Your work lives in shared databases
Notion gives your team databases, views, forms, buttons, and paid database automations out of the box, without building an interface first.
HTML files you own, or a workspace
Stay with Notion for shared databases, granular page permissions, and workspace automations, or choose Hyperclay when you want custom tools as single HTML files you own.
| Hyperclay | Notion | |
|---|---|---|
| Owning your data | Each page is one HTML file on an open spec that runs anywhere. (better here) | You own your Customer Data, stored in the US by default. |
| Export | Download one HTML file, or your workspace zip, and the app still works. (better here) | Exports PDF, HTML, Markdown, and CSV. You cannot recreate a workspace from export. |
| Offline | Full offline editing on Mac, Windows, and Linux with free desktop apps. (better here) | Desktop and mobile apps. Offline databases show 50 rows; forms do not work. |
| Custom interface | Build any layout or app with HTML, CSS, visual CMS, or code. (better here) | Built around Notion pages, databases, views, forms, buttons, and automations. |
| Collaboration | Saved edits appear live for everyone without refreshing or losing page focus. | Shared workspaces with pages, databases, comments, and up to 10 guests free. |
| Permissions | Public or private HTML files, revocable edit links without login, and Maker workspaces. | Five access levels, expiring links, workspace sharing, and guests invited per page. (better here) |
| AI editing | Comment or press Cmd+J to edit the page live on paid plans. | Notion Agent, AI Meeting Notes, and Enterprise Search require Business or Enterprise. |
| Integrations and API | Pages serve JSON at a stable URL and call your own APIs. | Public API with webhooks, plus database automations and Slack notifications. (better here) |
| Price | Free $0; Personal is $48/year billed yearly or $6/month billed monthly. (better here) | Free $0; Plus $10/month billed yearly or $12/month billed monthly per member. |
When Notion is the better choice
You need granular page permissions
Notion offers five access levels including comment and content editing, expiring links, and per page guest invites, while we only separate public, private, and edit links.
You need mobile apps and webhooks
Notion ships iOS and Android apps alongside Mac and Windows, and its public API provides webhooks across pages, databases, users, comments, and file uploads.
When Hyperclay is the better choice
You want a custom interactive tool
Start from Freelance rate calculator and shape the layout with HTML, ClayJS, or Cmd+J edits, so your tool works the way you want.
You want files that outlive us
Download a Kanban board as one HTML file and the whole board still opens, edits, and saves anywhere, offline on desktop or on another host.
You publish straight to the web
Start from Devlog, connect a custom domain on paid plans, publish every save live, and serve your page data as JSON at a URL.
Moving over
Bring your Notion pages across
Export from Notion as Markdown and CSV, then upload a single .md file or the Notion export zip to Hyperclay. Each Markdown page and database subpage becomes a Block editor document, and zip imports keep your images and links between pages working. CSV files do not import as databases, so rebuild interactive boards from a template like Kanban.
FAQ
What happens to my apps if I leave Hyperclay?
Download any page as one HTML file, or download your entire workspace as one zip. Because every file follows the CC0 malleable document specification at malleabledocument.com, your apps keep opening in any browser, or editing and saving offline as .htmlclay files in HTML Clay without an account.
Can my team edit a Hyperclay file without paying per seat?
Send a secret share link so anyone can edit an HTML file without an account, and revoke it anytime. For a shared team workspace, Maker includes 4 people for $120/year billed yearly or $15/month billed monthly, and extra editors cost $2/month billed yearly or $3/month billed monthly.
Are private Hyperclay files completely private?
HTML files are public at their URL unless you switch them to private, and listing in our Discover gallery is off by default. One limit to know before uploading sensitive assets: files and images you upload stay public at their own URLs, even when the HTML file using them is private.
Can Hyperclay replace Notion databases?
Not for large workspace tables with multiple views, rollups, and database automations. On Hyperclay, data lives directly inside the HTML file as elements or JSON, which fits custom boards, trackers, calculators, and forms within one app, and our paid plans add public form collections with a submissions dashboard.
Do I need to write code to use Hyperclay?
No. Start from a template, flip into edit mode to change text and lists directly on the page, or use the visual CMS sidebar for forms, toggles, cards, and images. On paid plans, comment anywhere or press Cmd+J and an AI agent makes the edit live with one click to revert.
Start with ten free HTML files
Host 10 HTML files free, or pay from $48/year billed yearly with a full refund in 30 days.