First rule of SaaS evaluation: the tool MUST have an export feature that works. Notion grew massively with a targeted campaign "move from Evernote to Notion".

First rule of SaaS evaluation: the tool MUST have an export feature that works. Notion grew massively with a targeted campaign "move from Evernote to Notion". Evernote's export feature works perfectly and you are free to go anytime. That's what honest SaaS companies do. Notion seems to be a SaaS that wants to own your data. Their API was a promise for years until they had to give up. They wanted to be your walled "one stop shop": eyeballs and data 100% in their tool (like Google Workspace). BTW, second rule of SaaS selection: choose a SaaS that do not make money selling your data to the big adtech players. Read the privacy policy!