The price of cloud notes
Cloud notes feel slick. The price: your data format is not yours (Notion blocks are not Markdown), your continuity is tied to the vendor, and AI tends to only see "what you uploaded."
What direct file ownership provides
- Documents are Markdown on disk — any editor opens them
- No mandatory signup — no cloud means no cloud breach
- Agent uses tools on your machine — richer context than remote RAG
- Portability — don’t like it? Copy the folder, leave
When not to pick Kition
If your core need is "30 people co-editing one doc in real time," Notion is smoother. Kition fits "solo or small team + heavy AI execution + sensitive data."