How Buildroy compares to Notion
| Feature | Buildroy | Notion |
|---|---|---|
| No account required for prospects | Requires prospect to have or create a Notion account for interactive editing. | |
| Email capture and lead notification built in. | No email capture or lead notification natively. | |
| Fully branded | Page looks like an internal doc -- not a branded client-facing tool. | |
| Shareable result URL preserves inputs so prospects can forward their specific numbers. | No shareable result URL that locks in the prospect's specific inputs. | |
| One-click PDF export of the result. | No PDF export of the calculation result. |
About Notion pricing
Notion free: unlimited pages, limited block history. Plus $10/user/month. Business $18/user/month. Enterprise is custom.
Why teams switch from Notion to Buildroy
Notion is a flexible internal tool for documentation, project management, and knowledge bases. Many founders and consultants have tried to use Notion's formula columns and database views to build client-facing ROI calculators. It works, sort of -- you can duplicate a Notion page, ask a prospect to fill in their numbers, and reference formula columns to show outputs. The problems start immediately. The prospect needs a Notion account or guest access. The page looks like an internal doc, not a branded tool. There is no email capture. There is no lead notification. And there is no shareable result URL that preserves the inputs after the prospect closes the tab.
Buildroy is the tool for what you were trying to do in Notion. A calculator lives at a clean URL, matches your brand, asks for the prospect's email before or after showing the result, and sends you a notification the moment they complete it. You can embed it on your website, share a direct link in an email or LinkedIn message, or export the result as a PDF the prospect can forward to their CFO. The whole workflow that Notion requires manual setup for is automatic in Buildroy.
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