The Best Open Source Alternatives to Notion
Looking for a self-hosted, open-source alternative to Notion? Here are 4 apps you can run on your own infrastructure: BookStack, Docmost, Wiki.js and AFFiNE.
BookStack as a Notion alternative
BookStack is a straightforward open-source alternative to Notion for teams who mainly want organised, searchable notes rather than Notion's database and automation layer.
Docmost as a Notion alternative
Docmost is an open-source alternative to Notion with a similar block-style editor, aimed at personal and team notes rather than Confluence-style formal documentation.
Wiki.js as a Notion alternative
Wiki.js works as an open-source alternative to Notion for a team that wants a searchable personal knowledge base with fewer moving parts than Notion's blocks-and-databases model.
AFFiNE as a Notion alternative
AFFiNE is the closest open-source alternative to Notion in this list, combining the same docs-plus-database editing model with a whiteboard Notion doesn't have.
| Notion | BookStack | Docmost | Wiki.js | AFFiNE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notes & personal workspace | |||||
| Nested Pages & Hierarchical Structure | |||||
| Real-time Collaborative Editing | |||||
| Comments | |||||
| Version History | |||||
| Embedded Diagrams | |||||
| Multilingual Content | |||||
| Full-text Search | |||||
| Infinite Canvas Whiteboard | |||||
| No-code Database Builder | |||||
| Authentication | |||||
| SAML SSO | |||||
| OIDC SSO | |||||
| Social Login | |||||
| LDAP / AD | |||||
| MFA | |||||
| API Keys | |||||
| Password Auth | |||||
| Access Control | |||||
| RBAC | |||||
| Teams | |||||
| Unlimited Users | |||||
| Data | |||||
| Data Export | |||||
| Audit Log | |||||
| Integrations | |||||
| Webhooks | |||||
| REST API | |||||
| GraphQL API | |||||
| MCP Server | |||||
| UI | |||||
| Custom Branding | |||||
| Dark Mode | |||||
| Android | |||||
| iOS | |||||
| Mac | |||||
| Windows | |||||
| Infrastructure | |||||
| HA / Clustering | |||||
| Other Features | |||||
| Multiple Data Views | β | ||||