Craft
UK-based Notion-style notes app with beautifully typeset docs, free up to 1,500 blocks
Quick Overview
| Company | Craft Docs Ltd |
|---|---|
| Category | Note Taking Alternatives |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
| Founded | 2019 |
| EU Presence | United Kingdom |
| Open Source | No |
| Pricing | Free (Starter) / Plus €8 per month (€6.40 per month billed annually) / Family €15 per month (€12 per month billed annually, 2-6 accounts) / Team €50 per month (up to 10 accounts), larger groups on request |
| Replaces | Notion, Evernote, Bear |
Detailed Review
Craft is a Notion-shaped writing and notes app built around beautifully typeset documents rather than database rows: pages nest inside each other, blocks range from tables to boards to embedded cards, and the editor is unusually considered for something that also has to hold a meeting agenda.
It sits closer to Capacities and Nuclino than to Anytype, because there is a real cloud behind it and the company, not the user, holds the key. For anyone who found Notion's block editor sluggish, Craft's is the fastest of the Notion-shaped apps in this category.
The operator is Craft Docs Ltd, registered at Companies House under company number 12092174 since 8 July 2019, with its registered office at 5 New Street Square, London EC4A 3TW.
Pricing is published in euros: the Starter plan is free with 1,500 blocks, 1 GB of storage and 7 days of version history; Plus removes those limits for €8 a month, or €6.40 billed annually; Family bundles two to six Plus accounts for €15 a month; and Team bundles up to ten for €50 a month, with larger groups quoted separately.
What Craft does not publish is where the notes actually live. Unlike Joplin's named city or Anytype's stated EU data centres, neither the pricing page nor the publicly reachable parts of its legal documents name a hosting provider, a data centre or even a continent for the servers behind sync.
A UK-registered company is a jurisdiction fact, and post-Brexit that puts Craft under UK GDPR rather than EU GDPR — a real but adequacy-covered distinction, and one worth asking the vendor to close in writing before storing anything regulated in it.
What Craft does well
- The fastest, best-designed editor among the Notion-shaped apps in this category
- Free tier is generous: 1,500 blocks and 1 GB before any limit bites
- Prices published in euros, including the annual discount, unlike several competitors
- Company verified at UK Companies House with a full registered address
- Family and Team plans bundle multiple accounts at a fixed price
Where Craft falls short
- No published hosting location — not a provider, a data centre, or a country
- UK jurisdiction, so notes sit under UK GDPR rather than EU GDPR
- No end-to-end encryption; the provider can read what is stored
- No self-hosting and no open-source edition
Standout feature. The most Notion-like editor in this category, from a UK company that has not yet said where the servers are.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- The fastest, best-designed editor among the Notion-shaped apps in this category
- Free tier is generous: 1,500 blocks and 1 GB before any limit bites
- Prices published in euros, including the annual discount, unlike several competitors
- Company verified at UK Companies House with a full registered address
- Family and Team plans bundle multiple accounts at a fixed price
Cons
- No published hosting location — not a provider, a data centre, or a country
- UK jurisdiction, so notes sit under UK GDPR rather than EU GDPR
- No end-to-end encryption; the provider can read what is stored
- No self-hosting and no open-source edition
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Craft?
Craft is a Notion-shaped writing and notes app built around beautifully typeset documents rather than database rows: pages nest inside each other, blocks range from tables to boards to embedded cards, and the editor is unusually considered for something that also has to hold a meeting agenda.
It sits closer to Capacities and Nuclino than to Anytype, because there is a real cloud behind it and the company, not the user, holds the key. For anyone who found Notion's block editor sluggish, Craft's is the fastest of the Notion-shaped apps in this category.
Where is Craft based?
Craft operates from London, United Kingdom, which places it under United Kingdom.
What does Craft cost?
Free (Starter) / Plus €8 per month (€6.40 per month billed annually) / Family €15 per month (€12 per month billed annually, 2-6 accounts) / Team €50 per month (up to 10 accounts), larger groups on request.
Who is Craft best for?
Notion-style personal and team notes from a UK company. The most Notion-like editor in this category, from a UK company that has not yet said where the servers are.
What are the drawbacks of Craft?
No published hosting location — not a provider, a data centre, or a country. UK jurisdiction, so notes sit under UK GDPR rather than EU GDPR. No end-to-end encryption; the provider can read what is stored. No self-hosting and no open-source edition.