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I will never use Notion because all the data are locked in. It's very obvious for me to not use Notion. If I don't have control over my notes, I can't use that

by rg111 3y ago

I will never use Notion because all the data are locked in. It's very obvious for me to not use Notion. If I don't have control over my notes, I can't use that product. I use Obsidian. All the files are on my computer, and even if the company goes under, the notes are still with me in markdown. I can choose to buy sync option. Or sync with something like Dropbox.

nativeit 3y ago
It at least exports to Markdown and CSV. It requires quite a bit of tweaking to migrate the exported data to anything resembling a 1:1 representation of its “databases”, but I imagine there will be something akin to an ORM eventually (if there’s not already) to better facilitate such tasks. That said, I absolutely understand your concerns, and I really don’t think its export ability is a meaningful answer for them. It’s enough for me and my needs, but I wouldn’t presume to suggest it would be the same for anyone else. I would absolutely say that anyone considering Notion for their business should aware of these potential issues.