TriliumNext Notes vs Wiki.js

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

TriliumNext Notes

AGPL-3.0

Hierarchical personal knowledge base with powerful note-taking, rich text editing, and scripting capabilities.

AGPL-3.0

Wiki.js | A modern and powerful wiki app built on Node.js

	TriliumNext Notes	Wiki.js
License	AGPL-3.0	AGPL-3.0
Self-hostable	Yes	No
GitHub Stars	35,210	28,086
Forks	2,342	3,174
Open Issues	924	176
Last Commit	Mar 27, 2026	Mar 23, 2026
First Released	May 23, 2017	Aug 16, 2016
Categories	Note Taking & Knowledge Management Tools Knowledge Management Tools	Wiki Software Internal Knowledge Base Knowledge Management Tools
Tags	#note taking #knowledge-management #markdown	#markdown #documentation #wiki

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

Markdown-based note-taking app with powerful live queries, templates, and a pluggable scripting system for power users.

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

Open-source collaborative wiki and documentation platform, an alternative to Confluence and Notion.

A self-hosted personal knowledge base that turns markdown notes into an AI-augmented knowledge graph with semantic search and wiki synthesis.