# Notion alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 172 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Notion holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/notion/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Hudu: 26
- Confluence: 16
- IT Glue: 13
- Atlassian Confluence: 10
- BookStack: 7
- ServiceNow: 7

## IT documentation

**Small business**: 40 of 84 answers did not name Notion (Notion is #1 of 9 at 30%).

- Hudu: first choice in 11 of those 40
- IT Glue: first choice in 3 of those 40
- Confluence: first choice in 2 of those 40
- BookStack: first choice in 1 of those 40
- Docusaurus: first choice in 1 of those 40
- Freshdesk: first choice in 1 of those 40
- Freshservice: first choice in 1 of those 40
- IT Portal: first choice in 1 of those 40

**Mid-market**: 58 of 84 answers did not name Notion (Notion is #5 of 10 at 8%).

- Hudu: first choice in 9 of those 58
- BookStack: first choice in 6 of those 58
- Confluence: first choice in 3 of those 58
- Document360: first choice in 3 of those 58
- Freshservice: first choice in 3 of those 58
- IT Glue: first choice in 3 of those 58
- ClickHelp: first choice in 1 of those 58
- Docusaurus: first choice in 1 of those 58

**Enterprise**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Notion (Notion is #12 of 12 at 0%).

- Confluence: first choice in 11 of those 74
- Atlassian Confluence: first choice in 10 of those 74
- IT Glue: first choice in 7 of those 74
- ServiceNow: first choice in 7 of those 74
- Hudu: first choice in 6 of those 74
- Document360: first choice in 2 of those 74
- GitBook: first choice in 2 of those 74
- ServiceNow IT Asset Management: first choice in 2 of those 74

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