NOTAKU ALTERNATIVE · UPDATED 1 OCTOBER 2026 UPDATED 1 OCTOBER 2026

The Notaku alternative that drafts the pages from your code.

Notaku turns your Notion pages into a published docs site, priced by how many of those pages you publish. Ellie Docs starts from your codebase instead: it drafts the help centre, then keeps it in step with what you merge. Here's how they compare.

Notaku publishes your Notion pages as a docs site. Ellie Docs drafts the help centre from your code and keeps it current.

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Choose Ellie Docs if…

your docs describe a software product that changes every week, nobody on the team has time to write the pages, or you want release notes written from your pull requests rather than a changelog template you fill in.

Stay with Notaku if…

your content already lives in Notion and you want the site to mirror it, you need password-protected pages or custom JS and CSS on a $33 plan, or what you publish isn't tied to a codebase at all, like a course, policy library or internal handbook.

Ellie Docs vs Notaku at a glanceAt a glance

Feature Ellie Docs Notaku
Where content comes from Source Drafted from your code and app Your Notion pages
What the plan meters Metered on Projects and AI answers Notion pages: 20 / 50 / 150 / 2,000
Keeping pages current Stays current Every merged PR checked; fixes drafted Auto Sync on Business Plus
Screenshots Screenshots Captured from your logged-in app From your Notion pages
AI answers for readers AI answers Every plan, from 50 a month Ask AI advertised; plan not stated
Changelog Changelog Drafted from merged PRs Template you write in
Free plan Free plan 1 project on yourname.elliedocs.com 20 pages on a notaku.site subdomain
Custom domain Custom domain Starter, $39/mo Basic, $15/mo
Editors Editors Unlimited on every plan 1 / 5 / unlimited by plan

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The differences

1. A Notion mirror versus a first draft

Notaku publishes pages you've already written in Notion, and its paid plans are sized by how many of those pages you publish: 50 on Basic, 150 on Business, 2,000 on Business Plus. Ellie Docs doesn't need the pages to exist. It reads your repo, runs your app and drafts the help centre, with screenshots of your logged-in screens, for you to review.

2. Staying accurate as you ship

On Notaku's Business Plus plan, Auto Sync keeps the site in step with Notion, so the site is as current as your Notion pages. Ellie Docs compares each merged PR with your published articles, flags the ones the change made wrong, and drafts the correction for you to approve.

3. A changelog you don't write

Notaku offers a changelog as a template you fill in. Ellie Docs drafts each entry from what you merged, groups related commits, leaves out internal noise, holds back anything unreleased, and links the entry to the help article it affects.

4. Two different free plans

Notaku's free plan publishes up to 20 Notion pages on a notaku.site subdomain. Ellie Docs Free gives you a full first draft of a help centre on yourname.elliedocs.com, 50 AI answers and 5 code-change updates a month. Notaku's custom domain starts lower, on Basic at $15 a month billed annually; Ellie Docs' starts on Starter at $39.

What a custom-domain help centre costs on each

Like for like: your own domain and a team of several editors. Billed annually. Notaku prices exclude VAT.

Ellie Docs Starter $39 / month

Your own domain, no badge, 500 AI answers a month, updates on every merged PR, changelog with in-app widget, unlimited editors.

Notaku Business $33 / month

150 Notion pages, 5 seats, custom domain, custom JS/CSS, password protection and widget. You write every page in Notion.

Notaku's pricing page advertises Ask AI and semantic search but doesn't say which plan includes them, so AI answers aren't part of this comparison.

Moving from Notaku

Point Ellie Docs at your published Notaku site during setup. Each page comes across as a draft, so your existing writing sits next to what Ellie drafts from your code and you choose what to keep.

  1. Connect your GitHub repo
  2. Paste your Notaku site URL to import
  3. Review the drafts and publish
  4. Point your domain at Ellie Docs

Notaku alternative: common questions

Is Notaku cheaper than Ellie Docs?

For a custom domain, yes: Notaku Basic is $15 a month billed annually, against $39 for Ellie Docs Starter. The difference is who writes the pages. On Notaku you write them in Notion; on Ellie Docs they're drafted from your code and kept current for you.

Can Ellie Docs import my Notaku content?

Yes. Give Ellie Docs the address of your published site during setup and every page arrives as an editable draft.

Does Ellie Docs suit non-software docs?

Not really. Ellie Docs is built around a codebase. For a course, handbook or policy library written in Notion, Notaku is the better fit.

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