An encrypted Notion alternative for team collaboration

Notion is a powerful workspace for organizing projects, notes, and company knowledge. But if your team stores client files, strategy documents, product plans, or company IP in the cloud, privacy, access control, and AI training concerns can become business risks.

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Proton Drive vs. Notion: At a glance

Proton Drive vs. Notion
	Proton Drive	Notion
Role-based access permissions	Tak	Tak
Collaborative documents	Tak	Tak
Long-term version history	Up to 10 years	Limited to 7–90 days
End-to-end encrypted documents and files	Tak	Nie
Zero-access encryption	Tak	Nie
Open source and independently audited	Tak	Nie
Protected from AI training	Tak	Opt-out available
Compliance-ready	Tak	Enterprise plan only
Part of an encrypted ecosystem	Tak	Nie
Password-protected sharing	Tak	Nie
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Why teams choose Proton Drive over Notion for sensitive work

Keep sensitive work end-to-end encrypted

Proton Drive is business cloud storage that protects your documents, spreadsheets, and files with default end-to-end encryption, so only you and your team can access your business content.

Notion holds the encryption keys to your workspace, meaning your sensitive corporate data could theoretically be accessed by cloud providers, employees, or exposed in an external breach.

Collaborate on documents and spreadsheets

Proton Docs and Proton Sheets let your team work together in real time on everyday files, securing everything from project drafts to budgets down to individual keystrokes.

Notion offers flexible collaboration, but your real-time edits, comments, and typed text are not end-to-end encrypted, leaving sensitive collaboration visible to the cloud provider.

Protect your company IP from AI training

Because Proton Drive is zero-access, Proton cannot read your business documents, scan your files, or use any of your proprietary content to train AI models.

Notion integrates AI tools directly into your workspace workspace layout, meaning your team's sensitive intellectual property and internal notes could be processed or analyzed by default.

Recover previous versions

Proton Drive tracks your file changes and keeps version history for up to 10 years depending on your plan, letting you quickly restore data before mistakes become permanent.

Notion limits its workspace page history to 7, 30, or 90 days on standard business plans, meaning older edits or accidental overwrites are permanently lost without enterprise-tier pricing.

More reasons to choose Proton Drive

Share files with stronger controls

Password-protected links, expiration dates, granular permissions, and revocable access mean your team completely controls who can view, edit, or download sensitive corporate files.

Access your work anywhere

Access Proton Drive on web, Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android to securely store, sync, and share your business files across all your devices.

Manage your team from one place

Our centralized admin panel provides comprehensive controls to easily manage your users, adjust access permissions, track cloud storage, and configure organization-wide security settings.

Work inside an encrypted ecosystem

Proton Drive connects seamlessly with our encrypted business email, calendar, and password management services, bringing your entire business workflow into one private, secure ecosystem.

Built for professional teams handling sensitive work

Teams look for Notion alternatives when their workspace starts holding more sensitive information than expected: client documents, product plans, internal strategy, financial reports, meeting minutes, or proprietary research.

For law firms

Draft contracts, collaborate on case files, and securely store client documents with end-to-end encryption that always protects confidential legal work.

For healthcare

Share care documentation, treatment protocols, and medical files using zero-access encryption that supports strict HIPAA and GDPR compliance requirements by default.

For financial services

Prepare audit documents, collaborate on internal reports, and share financial files without ever exposing sensitive client data to your cloud provider.

For consultancies

Collaborate across client engagements, develop complex strategy documents, and share deliverables in a secure workspace designed to keep corporate data private.

Security and compliance you can verify

Protected by Swiss privacy laws

Proton is headquartered in Switzerland, ensuring your sensitive business data is fully protected by some of the world’s strongest and strictest privacy legislation.

Open source and independently audited

Proton Drive is entirely open source and regularly audited by independent security experts, making our safety claims completely transparent and verifiable for your team.

Join an end-to-end encrypted ecosystem

A Proton account gives you access to our privacy-first ecosystem of apps:

Proton Mail (including Proton Calendar) for encrypted business email and scheduling
Proton VPN for secure internet connection and remote access via a business VPN
Proton Pass for team password management
Proton Drive (including Proton Docs and Proton Sheets) for secure business cloud storage, file sharing, photo backups, and collaborating on documents and spreadsheets using online editors
Proton Meet for encrypted video conferencing
Lumo for private AI assistance for businesses

All protect your data with end-to-end or zero-access encryption, so we never have access to it.

A Notion alternative you can trust

If you're looking for a Notion alternative that doesn't make you choose between a collaborative workspace and total data privacy, Proton Drive is open source, independently audited, and protected by Swiss privacy laws — with no ads, no AI training, and no data sharing.

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Frequently asked questions about Proton Drive vs. Notion

What is a good Notion alternative for teams?: Proton Drive is a strong Notion alternative for teams that use Notion mainly for documents, spreadsheets, file sharing, and collaboration. It’s especially useful for teams handling sensitive business data that needs end-to-end encryption.
Is Proton Drive better than Notion?: Proton Drive is better than Notion for teams that prioritize privacy, encryption, secure file sharing, and provider-side data protection. Notion may be better for teams that need relational databases, wikis, and highly customizable project workspaces.
Can I migrate from Notion to Proton Drive?: Yes. You can export Notion content as PDF, HTML, or Markdown files, then upload those files to Proton Drive. Notion database structures won’t carry over, but your documents and files will.
What collaboration features does Proton Drive offer?: Your team can edit documents and spreadsheets together in real time with Proton Docs and Proton Sheets. You can also store files, share folders, create password-protected links, set expiration dates, manage permissions, and revoke access when needed.
Does Proton Drive use my content for AI training?: No. Proton Drive uses end-to-end encryption, which means Proton cannot access your files or documents. Because Proton cannot read your content, it cannot use that content to train AI models.