AppFlowy vs NoteDiscovery

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

AppFlowy

AGPL-3.0

Open source Notion alternative that brings projects, wikis, and teams together with AI while keeping you in control of your data.

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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

	AppFlowy	NoteDiscovery
License	AGPL-3.0	MIT
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	78,176	2,868
Forks	6,175	247
Open Issues	1,026	2
Last Commit	Nov 2, 2026	Nov 3, 2026
First Released	Jun 16, 2021	Nov 5, 2025
Categories	PDF viewer	Note Taking & Knowledge Management Tools
Tags	—	#knowledge-management #note taking #markdown #docker #self hosted

GitHub stars over time

AppFlowy78,176

NoteDiscovery

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