Compare Guru and Notion 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (56.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (76.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial 1 User Per Month
Free
Guru
Star Rating
(2,128)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (56.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial 1 User Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansNotion
Star Rating
(6,074)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (76.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Guru excels in Knowledge Sharing with a score of 9.5, highlighting its ability to facilitate seamless collaboration and information dissemination among teams. In contrast, Notion, with a score of 8.9, is noted for its versatility but lacks the same level of focused knowledge management features.
- Reviewers mention that Guru's Quality of Support is outstanding, scoring 9.4, with many users praising the responsiveness and helpfulness of the support team. Notion, while still providing decent support at 8.6, has received feedback indicating longer response times and less personalized assistance.
- Users on G2 say that Guru's Ease of Use is a significant advantage, scoring 9.2, making it intuitive for new users to adopt quickly. Notion, with a score of 8.4, is seen as more complex, with some users expressing that the learning curve can be steep due to its extensive features.
- Reviewers mention that Guru's Browser Extension functionality, rated at 9.2, is particularly praised for its ease of access to information directly from the browser. In comparison, Notion's extension, scoring 7.6, is viewed as less effective, with users noting limitations in its integration capabilities.
- Users say that Guru's Advanced Search feature, scoring 9.2, allows for quick and efficient retrieval of information, which is crucial for productivity. Notion's search functionality, rated at 8.0, is considered less robust, with some users reporting difficulties in finding specific content quickly.
- G2 users report that Guru's Organization capabilities, with a score of 9.4, provide a structured approach to managing knowledge bases, making it easier to navigate and maintain. Notion, while flexible and customizable, scores 8.8 and is sometimes seen as overwhelming due to its open-ended structure.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Guru
Free trial
Free Trial
1 User Per Month
The AI-driven platform completely free for 30 days.
- See pricing page
Notion
Free
Free
For individuals to organize personal projects and life
- Unlimited blocks for individuals
- Publish sites
- Collaborate with up to 10 guests
Free Trial
Guru
Free Trial is available
Notion
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
1,738
8.9
5,127
Ease of Use
9.2
1,759
8.4
5,244
Ease of Setup
9.3
787
8.4
1,604
Ease of Admin
9.0
457
8.5
1,171
Quality of Support
9.4
1,352
8.6
3,707
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
411
8.9
1,074
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
1,639
9.5
5,224
Features by Category
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Productivity Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tasks
Not enough data
8.9
2595
Not enough data
8.4
2535
Not enough data
8.7
2621
Not enough data
9.0
2729
Not enough data
7.9
2021
Not enough data
7.6
1817
Not enough data
8.6
2536
Not enough data
7.6
2174
Projects
Not enough data
8.9
2447
Not enough data
8.5
2082
Not enough data
7.6
1511
Not enough data
8.2
2305
Not enough data
8.6
2212
Not enough data
7.7
1583
Not enough data
8.0
1697
Not enough data
8.5
2384
Not enough data
7.5
1369
Not enough data
7.9
1630
Not enough data
8.0
1543
Resource Management
Not enough data
8.1
1831
Not enough data
8.2
1902
Not enough data
8.2
2165
Project Monitoring
Not enough data
7.9
1460
Not enough data
7.9
1523
Not enough data
8.4
2109
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Content Management
9.5
60
Not enough data
9.4
60
Not enough data
9.4
59
Not enough data
Content Discovery
9.5
59
Not enough data
9.5
57
Not enough data
9.4
57
Not enough data
9.2
59
Not enough data
9.6
57
Not enough data
9.4
58
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Administration
9.3
583
Not enough data
9.2
577
Not enough data
9.2
574
Not enough data
Knowledge Management
9.7
698
Not enough data
9.2
649
Not enough data
9.2
612
Not enough data
Compliance
9.2
593
Not enough data
9.2
565
Not enough data
9.2
562
Not enough data
9.1
541
Not enough data
Customer Support
9.2
667
Not enough data
9.2
629
Not enough data
9.0
557
Not enough data
Data Security
9.2
542
Not enough data
9.3
536
Not enough data
9.3
561
Not enough data
9.2
542
Not enough data
Administration
9.2
588
Not enough data
9.3
611
Not enough data
9.5
677
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.0
401
Not enough data
Grammar
Not enough data
8.5
2717
Not enough data
8.5
2516
Not enough data
8.8
2680
Formatting
Not enough data
7.4
1481
Not enough data
8.3
2263
Not enough data
7.2
1496
Content
Not enough data
8.4
2336
Not enough data
8.5
2587
Not enough data
8.0
1751
Product Type
Not enough data
8.5
1991
Not enough data
7.6
1384
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Knowledge Pages
9.0
563
8.5
2264
9.1
520
8.2
1700
9.2
589
8.5
2079
9.1
561
8.1
1838
8.9
463
Feature Not Available
8.9
419
7.1
1273
9.2
431
8.6
1977
Knowledge Dissemination
8.9
546
Feature Not Available
9.1
543
8.1
1805
9.5
613
8.9
2193
9.1
588
8.0
2066
9.2
451
8.0
1793
9.2
454
7.6
1531
9.4
459
8.8
2057
9.0
430
7.8
1531
9.2
440
8.1
1607
Compatibility
9.6
49
Not enough data
9.2
47
Not enough data
9.0
50
Not enough data
Search Queries
9.4
47
Not enough data
9.6
50
Not enough data
9.3
48
Not enough data
9.4
45
Not enough data
9.3
48
Not enough data
Functionality
9.2
47
Not enough data
9.6
48
Not enough data
9.4
50
Not enough data
Responses
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
Automation - AI Agents
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
Platform
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
Autonomy - AI Agents
8.8
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
Data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Interaction
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Learning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
System
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content & Community Features - Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)
10.0
6
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
Admin & Reporting Features - Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.8
8
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
Newsletter Interface Features - Internal Newsletter Software
9.4
36
Not enough data
9.1
36
Not enough data
9.0
34
Not enough data
Newsletter Management Features - Internal Newsletter Software
9.4
36
Not enough data
9.2
37
Not enough data
9.0
35
Not enough data
Administrative Features - Internal Newsletter Software
9.4
37
Not enough data
9.3
35
Not enough data
9.0
35
Not enough data
9.2
35
Not enough data
Knowledge Base
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Guru and Notion are categorized as Knowledge Base and Enterprise Search Software
Unique Categories
Guru is categorized as Enterprise Social Networking (ESN), AI Agents, Contact Center Knowledge Base, Insight Engines, Employee Intranet, and Internal Newsletter Software
Notion is categorized as AI Writing Assistant, Note-Taking Software, Project Management, and AI Chatbots
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Guru
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Notion
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
14.8%
Information Technology and Services
9.9%
Consumer Services
8.6%
Internet
6.9%
Financial Services
6.3%
Other
53.5%
Computer Software
12.4%
Information Technology and Services
10.0%
Higher Education
8.2%
Marketing and Advertising
7.3%
Financial Services
3.7%
Other
58.4%
Most Helpful Reviews
Guru
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Dane B.
Verified User in Consumer Electronics
The search functionality from our support agent's perspective is amazing. From an admin standpoint, the analytics are sweet!
Most Helpful Critical Review
Elizabeth S.
Verified User in Hospitality
Account management has become very poor and negligent. Even as an admin, you cannot make adjustments to many settings unless you contact a member of Support, which takes a long period of time without useful answers, or the account manager. Settings are not...
Notion
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Jose R.
Verified User in Government Administration
With Notion, we don't need much time to set up parameters and it differs a bit from other competitors that use templates for each type of project. In Notion we can start with a workspace to which we add components or functionalities based on our...
Most Helpful Critical Review
John K.
Verified User in Computer Software
For me to drool over this product, rave about it to my friends and be a 10, the comments have got to be better. No system has gotten this right and it drives me nuts. Here is what I dislike about Notion's 1. It is hard to comment on a view/table. The...
Dane B.
Verified User in Consumer Electronics
The search functionality from our support agent's perspective is amazing. From an admin standpoint, the analytics are sweet!
Jose R.
Verified User in Government Administration
With Notion, we don't need much time to set up parameters and it differs a bit from other competitors that use templates for each type of project. In Notion we can start with a workspace to which we add components or functionalities based on our...
Elizabeth S.
Verified User in Hospitality
Account management has become very poor and negligent. Even as an admin, you cannot make adjustments to many settings unless you contact a member of Support, which takes a long period of time without useful answers, or the account manager. Settings are not...
John K.
Verified User in Computer Software
For me to drool over this product, rave about it to my friends and be a 10, the comments have got to be better. No system has gotten this right and it drives me nuts. Here is what I dislike about Notion's 1. It is hard to comment on a view/table. The...
Discussions
Do we have any mobile app for Guru?
3 comments
DF
No there is not, however the Web app does scale to phonesRead more
What does Guru do?
3 comments
RC
Guru is a knowledge-based tool that helps employees learn the necessary information regarding about the product and processes necessary related to the field...Read more
How did you start your "knowledge council" and what are some of the early hurdles to overcome?
2 comments
CA
There's lots of advice on starting and engaging a knowledge council here:...Read more
Is there a way to make font and text boxes even smaller? I'm at the lowest font size already
2 comments
NM
Not really. If you have already click the 3 dots in the top right hand corner and chosen small text, then at the moment that's all you can doRead more
How likely are you to hire an implementation consultant for Notion?
1 comment
JF
10/10, they make the whole difference (the potential is huge)Read more
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