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Productivity · 9 alternatives

Instead of AppFlowy, try one of these 9.

Every alternative is lined up against AppFlowy on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. AppFlowy sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.

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Alternative
Price
Open source
Self-host
Offline
Platforms
AppFlowyWhat you have now
Open-source Notion alternative you can fully own and self-host.
PriceFreemium
cloud from $10
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineYes
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Notion#1
All-in-one workspace for notes, docs, wikis and project tracking.
PriceFreemium
from $10/seat
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Obsidian#2
Private, local-first knowledge base built on plain Markdown files.
PriceFreemium
sync $4/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Logseq#3
Outliner for networked thought, with backlinks and daily journals.
PriceFree
donations
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Anytype#4
Local-first, end-to-end encrypted workspace with objects and sets.
PriceFree
paid extras
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
AFFiNE#5
Docs, whiteboards and databases fused in one privacy-first canvas.
PriceFreemium
cloud from $8
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineYes
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Joplin#6
Open-source note taking with end-to-end encrypted sync.
PriceFree
cloud $3/mo
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
ClickUp#7
One app for tasks, docs, goals and chat.
PriceFreemium
from $7/seat
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Zettlr#8
Markdown writing app with citation support.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux
Notesnook#9
Open-source encrypted notes with private sync.
PriceFreemium
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android

How to read this. “Yes” means fully supported by the maker. “Partial” means it works with caveats. Likes reflect community popularity; vendors can’t pay for them or for placement. How we compare.

AppFlowy alternatives at a glance

AppFlowy is a freemium productivity app (cloud from $10). We compared 9 alternatives: 6 are open source, 4 are completely free, 3 can be self-hosted and 6 work fully offline. The most popular is Notion, with 4.9k likes.

Most liked overallNotion

All-in-one workspace for notes, docs, wikis and project tracking.

Freemium
Best free optionLogseq

Outliner for networked thought, with backlinks and daily journals.

Free · Open source · Works offline
Best open-source optionAnytype

Local-first, end-to-end encrypted workspace with objects and sets.

Free · Open source · Works offline
Best to self-hostAFFiNE

Docs, whiteboards and databases fused in one privacy-first canvas.

Freemium · Open source · Self‑hostable · Works offline

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