Focalboard vs HedgeDoc

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

Focalboard

AGPL-3.0

Focalboard is an open-source, self-hosted project management tool — a free alternative to Trello, Notion, and Asana for boards, docs, and team planning across every workflow.

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HedgeDoc

AGPL-3.0

Real-time collaborative markdown note editor you can self-host — write together with rich formatting and seamless sharing.

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Side-by-side comparison

	Focalboard	HedgeDoc
License	AGPL-3.0	AGPL-3.0
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	26,468	7,418
Forks	2,580	594
Open Issues	784	275
Last Commit	May 18, 2026	Sep 12, 2026
First Released	Oct 6, 2020	Mar 27, 2019
Categories	Time & Task Management Tools Knowledge Management Tools Collaboration & Communication Tools	Note Taking & Knowledge Management Tools
Tags	#kanban #project management #collaboration #docker #self hosted	#markdown #collaboration #note taking

GitHub stars over time

Focalboard26,468

HedgeDoc

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