Focalboard vs NoteDiscovery

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.

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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

	Focalboard	NoteDiscovery
License	AGPL-3.0	MIT
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	26,386	2,739
Forks	2,577	232
Open Issues	784	3
Last Commit	May 18, 2026	Aug 10, 2026
First Released	Oct 6, 2020	Nov 5, 2025
Categories	Time & Task Management Tools Knowledge Management Tools Collaboration & Communication Tools	Note Taking & Knowledge Management Tools
Tags	#kanban #project management #collaboration #docker #self hosted	#knowledge-management #note taking #markdown #docker #self hosted

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