Head-to-head · Notes
Notion vs Anytype
Which one to pick in 2026 — comparing 🇺🇸 Notion with the European alternative 🇪🇺 Anytype on the things that actually decide who can read your data.
🇺🇸 Notionvs🇪🇺 Anytype
Verdict
Who has stronger privacy guarantees by law?
Anytype — GDPR-native and outside the US CLOUD Act / FISA 702 reach.
Which one encrypts your data end-to-end by default?
Anytype ships E2E encryption by default. Notion does not.
Which one tracks you for ads?
Anytype also tracks for ads — verify in the table.
Which one is open source?
Anytype is open source. Notion is proprietary.
Side-by-side
Notion vs Anytype — full comparison
Criteria
🇪🇺 Anytype
🇺🇸 Notion
Headquarters
Amsterdam, Netherlands
San Francisco, CA, USA
Jurisdiction
Netherlands (GDPR)
USA (CLOUD Act, FISA 702)
Data location
Local-first + P2P
Global, US-controlled (AWS)
GDPR-native
Yes
No
CLOUD Act / FISA exposed
No
Yes
Ad tracking
Yes
No
End-to-end encryption
Yes
No
Open source
Yes
No
Ownership
Anytype.io
Notion Labs Inc. (private, US VC-backed)
Founded
2019
2016
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