AppFlowy vs Joplin
A side-by-side comparison of AppFlowy and Joplin — stars, license, self-host difficulty, deploy options, and what each replaces.
| Tagline | Open-source Notion alternative built on Flutter and Rust | Open-source note-taking app with end-to-end encrypted sync |
| Category | Notes & Knowledge Base | Notes & Knowledge Base |
| Replaces | Notion, Confluence | Evernote, Obsidian |
| GitHub stars | 63k | 50k |
| Language | Dart | TypeScript |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Self-host difficulty | 3/5 Moderate | 3/5 Moderate |
| Deploy options | Docker Docker Compose | Docker Docker Compose Manual |
| Managed hosting | ||
| Last updated | 10 days ago | 8 days ago |
| View repo | View repo |
