Joplin vs Logseq
A side-by-side comparison of Joplin and Logseq — stars, license, self-host difficulty, deploy options, and what each replaces.
| Tagline | Open-source note-taking app with end-to-end encrypted sync | Privacy-first, local-first outliner for networked notes |
| Category | Notes & Knowledge Base | Notes & Knowledge Base |
| Replaces | Evernote, Obsidian | Obsidian, Notion, Evernote |
| GitHub stars | 50k | 36k |
| Language | TypeScript | Clojure |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Self-host difficulty | 3/5 Moderate | 4/5 Involved |
| Deploy options | Docker Docker Compose Manual | Manual |
| Managed hosting | ||
| Last updated | 8 days ago | 26 days ago |
| View repo | View repo |
