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Free alternatives to Notion

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Why look elsewhere

Notion keeps your notes on its servers in its own format, and its free plan is limited for teams.

What to compare

Databases and boards (AppFlowy, Anytype) or an outliner (Logseq); local-first storage and encryption; and how cleanly your notes export. Logseq keeps plain files on your disk.

Side by side

ResourcePricingTypeLicencePlatformsPopularityLast commitLink
AppFlowyOpen sourceToolAGPL-3.0self-hosted★ 77k1 Oct 2026✓
AnytypeFreeTool—self-hosted★ 8.9k3 Oct 2026✓
SiYuanOpen sourceToolAGPL-3.0self-hosted★ 46k4 Oct 2026✓
LogseqOpen sourceToolAGPL-3.0web★ 45k4 Oct 2026✓

4 alternatives

  • AppFlowy

    appflowy.com

    An open-source Notion alternative

    Tool Open source AGPL-3.0 ★ 77k ✓ checked

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  • Anytype

    anytype.io

    Local-first, encrypted workspace

    Tool Free ★ 8.9k ✓ checked

    Visit site ↗

  • SiYuan

    b3log.org

    Privacy-first, self-hosted, open-source personal knowledge management app.

    Tool Open source AGPL-3.0 ★ 46k ✓ checked

    Visit site ↗

  • Logseq

    logseq.com

    An outliner for your own knowledge base

    Tool Open source AGPL-3.0 ★ 45k ✓ checked

    Visit site ↗
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