Compare Quillbot and Notix: Which Extension is the Best?

Quillbot is an AI-powered writing assistant designed to enhance your writing with features like paraphrasing, grammar checking, and summarizing. Ideal for productivity and improving writing quality.
Notix is a powerful web clipper for Notion, featuring screenshot capture, AI-driven content organization, and customizable templates to enhance productivity and streamline workflows.
Key Features
  • Paraphrasing Tool: Rewrites your sentences to improve clarity and style.
  • Grammar Checker: Identifies and corrects grammatical errors.
  • Summarizer: Condenses long texts into shorter summaries.
  • Citation Generator: Helps you create citations in various formats.
  • Plagiarism Checker: Ensures your content is original.
  • Web Clipping: Easily clip and save web content directly to Notion.
  • Screenshot Tool: Capture visible or entire web pages.
  • AI-Powered Summaries: Automatically generate summaries for clipped content.
  • Custom Templates: Organize information with customizable templates.
  • Step Recording: Record and save step-by-step guides.
Our Rating
8.7
8.2
Total users
4,485,643
4,000
Total ratings
3,036
35
Average rating
4.6 ⭐
4.6 ⭐
Entry Level PriceFreeFree
Chrome
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4.7
4.88
2.9K+ ratings
4.0M+Users
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4.6
4.62
35 ratings
4.0K+Users
Edge
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4.5
4.47
104 ratings
485.6K+Users
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Safari
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Features
9.0

Paraphrasing Tool:
Quillbot's paraphrasing tool is one of its standout features. It offers multiple modes like Standard, Fluency, and Creative, allowing users to choose the level of rewriting they need. We found it particularly useful for avoiding plagiarism and improving sentence structure.

Grammar Checker:
The grammar checker is robust, catching errors that many basic spell checkers miss. However, it sometimes flagged correct sentences as incorrect, which can be a bit annoying.

Summarizer:
Quillbot's summarizer is effective for condensing long articles or papers. It provides concise summaries that capture the main points, making it a valuable tool for students and professionals alike.

9.5

Notix offers a variety of features that make web clipping to Notion easier and more efficient. The ability to edit content directly in the browser before saving it stands out from competitors. You can add highlighted text directly and screenshots, videos, and other information afterward.

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Another interesting feature is the AI-supported summaries and creation of headings with user-defined templates. You can see that the developer is working hard on updates here to stand out from other web clippers with useful features.

Performance
8.8

Quillbot performs well with small to medium-sized texts, but it can slow down when processing larger documents.

6.5

Performance is currently still very variable. The interface between the extension and Notion is fast, but for many users, several performance problems when clipping new information could be a deterrent. In our tests, it happened several times that the information already changed and recorded in the sidebar could not be saved and an error message appeared. This is very annoying if you have already put a lot of effort into making changes.

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The AI function also rarely worked in our test and when it did it was very slow. Occasionally, a loading bar appeared that never disappeared. Overall, we see the greatest potential for the extension to improve here.

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Design
9.0

User Interface:
Quillbot boasts a clean and intuitive interface. The layout is straightforward, making it easy for users to navigate through different features without any hassle.

Customization:
The tool offers various customization options, such as different paraphrasing modes and the ability to adjust the length of summaries. These features make it adaptable to different writing needs.

9.0

The design is functional, but could be a little more intuitive to improve usability. The layout is clear so that the various functions can always be found immediately.

Value for Money
9.0

Free vs. Paid:
While the free version offers basic functionality, the premium plans unlock a wealth of features that significantly enhance the tool's utility.

Cost-Effectiveness:
Compared to its competitors, Quillbot is slightly cheaper than Grammarly but more expensive than LanguageTool. From our perspective, Quillbot doesn't offer more value than LanguageTool, so we believe it should be priced similarly. However, it currently offers significant discounts on their plans, which makes it a very good investment in your writing.

8.5

In our opinion, the extension offers a good price-performance ratio for both the normal user, who already receives the basic functions with the free version and the paid version with the full range of functions. The only thing that could put off paying users in particular are the performance problems that still exist in some cases.

Ease of Use
7.8

Quillbot's onboarding process is impressive, and the tool is easy to use right from the start. We quickly grasped most of its features. However, when compared to top competitors like Grammarly, it doesn't feel quite as natural or seamless to use.

6.5

Although Notix is easy to install initially, it is not completely intuitive to use afterward. In particular, users not yet fully familiar with Notion may have problems. The initial setup with the creation of templates based on databases is not always clear. The professional 11-minute tutorial that is displayed after installation is useful here, but may deter new users who do not want to take on this effort. An additional effort that not everyone will take on is the registration required to make the API available at OpenAI. To summarize, the setup is somewhat complicated and more complex compared to other competitors, but the use of the features afterward should be intuitive for everyone.

Security & Privacy
8.8

Data Handling:
Quillbot ensures that user data is encrypted and securely stored. However, like many AI tools, it does send data to its servers for processing, which may raise privacy concerns for some users.

Third-Party Services:
The tool uses third-party services for certain features, which could lead to data being processed outside of the EU. Users should be cautious when handling sensitive information.

8.9

Notix ensures and describes general data security in its privacy policy. The extension does not store excessive data, and user information is mainly kept within the Notion ecosystem. Within the extension, access can only be granted to selected individual pages, so that sensitive information on other Notion pages is protected. Only the dependency on an account with an AI service to use all the features may raise concerns for some users.

Conclusion

Quillbot is a flexible AI writing tool that does a great job with paraphrasing and grammar checking.

While it has a few minor downsides, like occasional mistakes and some privacy concerns, its overall performance and affordability make it a solid choice. In the end, choosing the best writing tool is also a matter of personal opinion. If you want to improve your writing and boost productivity, Quillbot is definitely worth a look.

However, it still cannot compete with Grammarly as the best writing tool in this category. In our eyes, Grammarly is worth the more expensive price.

In summary, Notix is a powerful tool for Notion users who want to clip text, images, and more with useful features. Innovative features, such as AI-powered summaries and custom templates, set it apart from other tools. However, this is also where the biggest potential for improvement lies, as the initial setup is not always intuitive and performance issues could put users off. Overall, Notix offers great value for those looking for an alternative to the popular Notion web clippers.

Our Recommendation

In our comparison between Quillbot and Notix, Quillbot came out on top, scoring 8.7.

Quillbot is the most widely used, with over 4 million users and 3k+ reviews—and it also delivered the strongest performance in our tests. User reviews for Quillbot reflect our findings, while we rate Notix lower than users do.

Notably, Notix has the highest user rating in the Chrome Web Store at 4.63, which is even higher than our rating of 8.2.

In the end, the differences between these extensions are minimal, so your choice may come down to personal preference or specific features.


  • Looking for the richest feature set? Notix stands out with a rating of 9.5. On the other hand, Quillbot lags behind in this area with a rating of 9.
  • Need top performance? Quillbot stands out with a rating of 8.8. On the other hand, Notix lags behind in this area with a rating of 6.5.
  • Both look and feel great: Quillbot and Notix. In the Design category, Quillbot has scored an excellent 9. The design is both attractive and highly functional, making it stand out.
  • Want to get the most for your money? Quillbot stands out with a rating of 9. On the other hand, Notix lags behind in this area with a rating of 8.5.
  • If you hate complicated tools, Quillbot stands out with a rating of 7.8. On the other hand, Notix lags behind in this area with a rating of 6.5.
  • With privacy and security becoming ever more important, Notix stands out with a rating of 8.9. On the other hand, Quillbot lags behind in this area with a rating of 8.8.

If you want a quick recommendation, Quillbot is our top pick. But as always, the best choice depends on what matters most to you.