Anytype vs Outline

Comparing two open source alternatives to Notion. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

Anytype

Local-first, end-to-end encrypted alternative to Notion that lets you build a private knowledge base, docs, and tasks with no central server.

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Outline

BSL-1.1

The fastest growing-team knowledge base — beautiful, realtime collaborative, feature packed, and markdown compatible Notion and Confluence alternative.

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Side-by-side comparison

	Anytype	Outline
License	—	BSL-1.1
Self-hostable	No	Yes
GitHub Stars	9,047	41,162
Forks	606	3,652
Open Issues	231	67
Last Commit	Nov 3, 2026	Nov 3, 2026
First Released	May 22, 2023	May 22, 2016
Categories	PDF viewer	Wiki Software
Tags	—	#wiki #collaboration #knowledge-base

GitHub stars over time

Anytype9,047

Outline

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