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Excalidraw Whiteboard Office vs Teable

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted office suites options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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EX Excalidraw Whiteboard Office Self-hosted collaborative diagram and notes workspace VS TE Teable Postgres-based no-code database and spreadsheet
FeatureExcalidraw Whiteboard OfficeTeable
CategoryOffice SuitesOffice Suites
LicenseMITAGPL-3.0
LanguageTypeScriptTypeScript
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM512 MB1,024 MB
Deploymentdocker, sourcedocker, source
GitHub stars★ 38★ 21,635
First released20212023
ReplacesMiro, FigJamAirtable

Why pick each one

Choose Excalidraw Whiteboard Office if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Written in TypeScript
  • Lightweight — runs in 512 MB RAM
Excalidraw Whiteboard Office details

Choose Teable if…

  • Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Mature project with 21.6k GitHub stars
  • Written in TypeScript
Teable details

Frequently asked questions

Is Excalidraw Whiteboard Office or Teable better?

Neither is universally better. Teable has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Excalidraw Whiteboard Office and Teable free and open-source?

Yes. Excalidraw Whiteboard Office is licensed under MIT and Teable under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Excalidraw Whiteboard Office and Teable with Docker?

Excalidraw Whiteboard Office: yes. Teable: yes.

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