AFFiNE vs Memos
A side-by-side comparison of AFFiNE and Memos — stars, license, self-host difficulty, deploy options, and what each replaces.
| Tagline | Privacy-first, local-first workspace combining docs, whiteboards, and databases | Lightweight, self-hosted note-taking and memo hub |
| Category | Notes & Knowledge Base | Notes & Knowledge Base |
| Replaces | Notion, Confluence, Obsidian | Evernote, Notion |
| GitHub stars | 51k | 40k |
| Language | TypeScript | Go |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Self-host difficulty | 3/5 Moderate | 2/5 Easy |
| Deploy options | Docker Docker Compose | Docker Manual |
| Managed hosting | ||
| Last updated | 14 days ago | 7 days ago |
| View repo | View repo |
