Loam vs Notion
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Choose Notion if your team needs a full workspace with teamspaces, guests, permissions and its own AI agents. Choose Loam if you want lighter, personal notes in standard Markdown that you can still share and edit in real time, for US$29.99 a year with every feature included.
| Topic | Loam | Notion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free on one device. Pro is US$2.99 a month or US$29.99 a year | Free $0; Plus $10 and Business $20 per seat per month as displayed; Enterprise custom Source: Notion pricing |
| Collaboration | Invite people to a note as editors, commenters or viewers, with live cursors and comments | Full real-time collaboration with teamspaces, guests and permissions Source: Notion pricing |
| AI agent access | A remote MCP server; you approve each app and choose read, write or manage sharing | An official hosted MCP server with OAuth Source: Notion MCP documentation |
| Built-in AI | Connect the AI apps you choose over MCP | Notion AI and agents on Business and above; Custom Agents at $10 per 1,000 credits Source: Notion pricing |
Where Notion is ahead
- A full team workspace with teamspaces, guests and permissions.
- Its own AI and agents, plus an official hosted MCP server with OAuth.
- A public API, webhooks and a CLI for building on top of it.
Moving your notes
Loam notes are standard Markdown. Loam has no import tool yet, so moving pages across today means copying them note by note.
Different jobs
Notion is a workspace for teams. Loam is a notes app for one person that you can open up to others note by note, with every note kept as Markdown.
Questions
Does Notion have an MCP server?
Yes. Notion documents an official hosted MCP server with OAuth. Loam also runs a remote MCP server, scoped to the permissions you approve for each app.
Is Loam a replacement for a Notion team workspace?
No. Loam has no teamspaces. It is for notes you write yourself and share note by note.
Loam is an independent product. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Notion or its maker. Notion is a trademark of its owner. Facts about Notion come from its own pages, linked above, and were last checked on 14 October 2026.