Notion Alternatives: 7 MCP Servers Like Notion

Connect an MCP client to the Notion API to work with pages and data sources. This local server supports Markdown content operations, but Notion now prioritizes its separate remote MCP service.

Notion alternatives compared

Notion MCP Server connects compatible AI clients to the Notion API, exposing operations for workspace pages, databases, and data sources. Its database model follows the API migration that made data sources the main unit for querying and schema changes. The README identifies tools for filtered queries, metadata retrieval, template discovery, and moving pages. It also describes reading and editing page content as Markdown, which avoids requiring agents to manipulate block JSON for those tasks. Different operations receive their required Notion API version automatically unless a custom header overrides that behavior.

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Notion setup notes

Check NOTION_TOKEN in the Notion MCP Server configuration if startup or authentication fails.
Notion MCP Server's stdio example needs a client that launches local processes.

Why switch from Notion

1. Notion MCP Server

Notion MCP Server (notion-mcp-server) and Notion MCP Server (mcp-notion-server) have no exact tool-name overlap in their recorded lists. Notion MCP Server (mcp-notion-server) lists 31 names absent from Notion MCP Server (notion-mcp-server), including notion_append_block_children, notion_append_content, notion_append_markdown. Moving from Notion MCP Server (notion-mcp-server) to Notion MCP Server (mcp-notion-server) would also mean rechecking workflows using create-a-data-source, list-data-source-templates, move-page, which appear only in Notion MCP Server (notion-mcp-server)'s list. Notion MCP Server (notion-mcp-server) and Notion MCP Server (mcp-notion-server) both list node / stdio / MIT. Notion MCP Server (mcp-notion-server)'s repository has 3,751 fewer stars than Notion MCP Server (notion-mcp-server) (921 versus 4,672). Last pushes: Notion MCP Server (notion-mcp-server) 2026-09-20; Notion MCP Server (mcp-notion-server) 2026-07-31.

Notion MCP Server overlaps Notion on: data-sources, notion.

2. Basic Memory

Notion MCP Server and Basic Memory have no exact tool-name overlap in their recorded lists. Basic Memory lists 7 names absent from Notion MCP Server, including edit_note, fetch, schema_diff. Moving from Notion MCP Server to Basic Memory would also mean rechecking workflows using create-a-data-source, list-data-source-templates, move-page, which appear only in Notion MCP Server's list. Notion MCP Server records node; Basic Memory records python. Notion MCP Server and Basic Memory both list stdio. Notion MCP Server is listed under MIT, versus AGPL-3.0 for Basic Memory. Basic Memory's repository has 409 fewer stars than Notion MCP Server (4,263 versus 4,672). Last pushes: Notion MCP Server 2026-09-20; Basic Memory 2026-10-16.

Basic Memory overlaps Notion on: markdown.

3. Obsidian MCP Server

Notion MCP Server and Obsidian MCP Server have no exact tool-name overlap in their recorded lists. Obsidian MCP Server lists 14 names absent from Notion MCP Server, including obsidian_append_to_note, obsidian_delete_note, obsidian_execute_command. Moving from Notion MCP Server to Obsidian MCP Server would also mean rechecking workflows using create-a-data-source, list-data-source-templates, move-page, which appear only in Notion MCP Server's list. Notion MCP Server and Obsidian MCP Server both list node / stdio. Notion MCP Server is listed under MIT, versus Apache-2.0 for Obsidian MCP Server. Obsidian MCP Server's repository has 3,976 fewer stars than Notion MCP Server (696 versus 4,672). Last pushes: Notion MCP Server 2026-09-20; Obsidian MCP Server 2026-10-06.

Obsidian MCP Server overlaps Notion on: markdown.

4. MCP Server for Obsidian

Notion MCP Server and MCP Server for Obsidian have no exact tool-name overlap in their recorded lists. MCP Server for Obsidian lists 7 names absent from Notion MCP Server, including append_content, delete_file, get_file_contents. Moving from Notion MCP Server to MCP Server for Obsidian would also mean rechecking workflows using create-a-data-source, list-data-source-templates, move-page, which appear only in Notion MCP Server's list. Notion MCP Server records node; MCP Server for Obsidian records python. Notion MCP Server and MCP Server for Obsidian both list stdio / MIT. MCP Server for Obsidian's repository has 192 fewer stars than Notion MCP Server (4,480 versus 4,672). Last pushes: Notion MCP Server 2026-09-20; MCP Server for Obsidian 2026-08-31.

MCP Server for Obsidian overlaps Notion on: knowledge-management.

5. notion-mcp-server

Notion MCP Server and notion-mcp-server both list node / stdio / MIT. notion-mcp-server's repository has 4,495 fewer stars than Notion MCP Server (177 versus 4,672). Last pushes: Notion MCP Server 2026-09-20; notion-mcp-server 2026-10-17.

notion-mcp-server overlaps Notion on: notion.

6. easy-notion-mcp

Notion MCP Server and easy-notion-mcp both list stdio. easy-notion-mcp's repository has 4,617 fewer stars than Notion MCP Server (55 versus 4,672). Last pushes: Notion MCP Server 2026-09-20; easy-notion-mcp 2026-09-11.

easy-notion-mcp overlaps Notion on: markdown, notion.

7. discourse-mcp

Notion MCP Server and discourse-mcp both list stdio. discourse-mcp's repository has 4,596 fewer stars than Notion MCP Server (76 versus 4,672). Last pushes: Notion MCP Server 2026-09-20; discourse-mcp 2026-10-14.

discourse-mcp overlaps Notion on: knowledge-management.