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10 Common Use Cases Compared

Because Coda and Notion are such flexible surfaces, you can do a lot with each.
Whether you are a Coda or Notion user, this will help you get an apples to apples comparison of both products and the learning curve involved for each use case.Browse the 10 most common use for each product. Coda and Notion use cases:
Product Roadmaps
Meetings
Wikis
Project Management
OKRs (Objectives and Key Results)
Task Management & To-Do Lists
1:1s
Content Calendars
CRM (Customer Relationship Management)
Applicant Trackers

If you are curious and want to try any of these, both products have their own template gallery to help everyone get started.
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Meetings
There are many parts of a meeting. Sharing the things you're working on, pre-work, agendas, and note-taking. Then sending out what was discussed, decided on, and the action items. Then checking in, again, and again, and again. Well, both Coda and Notion expand on your regular note-taking app, let's see how.
Product Roadmap
Every product manager will tell you that planning products involves prioritizing features, committing to a timeline, task management for the team, and tracking progress to launch.
Wiki
As a central source for information about a company (or team), a wiki often includes how to, events, directories, and links to resources. Can take the form of a product knowledgebase, new hire onboarding, or sales playbook.
Project Management
Both Coda and Notion can function like a project management tool to track product development, construction, consulting, or for personal use (say, your next road trip). Use project hubs as the foundation for your project management process to lay out the steps, gather the resources, and bring together the right people to get the job done.
Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)
OKRs give power to teams setting ambitious goals and a framework for achieving them. They are often paired with a product's progress towards those objectives.
Task Management & To-Dos
Collaborate on your work and get it done, for yourself and your team.
1:1s
Set aside time to meet one on one with your immediate team and keep a running dialogue between the two of you.
Content Calendars
Plan the content that your team is putting together and communicate launches in one workspace.
Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
CRMs create a central hub for client information and interactions so that you can keep close tabs on your customers and serve them better.
Applicant Trackers
Ensure you're pulling in the best talent by creating a pipeline for new hires.
Meetings
There are many parts of a meeting. Sharing the things you're working on, pre-work, agendas, and note-taking. Then sending out what was discussed, decided on, and the action items. Then checking in, again, and again, and again. Well, both Coda and Notion expand on your regular note-taking app, let's see how.
Coda Meeting Features
Coda 👏
Connect to Google Calendar and Gmail while taking notes and keeping track of action items. Interactive meetings, with topic voting and user entry help keep things engaging and on track.
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Notion Meeting Features
Notion 👏
Merge the structured and unstructured parts of meetings seamlessly between notes and meeting meta data like meeting type and date. Track everything in one place rather than a bunch of Google docs.
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