Self-Hosted Notion Alternatives

Notion is not available as a self-hosted solution but there are plenty of alternatives for power users and business that want to host a solution on-premise. The best Self-Hosted alternative is AppFlowy, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Notion and 15 are available as a self-hosted solution so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Self-Hosted alternatives to Notion are Logseq, Standard Notes, TiddlyWiki and AFFiNE.

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Notion alternatives are mainly Note-taking Tools but may also be Todo List Managers or Task Management Tools. Other popular filters includes Self-Hosted + Open Source. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Notion.

Notion

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Note-taking Tool
Free Personal • Proprietary

Streamline teamwork with real-time collaboration, drag-and-drop content organization, and visual simplicity across notes, tasks, wikis, and databases.

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Notion alternatives page was last updated Sep 25, 2024

AppFlowy
AppFlowy is an open source alternative to Notion. You are in charge of your data and customizations.
55 AppFlowy alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Note-taking Tool
- Todo List Manager
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Self-Hosted
- Rust
- Android
Top AppFlowy Features
1. Note organization
2. Privacy focused
3. Works Offline
4. Kanban Board
5. Dark Mode
6. Project Management
7. Ad-free
8. Support for MarkDown
9. WYSIWYG Support
10. No Tracking
11. Cloud Sync
12. Lightweight
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AppFlowy VS Notion
Is AppFlowy a good alternative to Notion?
Comments about AppFlowy as an Alternative to Notion

Baptiste THIVEND
Simple to install and efficient. In heavy development, as of Q3 2023 there's still for improvement to reach all Notion's possibility, however at the rythm of a release every month, it should be rapidly do the job for a small team.
Positive comment •Sep 5, 2023
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Mark
the closest alternative to Notion...
Positive comment •Feb 16, 2023
0
Guest
It's still in development. Only functions to take notes at this time.
Negative comment •May 10, 2022
3
jinformatique
the closest alternative to Notion currently is Anytype. You can sync end-to-end encrypted through IPFS.
Positive comment •Aug 9, 2023
2
- Almost everyone thinks AppFlowy is a great Notion alternative.
- AppFlowy is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Notion.
- AppFlowy is Free and Open SourceNotion is Free Personal and Proprietary
- AppFlowy is Privacy focused and LightweightNotion is not according to our users

Logseq
Logseq is a platform for knowledge sharing and management. It focuses on privacy, longevity, and user control. Notice: the backend code will be open-sourced as soon as we’re sure that the backend service meets the security standards.
112 Logseq alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Note-taking Tool
- Todo List Manager
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- F-Droid
Top Logseq Features
1. Bidirectional links
2. Graph view
3. Outliner
4. Backlinks
5. Local Storage
6. Knowledge base
7. Support for MarkDown
8. Knowledge Management
9. Works Offline
10. Note organization
11. Ad-free
12. Full-Text Search
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Logseq VS Notion
Is Logseq a good alternative to Notion?
Comments about Logseq as an Alternative to Notion

isTrick
Logseq have some good knowledge management tools out of the box, like graph view, flashcards, whiteboards, etc. It's open-source and privacy focused. But for project management isn't the best alternative.
Positive comment •Dec 7, 2023
4
- Almost everyone thinks Logseq is a great Notion alternative.
- Logseq is Free and Open SourceNotion is Free Personal and Proprietary

Standard Notes
Standard Notes is a simple and private notes app. It allows you to write and sync your notes across all your devices, iOS, Android, Linux, Windows, MacOS, and web browser.
65 Standard Notes alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Open Source
Application types
- Note-taking Tool
- Todo List Manager
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- F-Droid
+4
Top Standard Notes Features
1. End-to-End Encryption
2. Privacy focused
3. Cloud Sync
4. Encrypted Notes
5. Support for MarkDown
6. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
7. Clean design
8. Works Offline
9. Encrypted Backup
10. AES Encryption
11. Security focused
12. Sync on many devices
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Standard Notes VS Notion
Is Standard Notes a good alternative to Notion?
Comments about Standard Notes as an Alternative to Notion

LordMax
It's a really good note app but not similar to notion
Negative comment •May 7, 2021
9
Mario Mazzoli
Good for notes, fantastic for spreadsheets, but Notion is still superior for table content.
Positive comment •Jul 31, 2022
3
- Most users think Standard Notes is a great Notion alternative.
- Standard Notes is Freemium and Open SourceNotion is Free Personal and Proprietary
- Standard Notes is Privacy focused and Security focusedNotion is not according to our users

TiddlyWiki
TiddlyWiki is a single html file with all the characteristics of a wiki - including all of the functionality (including editing, saving, tagging and searching) and the style sheet. Because its a single file, its very portable - you can email it, put it on a web server or share...
153 TiddlyWiki alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Note-taking Tool
- Todo List Manager
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- BSD
- Self-Hosted
- Xfce
- RemoteStorage
Top TiddlyWiki Features
1. Customizable
2. Standalone
3. Cross page linking
4. Support for MarkDown
5. Wiki
6. Portable
7. Wiki-like interface
8. No registration required
9. Ad-free
10. Dark Mode
11. No Coding Required
12. WYSIWYG Support
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TiddlyWiki VS Notion
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AFFiNE
There can be more than Notion / and Miro. Affine is a next-gen knowledge base that brings planning, sorting and creating all together.
101 AFFiNE alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Open Source
Application types
- Todo List Manager
- Note-taking Tool
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Self-Hosted
+3
Top AFFiNE Features
1. Support for MarkDown
2. Ad-free
3. Goal Tracking
4. Kanban Board
5. Real time collaboration
6. Dark Mode
7. Pomodoro Timer
8. Lightweight
9. Handwritten Notes
10. Subtasks
11. Privacy focused
12. Hierarchical Structure
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AFFiNE VS Notion
Is AFFiNE a good alternative to Notion?
Comments about AFFiNE as an Alternative to Notion

sergey27564
The whiteboard functional is great and helps to manage tasks and projects better
Positive comment •Feb 8, 2024
0
- Almost everyone thinks AFFiNE is a great Notion alternative.
- AFFiNE is Freemium and Open SourceNotion is Free Personal and Proprietary
- AFFiNE is Lightweight and Privacy focusedNotion is not according to our users

Trilium Notes
Trilium Notes is a hierarchical note taking application.
337 Trilium Notes alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Note-taking Tool
- Todo List Manager
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Self-Hosted
- Google Chrome
- Cloudron
- Mozilla Firefox
+6
Top Trilium Notes Features
1. Knowledge base
2. Tree of notes
3. Note organization
4. Dark Mode
5. No Tracking
6. Works Offline
7. End-to-End Encryption
8. Ad-free
9. Cloud Sync
10. Privacy focused
11. Web Clipper
12. Support for scripting
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Discontinued
Trilium transitions into maintenance mode and don't plan adding any new major functionality. You can take a look at this community fork: https://github.com/TriliumNext

Trilium Notes VS Notion
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Teable
Teable is a Super fast, Real-time, Professional, Developer friendly, No-code database built on Postgres. It uses a simple, spreadsheet-like interface to create complex enterprise-level database applications.
53 Teable alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Relational Database
Platforms
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Online
- Self-Hosted
- Docker
+4
Top Teable Features
1. Relational Database
2. No Coding Required
3. Real time collaboration
4. PostgreSQL-compatible
5. Data visualization
6. Ad-free
7. Sorting
8. Grid layout
9. Search and Replace
10. Copy & paste actions
11. Charts
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Teable VS Notion
Is Teable a good alternative to Notion?