Docmost vs Memos
A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted notes & knowledge base options
— licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one
replaces.
Not the right match-up?
Compare Docmost with
choose an app… AppFlowy AFFiNE Docusaurus Mark Text Joplin SiYuan Logseq Outline Trilium Notes TriliumNext Notes Khoj Wiki.js Focalboard Notable MkDocs Obsidian BookStack Foam Docs by Suite Numerique Answer Notesnook Gollum Zettlr Quartz VNote MarkText Workspace Self-hosted LiveSync Leantime Blinko Laverna TiddlyWiki Anytype Reor Read the Docs nb Notes Dendron MediaWiki DokuWiki MDwiki Raneto Documize Community Django Wiki ZenTao Otter Wiki XWiki LeafWiki Daux.io Realms Wiki
Compare Memos with
choose an app… AppFlowy AFFiNE Mark Text Joplin Plane SiYuan Logseq Outline Trilium Notes TriliumNext Notes Khoj Wiki.js Karakeep ArchiveBox Focalboard Notable Super Productivity Wekan Obsidian Linkwarden BookStack Foam Docs by Suite Numerique Omnivore OpenProject Notesnook Gollum Habitica Self-Hosted Zettlr Quartz VNote Wallabag MarkText Workspace Planka Self-hosted LiveSync Shiori Leantime Linkding Blinko git-bug Kanboard Laverna TiddlyWiki Anytype Reor nb Notes Floccus Dillinger Kaneo Buku Athens Research org-roam Taskwarrior Markor Sync Livebook QOwnNotes SilverBullet TagSpaces DokuWiki Mindforger Web CherryTree Shaarli Pinry Flatnotes Dnote Trilium Notes Next NoteDiscovery MindForger WizNote BatNoter Notea AppFlowy Cloud Jotty Atomic Server Knowledge RocketNotes QuillPad Beavers Notes Outline Desktop Writing Many Notes Notabase Notesnook Sync Server mdSilo Note Mark Turtl RedNotebook Tangent Notes DailyTxT TeamMapper Standard Notes WiseMapping MyTetra Mindwendel LibreKB Digimindmap memEx QST
Feature Docmost Memos Category Notes & Knowledge Base Notes & Knowledge Base License AGPL-3.0 MIT Language TypeScript Go Setup difficulty Medium Easy Min. RAM 1,024 MB 64 MB Deployment docker docker, binary GitHub stars ★ 21,287 ★ 62,093 First released 2024 2022 Replaces Confluence, Notion Notion, Google Keep
Why pick each one
Choose Docmost if… Clean modern interface Good team collaboration Active development Docmost details Choose Memos if… Extremely lightweight Quick capture workflow Simple deployment Memos details
Frequently asked questions Is Docmost or Memos better? Memos is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler easy setup. Consider Docmost if its specific feature set fits your needs better.
Are Docmost and Memos free and open-source? Yes. Docmost is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Memos under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Docmost and Memos with Docker? Docmost: yes. Memos: yes.