# Open-source alternatives to Notion

> Notion: An all-in-one workspace for notes, docs, wikis and lightweight databases. The best self-hosted alternatives are AppFlowy, AFFiNE and Outline. All of them can run on your own server, so your data stays under your control. 4 of the 6 apps here are open source; 2 are source-available.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Commercial product | Notion |
| Category | Note-taking & Editors |
| Alternatives listed | 6 |
| Top pick | AppFlowy (77,152 stars, AGPL-3.0) |
| Canonical URL | https://appsgit.com/alternatives/notion |

## Alternatives, in recommended order

- [AppFlowy](https://appsgit.com/apps/appflowy): Build detailed lists of to-do’s for different projects while tracking the status of each one. Open Source Notion Alternative. (77,152 stars, AGPL-3.0, Dart, Docker)
- [AFFiNE](https://appsgit.com/apps/affine): Privacy-first workspace that combines docs, whiteboards and databases, an open-source Notion alternative. (73,246 stars, MIT / AFFiNE EE License, source-available, TypeScript, Docker)
- [Outline](https://appsgit.com/apps/outline): Extensible wiki for your team. (40,818 stars, BUSL-1.1, source-available, TypeScript, Docker)
- [SiYuan](https://appsgit.com/apps/siyuan): A privacy-first personal knowledge management software, written in typescript and golang. (46,636 stars, AGPL-3.0, TypeScript, Docker)
- [docmost Community Edition](https://appsgit.com/apps/docmost-community-edition): Collaborative wiki and documentation software (alternative to Confluence, Notion). (21,876 stars, AGPL-3.0, TypeScript, Docker)
- [Colanode](https://appsgit.com/apps/colanode): Collaboration suite with real-time messaging, rich text pages, file management, and dynamic databases - built for offline work (alternative to Slack, Notion). (5,158 stars, Apache-2.0, TypeScript, Docker)

## Comparisons

- [AppFlowy vs AFFiNE](https://appsgit.com/compare/appflowy-vs-affine)
- [Outline vs Wiki.js](https://appsgit.com/compare/outline-vs-wiki-js)
- [Docmost vs Outline](https://appsgit.com/compare/docmost-community-edition-vs-outline)

More in this category: [Note-taking & Editors](https://appsgit.com/categories/note-taking)

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