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.
Proton Drive vs. Notion: At a glance
 Proton Drive |  Notion | |
|---|---|---|
Role-based access permissions | Да | Да |
Collaborative documents | Да | Да |
Long-term version history | Up to 10 years | Limited to 7–90 days |
End-to-end encrypted documents and files | Да | Нет |
Zero-access encryption | Да | Нет |
Open source and independently audited | Да | Нет |
Protected from AI training | Да | Opt-out available |
Compliance-ready | Да | Enterprise plan only |
Part of an encrypted ecosystem | Да | Нет |
Password-protected sharing | Да | Нет |
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 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.
Frequently asked questions about Proton Drive vs. Notion
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