collaborative knowledge workspace / docs, tables & whiteboard
AFFiNE is an open-source, local-first Notion & Miro alternative that combines docs, tables, and an infinite canvas in a single collaborative knowledge workspace.
Solves the same problem with a different architecture or at a different layer. Expect to rewrite the integration.
Choose when you want plain Markdown notes with strong E2E sync on mobile/desktop instead of a block/canvas editor.
Joplin - the privacy-focused note taking app with sync capabilities for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.
Choose when you want hierarchical note trees, scripting, and self-hosting without a whiteboard/canvas.
Build your personal knowledge base with Trilium Notes
Choose when you want AI-assisted quick capture into Markdown, not a full docs+canvas workspace.
Capture first. Organize later. A local-first Markdown app that turns scattered records into clear notes with AI.
Choose when you want a local-first Slack+Notion-style team workspace with chat-led docs.
Open-source and local-first Slack and Notion alternative that puts you in control of your data
Choose when you need offline-first Markdown wiki with multi-tenant teams, SSO, and S3 backups.
📚 The open-source, offline-first Notion, Obsidian & Confluence alternative. Advanced Markdown, multi-tenant teams, OIDC/SSO, and local S3 backups. Deploy in one command.
Choose when you want a focused Confluence/Notion-style docs platform without whiteboard.
Docmost is an open-source collaborative wiki and documentation software. It is an open-source alternative to Confluence and Notion.
Choose when you want a block-based local knowledge base with plugins/tree view, no canvas.
An open-source, privacy-first, self-hosted knowledge workspace where humans and AI agents work together 开源、隐私优先、自托管的知识工作空间，让人与智能体在此协作
Choose when you need a minimal self-hosted knowledge base and don't need AFFiNE's canvas/tables.
Your Self-Hosted Knowledge Base
Choose when you want a mature Notion-like workspace with databases/tasks on Flutter, no canvas.
Bring projects, wikis, and teams together with AI. AppFlowy is the AI collaborative workspace where you achieve more without losing control of your data. The leading open source Notion alternative.
Choose when you prefer outliner/backlinks graph workflow over a continuous canvas + block editor.
A privacy-first, open-source platform for knowledge management and collaboration. Download link: http://github.com/logseq/logseq/releases. roadmap: https://logseq.io/p/NX4mc_ggEV
An earlier or more limited way to do the job. Still the right call when you need something small, proven, or CPU-only.
Choose when you need a real-time collaborative document system with sub-documents, not a Miro-style canvas.
Docs is an open-source text editor: web-native, made for real-time collaboration, cleanly structured documents and sub-documents with full ownership of your data. Built to scale with Django and React.
Choose when you want a serverless Evernote-style notebook with MCP support, not a canvas workspace.
Serverless, 100% free, and open-source Evernote alternative on Cloudflare with native MCP | 无需服务器、0费用、原生支持 AI Agent 的开源自托管『印象笔记』
Choose when you want a tiny single-binary self-hosted wiki on SQLite/Markdown, no real-time editor.
LeafWiki - Self-hosted wiki. Single Go binary, SQLite, Markdown on disk. No external database required.
Choose when you want a lightweight local whiteboard+notes tool, accepting it's no longer actively maintained.
A lightweight local-first graphic-centric productivity tool to build your second brain. Supporting Excalidraw/Tldraw whiteboard and notion-like note. 一款以图形为中心、轻量级、本地优先的用于构建第二大脑的效率工具。支持 Excalidraw、Tldraw 白板和类 Notion 笔记。
These projects were analysed and named AFFiNE among their alternatives. The relationship is not symmetric — how AFFiNE rates them is a separate judgement, made when AFFiNE is analysed in its own right.
calls AFFiNE “When you want a whiteboard integrated with docs in a privacy-first workspace.”
Bring projects, wikis, and teams together with AI. AppFlowy is the AI collaborative workspace where you achieve more without losing control of your data. The leading open source Notion alternative.
calls AFFiNE “Choose it if you want a local-first Notion alternative that combines documents and a whiteboard/canvas.”
An open-source, privacy-first, self-hosted knowledge workspace where humans and AI agents work together 开源、隐私优先、自托管的知识工作空间，让人与智能体在此协作
calls AFFiNE “Choose when you want a local-first, all-in-one docs + whiteboard workspace with canvas-based thinking.”
Docs is an open-source text editor: web-native, made for real-time collaboration, cleanly structured documents and sub-documents with full ownership of your data. Built to scale with Django and React.
calls AFFiNE “Choose if you need a self-hosted knowledge base with whiteboarding/planning rather than simple timeline capture.”
Open-source, self-hosted note-taking tool built for quick capture. Markdown-native, lightweight, and fully yours.
calls AFFiNE “Choose when you need a combined doc/whiteboard knowledge base and are okay with a heavier web app.”
Joplin - the privacy-focused note taking app with sync capabilities for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.
calls AFFiNE “Choose when you want a privacy-first knowledge base with canvas/whiteboard and docs, not an outliner.”
A privacy-first, open-source platform for knowledge management and collaboration. Download link: http://github.com/logseq/logseq/releases. roadmap: https://logseq.io/p/NX4mc_ggEV
calls AFFiNE “choose when you need a privacy-first knowledge base that combines docs and whiteboard planning in one canvas.”
Build your personal knowledge base with Trilium Notes
calls AFFiNE “Choose it for a local-first all-in-one docs/whiteboard platform and canvas mindset, instead of a server-hosted wiki.”
Docmost is an open-source collaborative wiki and documentation software. It is an open-source alternative to Confluence and Notion.
calls AFFiNE “Choose AFFiNE if you want a canvas-based knowledge base with whiteboard features, combining notes with visual planning.”
A fully open source & end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote.
calls AFFiNE “If you want a local-first, doc+whiteboard knowledge base with a Notion-like canvas; not Markdown-file based.”
Capture first. Organize later. A local-first Markdown app that turns scattered records into clear notes with AI.
calls AFFiNE “Choose when you need editable canvases and block docs instead of IDE-bound Markdown files.”
The personal knowledge management (PKM) tool that grows as you do!
calls AFFiNE “choose when you want a local-first docs-plus-canvas workspace instead of a plain encrypted notes app.”
Think fearlessly with end-to-end encrypted notes and files. For issues, visit https://standardnotes.com/forum or https://standardnotes.com/help.
calls AFFiNE “Choose when you want an all-in-one canvas/docs app rather than plain Markdown in an editor.”
A personal knowledge management and sharing system for VSCode