Who this comparison is for
Knowledge Base / FAQ highlights
- Grounded answer synthesis with citations
- Slack capture → draft; Zendesk/Intercom sidebars
Notion highlights
- Highly flexible page database & blocks
Capability matrix
Capability | Knowledge Base / FAQ | Notion | Notes |
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FAQ model & taxonomy chips | Full | Partial | Notion uses generic properties |
Hybrid search + re-embedding | Full | Partial | Velaxe vectors + FTS |
Public help center & widget | Full | Partial | Custom embed & routing |
Bulk import/export & validation | Full | Partial | Schema checks on import |
Deflection analytics (CTR, dwell, CSAT) | Full | Partial | Purpose-built dashboards |
- Notion remains great for internal docs; Velaxe handles public/internal FAQs & deflection.
Total cost of ownership
Switching FAQs to Velaxe reduces support repeat work and improves self-serve effectiveness while keeping Notion for internal docs.
Assumptions
- ≥ 500 FAQs; 3+ locales; web widget live
Migration plan
From Notion · Connector export → Transform → Import drafts
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1
Export Notion database to Markdown/CSV
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2
Map properties→tags/locales; attach media
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3
Import & validate; publish and embed widget
Security
- SOC2 controls; KMS-managed keys; RBAC
Evidence & sources
Claim | Value | Source |
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Widget + analytics | Deflection & search KPIs |
product_docs
CTR, latency, deflection
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About Knowledge Base / FAQ
Knowledge Base / FAQ is an enterprise-grade knowledge system for teams to author rich articles, attach images/videos/files, tag them for easy discovery, and localize content by locale. Users get instant answers via hybrid search: classic full-text (FTS) plus semantic vector retrieval with embeddings.
Editors benefit from autosave, clean Markdown/HTML authoring, tag chips, and attachment management. Ops can choose the embedding model and enable a nightly drift job that re-embeds older content as models improve—keeping search results fresh and accurate.
The app is workspace-native, so your data lives with your workspace, behind Velaxe RBAC and audit logs.