Head-to-head · Notes
Notion vs Logseq
Which one to pick in 2026 — comparing 🇺🇸 Notion with the European alternative 🇪🇺 Logseq on the things that actually decide who can read your data.
🇺🇸 Notionvs🇪🇺 Logseq
Verdict
Who has stronger privacy guarantees by law?
Logseq — GDPR-native and outside the US CLOUD Act / FISA 702 reach.
Which one encrypts your data end-to-end by default?
Logseq ships E2E encryption by default. Notion does not.
Which one tracks you for ads?
Neither monetises through ad tracking.
Which one is open source?
Logseq is open source. Notion is proprietary.
Side-by-side
Notion vs Logseq — full comparison
Criteria
🇪🇺 Logseq
🇺🇸 Notion
Headquarters
Berlin, Germany
San Francisco, CA, USA
Jurisdiction
EU
USA (CLOUD Act, FISA 702)
Data location
Local-first
Global, US-controlled (AWS)
GDPR-native
Yes
No
CLOUD Act / FISA exposed
No
Yes
Ad tracking
No
No
End-to-end encryption
Yes
No
Open source
Yes
No
Ownership
Logseq Inc
Notion Labs Inc. (private, US VC-backed)
Founded
2020
2016
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