built for
- Peak One
- Business platform: tasks, customers, products and numbers in one model
- Notion
- Workspace of pages and databases with custom properties that you build yourself
Free plan
Start without payment details
- Peak One
- Free, €0
- Notion
- Free, $0, with 10 guests and 7 days of page history
Pricing model
How the price is calculated
- Peak One
- Reference price per plan tier, net. Included members are stated in the quote.
- Notion
- Per member per month; guests free up to the plan limit
Data location
Where your data lives
- Peak One
- Application and database in Frankfurt am Main
- Notion
- Data residency in the Enterprise plan, including in Frankfurt (EU-Central-1)
Features
Data model
How information is structured
- Peak One
- Ready-made objects: people, companies, tasks, projects and products, shared by all apps
- Notion
- Custom databases with properties, subtasks, and dependencies, already on the Free plan
Documents and knowledge
Notes, wiki, docs
- Peak One
- Docs: share notes, documents and knowledge
- Notion
- Pages at the core; page history from 7 days (Free) to unlimited (Enterprise)
Tasks and projects
Plan, assign, follow through
- Peak One
- Work, Board and Day: tasks, project boards with team chat, daily and weekly planning
- Notion
- Via databases with subtasks and dependencies
Customers and contacts
CRM in the same tool
- Peak One
- CRM: contacts, conversations and sales opportunities with history
- Notion
- Can be built as your own database; a dedicated CRM app isn't listed in the plans
Cash flow and finance
Numbers alongside the work
- Peak One
- Peak Cashflow and Peak Finance: cash, profit and plan
- Notion
- Not listed in the plans
Forms
Collect requests and answers
- Peak One
- Forms: forms and assessments with answers you can analyze
- Notion
- Simple forms on the Free plan, custom ones from Plus, with conditional logic from Business
Automations
Recurring work
- Peak One
- Automations: describe workflows, test them, then release
- Notion
- Buttons on the Free plan, database automations from Plus
KI
Questions and assistance
- Peak One
- Ask Peak answers questions from your own dataPreview
- Notion
- Notion AI in full from Business, as a trial on Free and Plus
Integrations
Connecting other tools
- Peak One
- 3,270 integrations in the catalog, Notion included
- Notion
- Basic connections like Slack and Google Drive from Plus, premium ones like GitHub and Asana from Business
Pricing
Free
- Peak One
- Free: €0
- Notion
- Free: $0
Getting started
- Peak One
- Pro: from €9.90
- Notion
- Plus: $10 per member/month
Middle tier
- Peak One
- Business: from €199.90
- Notion
- Business: $20 per member/month
Enterprise
- Peak One
- Enterprise: from €4,999.90
- Notion
- Custom pricing
AI agents
Additional costs
- Peak One
- AI scope is specified in the quote
- Notion
- Try Custom Agents for free, then $10 per 1,000 monthly Notion credits
As of October 10, 2026. Notion prices in US dollars per member and month, as shown on the Notion pricing page. The page offers monthly and annual billing and cites savings of up to 20% with annual payment, but does not list the price per interval separately. Peak prices are net reference prices in euros; billing interval, term and included members are set by the quote. Feature details are based on the providers' plan overviews.
Sources: Notion – Pricing and plans · Notion – Pricing and plans (German page) · Notion Help – Data residency · Notion Help – Billing · Peak One – Pricing
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When the company grows
What changes with Peak One.
- Available
No data model to maintain
Person, company, task, project, and product are fixed objects. You don't have to design properties, relations, or templates.
- Available
One customer, one record
Board, Day, Home, and Connect read and write the same row. There is no second customer list in another database.
- Available
Numbers alongside the work
Peak Cashflow shows where the money flows and how much room is left, right where you set priorities.
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Questions in plain language
Ask Peak answers only from what you share in Peak and shows what the answer is based on.
Honest assessment
Which tool fits for your team?
Peak One fits if
- you want to use customers, tasks, and numbers without designing databases first
- contacts, projects, and products should be the same records in all apps
- hosting in Frankfurt from the Free plan matters to you
- cash flow and finances should sit next to the work
Notion is the better fit if
- wiki, documentation, and notes are the focus
- you want to freely design your own databases, properties, and views
- you want to publish public pages with Notion Sites and your own domain
- you want to use Notion AI with Meeting Notes and Enterprise Search from Business
By team type
Our assessment for each team.
| Team | More Peak One | More Notion |
|---|---|---|
| Founders and small team | Customers, tasks and cash with no build of your own | When you mostly collect notes and ideas |
| Agency and service provider | Customers in Connect, projects in Board | Client wikis and shared pages with guests |
| E-commerce | Products, fulfillment and cash flow together | Internal docs and process descriptions |
| Knowledge-intensive team | When knowledge should be tied to customers and projects | Wiki, docs, and freely designed databases |
| Management | Work and numbers in one overview | Strategy and planning documents |
Switching over
Switching from Notion, with a plan.
- 01 / 03
Most important first
Pick the customer lists and projects that matter this week. Documentation can stay in Notion until you've decided.
- 02 / 03
Create in Peak
Notion is in the Peak integrations catalog: pages and databases, knowledge as context for Ask Peak, and import into Peak Board. We'll clarify the scope of a move before you start.
- 03 / 03
One week in parallel
Work in Peak One for a week. Only switch off Notion once the team is really working there.
Frequently asked questions
Briefly answered.
Switching and data
Can I use Notion and Peak One in parallel?
Yes. You start Peak One on the Free plan and keep Notion running. You can keep your wiki in Notion and manage customers, tasks, and numbers in Peak One.
Will my Notion data be carried over?
Notion is in the Peak integrations catalog, with pages and databases, knowledge as context for Ask Peak, and import into Peak Board. We'll clarify which data is carried over in your case before the move.
Where is my data?
With Peak One, the application and database run in Frankfurt am Main. According to its own help page, Notion offers data residency in the Enterprise plan, with regions such as Frankfurt.
Pricing
How does Peak One pricing compare to Notion?
Peak One starts with Free at €0, Pro from €9.90, Business from €199.90, and Enterprise from €4,999.90, each as a net reference price. Notion charges per member: according to the pricing page, Plus costs $10 and Business $20 per member per month.
Do I need a credit card to get started?
No. For the Free plan you log in with Google and set up your workspace in about two minutes.
Features
Can I build custom databases in Peak One like in Notion?
Not as a separate app. Peak One works with fixed objects such as people, companies, tasks, projects, and products. If you want to design your data model freely, Notion is the better choice.
Does Peak One have a wiki like Notion?
Peak Docs collects notes, documents, and knowledge and shares them with the people who work with them. For a large wiki with nested pages, Notion is further along today.
Does Peak One have AI?
Ask Peak is available as a preview. It answers questions only from what you share in Peak and shows what the answer is based on.
Keep exploring
What's included.
- FunctionTasks & projectsProjects as a board, tasks in the daily plan, one chat per project.View
- FunctionCash flow & runwayA clear cash picture from rough numbers, with runway and cost blocks.View
- FunctionCRM & contactsPeople, companies and context, connected with tasks and numbers.View
- FunctionIntegrationsConnect 3,270 tools without a second copy of your data.View
- ProblemNo single source of truthWhen every number sparks a discussion about where it came from.View
- ProblemToo many toolsWhen every question takes a round trip through seven programs.View
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