Anchor vs NoteDiscovery

Comparing two open source alternatives to Google Keep and Notion and Obsidian and Evernote and Microsoft OneNote . Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

Anchor

AGPL-3.0

Offline-first, self-hostable note-taking app with rich text, tags, attachments, and cross-device sync via Docker.

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NoteDiscovery

MIT

A self-hosted knowledge base for note-taking with markdown support, Zettelkasten methodology, and Docker deployment.

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Side-by-side comparison

	Anchor	NoteDiscovery
License	AGPL-3.0	MIT
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	1,038	2,575
Forks	46	213
Open Issues	38	—
Last Commit	Jun 11, 2026	Jun 19, 2026
First Released	Dec 1, 2025	Nov 5, 2025
Categories	Note Taking & Knowledge Management Tools	Note Taking & Knowledge Management Tools
Tags	#notes #self hosted #offline-first #cross-platform #docker	#knowledge-management #note taking #markdown #docker #self hosted

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