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Why Notion > Asana, Salesforce, Excel
How I reply to business owners asking “Why Notion though?”

On a discovery call with prospective client, he had a simple question:
“Chris, why Notion? Why not Asana or Salesforce or even Excel?”
Here’s what I told him:
Asana, Trello, ClickUp:
They’re pre-built (and frankly boring) software.
You work inside their system.
Need to change the flow? Tough luck.
Salesforce:
Powerful… and expensive.
Most companies get locked in and still don’t use 80% of the features.
Excel/Google Sheets:
Great for numbers.
Terrible for visibility, team ops, and anything human.
Now here’s what Notion gives you:
✅ Build your own workflows
✅ Customize every part of the interface
✅ Link tasks to projects, people, timelines
✅ Give custom access to each team role
✅ Integrate AI and automation
✅ And yes — make it actually look good
It’s like the LEGO set of operations.
You design your system.
We build it.
Your team runs it.
If your current tools feel like handcuffs instead of handles…
Reply "Workspace" and we’ll build one that fits your business.
No fluff. Just systems.
Chris “The Systemizer” Punt