AppFlowy
Notes & Knowledge BaseOpen-source workspace and Notion alternative
Replaces Notion, Evernote
Best Real-Time Notes & Knowledge Base for self-hosting
The 8 best Real-Time notes & knowledge base you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
AFFiNE
Notes & Knowledge BaseWorkspace for docs, whiteboards and databases
Replaces Notion, Miro
Outline
Notes & Knowledge BaseTeam knowledge base and wiki
Replaces Notion, Confluence
Khoj
Notes & Knowledge BaseSelf-hostable AI assistant over your personal notes
Replaces Notion AI, Evernote
Docmost
Notes & Knowledge BaseOpen-source collaborative wiki and documentation
Replaces Confluence, Notion
Self-hosted LiveSync
Notes & Knowledge BaseSelf-hosted real-time sync backend for Obsidian vaults
Replaces Obsidian Sync
Athens Research
Notes & Knowledge BaseOpen-source networked note-taking and knowledge graph
Replaces Roam Research, Obsidian
Mindwendel
Notes & Knowledge BaseSelf-hosted brainstorming and idea capture board
Replaces Miro, Google Keep
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Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Real-Time within the notes & knowledge base category. Compare them on the individual app pages for setup difficulty and resource requirements.