Focalboard vs memos

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

Focalboard

AGPL-3.0

Open-source, self-hosted project management tool — a free alternative to Trello, Notion, and Asana.

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memos

MIT

A modern, open-source, self-hosted knowledge management and note-taking platform designed for privacy-conscious users and organizations.

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Side-by-side comparison

	Focalboard	memos
License	AGPL-3.0	MIT
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	26,153	59,503
Forks	2,540	4,335
Open Issues	779	24
Last Commit	May 11, 2026	May 9, 2026
First Released	Oct 6, 2020	Dec 8, 2021
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 #memo #note taking #microblog

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