Jotty vs Journal

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

Jotty

AGPL-3.0

Lightweight self-hosted app for managing personal file-based notes and checklists.

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Journal

MIT

Journal is a simple self-hosted journal and blog API written in Go, using SQLite for storage. Build custom clients, capture daily entries, and own your writing on your own server.

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Side-by-side comparison

	Jotty	Journal
License	AGPL-3.0	MIT
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	2,018	43
Forks	119	1
Open Issues	60	—
Last Commit	Oct 4, 2026	May 3, 2026
First Released	Aug 11, 2025	Mar 10, 2016
Categories	Note Taking & Knowledge Management Tools	Note Taking & Knowledge Management Tools
Tags	#note taking #self hosted #homelab	#journaling #blog #memo #self hosted

GitHub stars over time

Jotty2,018

Journal

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