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Coda vs Display

Coda and Display are both note-taking & docs tools. Coda is aimed at small businesses and enterprise, while Display is aimed at developers and small businesses. Display costs less, from $12/mo versus $15/mo for Coda. Both have a free plan.

Coda

Docs that work like apps

Display

Shared workspace where AI agents publish docs, prototypes and apps

PricingFreemium · $15Freemium · $12
Starting price$15/mo$12/mo
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Built forSmall businesses, EnterpriseDevelopers, Small businesses, Enterprise, Freelancers
Platformsweb, ios, androidweb
CountryUS · 2014EE
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Choose Coda if

Operations and product teams that want to build structured, interactive docs and have a few power users to maintain them.

  • Maker-only pricing keeps costs low for large teams
  • Formula language is far more capable than Notion's
  • Packs make docs genuinely interactive

Look elsewhere if: Teams wanting a simple wiki or large template libraries; Notion or Slite are easier.

Choose Display if

Product and engineering teams that already generate HTML docs and prototypes with coding agents and want one private place to share, review and version them.

  • Works with any agent, so Claude and Codex users can edit the same doc
  • Unlimited free viewers and commenters on every plan
  • Flat Team price covers up to 150 editors

Look elsewhere if: Teams that mainly need a classic wiki or office-file storage with mature compliance paperwork (Confluence, Google Drive).

Coda vs Display pricing

Coda

  • Free$0Editors and viewers free; doc size limits
  • Pro$15/Doc Maker/mo$12 billed annually
  • Business$40/Doc Maker/mo$33 billed annually; formerly Team
  • EnterpriseCustomSSO, audit, advanced permissions

Display

  • Free$01 editor, 3 gated docs, 50 MB, unlimited viewers
  • Solo$12/mo1 editor, 5 GB, version history; $9/mo billed yearly
  • Team$79/moUp to 150 editors, 100 GB, Shared Spaces; $59/mo yearly
  • Business$265/mo1 TB, 365-day audit logs, sharing controls; $199/mo yearly
  • EnterpriseCustom150+ editors, SAML SSO, signed DPA, SLA, custom storage

Coda · Key features

  • Tables with formulas, lookups, views and buttons that run actions
  • Packs: live two-way integrations inside docs
  • Automations triggered by time or row changes
  • Cross-doc sync and shared data across a workspace
  • Coda AI for summaries, drafting and table fill
  • Publishing docs as pages with custom domains

Cons

  • Complex docs become hard to maintain
  • Smaller template and community ecosystem
  • Mobile apps lag the desktop experience

Display · Key features

  • Publish agent-made HTML and Markdown docs to stable private URLs
  • MCP server, CLI and Claude connector for agents such as Codex and Cursor
  • Version on every publish, with restore on Solo and higher plans
  • Line-level comments that agents can read and resolve
  • In-browser editing for people with edit access
  • Spaces and folders for docs, images, PDFs and data files

Cons

  • No SOC 2 report yet, per the vendor's security page
  • SAML single sign-on only on the custom Enterprise plan
  • Version history and folders require at least the paid Solo plan

Coda vs Display: FAQ

Which is cheaper, Coda or Display?

Display starts at $12/mo and Coda at $15/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.

Do Coda and Display have a free plan?

Yes, both Coda and Display have a free plan; paid plans add more usage and features.

Not sure yet?