Kanbai vs Notion
An all-in-one workspace combining notes, wikis and project databases
Notion's features and pricing change often, including its timeline and dependency options. Check Notion's own site; this page does not quote prices.
Check: notion.so/pricing
How they compare
| Feature | Kanbai | Notion |
|---|---|---|
| Core model | A structured project and task graph with typed relationships and dependency cycle refusal. | A flexible block-based workspace where each team designs its own databases. |
| Task dependencies | Four dependency kinds (finish-to-start, start-to-start, finish-to-finish, start-to-finish). Cycles are refused by the app and again by a database trigger, so a raw insert cannot create one. | Check what Notion offers for dependencies today directly; we do not state it here because it changes and we cannot keep it current. |
| Starting plans | A catalogue of ready-made project plans. Each plan lists its tasks with order, roles and dependencies, and creating a project from one builds the whole task graph in one step. | Notion has community and official templates; the structure is yours to maintain per project. |
| Scope documents | Seven structured instruments (scope statement, statement of work, change request, proposal, RACI chart, probability and impact matrix, risk strategy), filled in per project and exported as Markdown. | Teams usually build scope documents as free-form pages or tables in Notion. |
When not to use Kanbai
- —Your main need is a flexible knowledge base or team wiki. Notion's block model suits interlinked notes and reference material far better.
- —You want meeting notes, tracking and documentation in one freeform workspace without schema constraints.
- —Your team prefers emergent structure over pre-defined dependency graphs.
See the plans Kanbai is built from: Browse the template catalog