For the developers out there, it’s like a crontab. It sends an update email, shows you your recurring tasks for the week, and can even send Slack messages. Automations to handle recurring tasks & reminders.įor most people out there, Coda’s automation feature is like the robot that does things for you every day or every week. Again, you can always bend your tool to do what you want. Notion could come up with more flexible formulas that allow dynamic sorts and filters, but in the meantime the rollup and relation features will have to suffice. I put these formula features as #1 and #2 because they show where Coda is better than Notion the most. Then from there, you can write the nested IF statement to see if that customer’s sales is the highest or lowest. Side note: I wasn’t sure if this formula was even possible in Notion until I came across this Reddit thread. In the Notion example, the formula is doable, but requires a few “supporting columns” like the All Sales relation, Max Sales rollup, and Min Sales rollup. The Max and Min functions aren’t super special, but you can sort values in your current table and compare those values with a specific row. The Coda formula uses the Switch function which prevents the need to do a nested IF function. If you prefer to watch a video of the top 10 features, click below: With that preface, let’s get into the top 10 features where Coda is 10X better than Notion. Beyond the simple comparison of features I share below, one key takeaway from this post is this: You can bend a tool to do what you want, as long as you’re willing to put up with the nuance, tedium, and complexity of bending the tool. So much so that I extend spreadsheets beyond what they were meant to do (balancing ledgers and whatnot for accounting folks). I have a background in financial analysis and love spreadsheets. To understand where I’m coming from, you need to know a little more about me. As is the case with many SaaS software you use today, every tool has its pros and cons. Many people ask me and my colleagues what differentiates Coda from Notion and vice versa. The most unbiased review would just be to ask your colleague what they think about Coda and Notion, browse places like Reddit, or check out this guide from someone who started in Notion and ended in Coda. There’s also this less-biased article from my colleague. If you are looking for more “un-biased” reviews of Coda or Notion, I’d recommend checking out G2, Capterra, or TrustRadius (although those sites can contain bias as well since vendors typically send gift cards for reviews). I started using Coda during its stealth phase more than 5 years ago and frequently post videos about Coda on YouTube. Let me be blunt: I work at Coda, and I’m 100% biased. See the full post with interactive elements here.
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