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Weekly Competitive Report
Week of May 5, 2025 · Competitor: Notion
Delivered: Friday, May 5, 2025
📋 Executive Summary
Notion launched a new AI writing feature in their editor — details in section 4
2 new 1-star reviews on G2 this week mentioning slow customer support
No pricing changes detected this week — snapshot stable since April 28
3 new Product Hunt discussions mentioning Notion as a reference tool
⭐ G2 Review Digest
Finally, a tool that feels like it was built for writers
May 2, 2025
“Notion's AI features have improved significantly over the past few months. The editor feels natural and the templates save me hours each week. Genuinely transformative for my workflow.”
Product Manager, Mid-Market
Support response times are frustrating
May 4, 2025
“Love the product but when something goes wrong, you're on your own. Submitted a ticket 6 days ago and still no response from their team. This is a recurring issue.”
Operations Lead, SMB
Great for personal use, less so for enterprise
May 1, 2025
“Permissions management is still a nightmare for larger teams. We've been waiting for proper admin controls for over a year. The product is great but not enterprise-ready.”
IT Manager, Enterprise
Customer support ghosted us completely
April 30, 2025
“Had a billing issue that took 3 weeks to resolve. Support team was unresponsive and the resolution required escalating twice. Frustrating experience for a paying customer.”
Founder, Startup
Best knowledge management tool on the market
April 28, 2025
“We've tried Confluence, Coda, and Notion. Notion wins for flexibility. The learning curve is real but worth it once you're past it. Would recommend for any team.”
Engineering Lead, Scale-up
💰 Pricing Changes
No changes detected — last snapshot: May 5, 2025
Current Pricing Snapshot · Monitored since: March 1, 2025
| Plan | Price | Guests | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Up to 10 | — |
| Plus | $10/mo | Unlimited | — |
| Business | $15/mo | Unlimited | — |
| Enterprise | Custom | Unlimited | — |
🚀Product & Changelog Updates
May 3, 2025
AI block improvements released
Notion rolled out enhanced AI writing capabilities in the editor, including smarter autocomplete and multi-block summarization.
April 29, 2025
New calendar view in beta
A redesigned calendar view is now in limited beta for Plus+ users. Expected general availability: June 2025.
April 24, 2025
Database filter performance improved
Users report 40% faster load times on large databases following a backend optimization shipped in the April 24 release.
🏹 Product Hunt Activity
2 discussions this week mentioning Notion
Ask PH: Best alternatives to Notion for engineering teams?
“Looking for something with better code block support and Git integration. Notion keeps coming up but the developer experience leaves a lot to be desired.”
Show PH: We built a Notion-to-PDF exporter
“Frustrated by Notion's limited export options, we built a tool that turns any Notion page into a beautifully formatted PDF. 800+ users in 2 weeks.”
🧠 Strategic Takeaways
Analyst-written insights you can act on this week
💡 Support complaints = your acquisition angle
The uptick in 1-star G2 reviews citing slow support is a real signal. If you're running paid acquisition this quarter, test an ad angle around "actually responsive support." Their G2 page is doing your job for you.
📣 Prepare a comparison page before their AI push
Their new AI writing feature will almost certainly be the centerpiece of their next newsletter and announcement cycle. Now is the time to publish a "[Your Product] vs. Notion AI" comparison page while you can still capture that search intent.
🔍 Product Hunt discussion = unmet need
The 312-upvote post about a Notion-to-PDF exporter signals a gap in their native export functionality. If PDF or document export is on your roadmap, this is worth prioritizing — there's clearly demand and frustration.
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