AppFlowy vs Leantime
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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Feature AppFlowy Leantime Category Notes & Knowledge Base Project Management & Tasks License AGPL-3.0 AGPL-3.0 Language Dart PHP Setup difficulty Medium Medium Min. RAM 1,024 MB 512 MB Deployment docker, binary, source docker, bare-metal GitHub stars ★ 75,074 ★ 11,271 First released 2021 2019 Replaces Notion, Evernote Asana, Trello, Notion
Why pick each one
Choose Leantime if… Goal-focused approach Accessible to non-techies Active development Leantime details
Frequently asked questions Is AppFlowy or Leantime better? Neither is universally better. AppFlowy has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are AppFlowy and Leantime free and open-source? Yes. AppFlowy is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Leantime under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run AppFlowy and Leantime with Docker? AppFlowy: yes. Leantime: yes.