Buku vs Memos
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 Buku Memos Category Bookmarks & Read-It-Later Notes & Knowledge Base License GPL-3.0 MIT Language Python Go Setup difficulty Easy Easy Min. RAM 64 MB 64 MB Deployment bare-metal, binary docker, binary GitHub stars ★ 7,177 ★ 62,093 First released 2015 2022 Replaces Delicious Notion, Google Keep
Why pick each one
Choose Buku if… Scriptable and fast Portable database Lightweight Buku details Choose Memos if… Extremely lightweight Quick capture workflow Simple deployment Memos details
Frequently asked questions Is Buku or Memos better? Neither is universally better. Memos has the larger community; both share a easy setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are Buku and Memos free and open-source? Yes. Buku is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Memos under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Buku and Memos with Docker? Buku: check the project docs for container support. Memos: yes.