AFFiNE vs TiddlyWiki
A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted apps from related categories
— licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one
replaces.
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Compare AFFiNE with
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Compare TiddlyWiki with
choose an app… AppFlowy Docusaurus Memos Joplin SiYuan Logseq Outline Trilium Notes Wiki.js Focalboard Notable MkDocs Docmost Obsidian BookStack Docs by Suite Numerique Notesnook Gollum Zettlr Quartz VNote MarkText Workspace Leantime Anytype Read the Docs Dendron QOwnNotes MediaWiki CherryTree MDwiki Trilium Notes Next Raneto zk MindForger WizNote Helpy Documize Community Gitit Zim Django Wiki Otter Wiki QuillPad Beavers Notes XWiki LeafWiki Kiwix Notesnook Sync Server Feather Wiki Daux.io Realms Wiki Antora Doctave phpMyFAQ Wikmd Mycorrhiza Wiki MoinMoin OutWiker Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware Tiddloid MyTetra AmuseWiki WikidPad Pepperminty Wiki YesWiki Foswiki Oddmuse W WackoWiki PhpWiki PmWiki WiKiss
Feature AFFiNE TiddlyWiki Category Notes & Knowledge Base Wikis & Documentation License MIT BSD-3-Clause Language TypeScript JavaScript Setup difficulty Medium Easy Min. RAM 1,024 MB 64 MB Deployment docker binary, bare-metal, source GitHub stars ★ 71,312 ★ 8,622 First released 2022 2004 Replaces Notion, Miro Notion, OneNote
Why pick each one
Choose AFFiNE if… Versatile workspace Local-first design Modern UI AFFiNE details
Frequently asked questions Is AFFiNE or TiddlyWiki better? Neither is universally better. AFFiNE has the larger community, while TiddlyWiki is simpler to set up (easy difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.
Are AFFiNE and TiddlyWiki free and open-source? Yes. AFFiNE is licensed under MIT and TiddlyWiki under BSD-3-Clause. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run AFFiNE and TiddlyWiki with Docker? AFFiNE: yes. TiddlyWiki: check the project docs for container support.