Logseq vs Mark Text
A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted notes & knowledge base options
— licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one
replaces.
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choose an app… AppFlowy AFFiNE Memos Joplin Plane SiYuan Outline Trilium Notes TriliumNext Notes Khoj Wiki.js Karakeep ArchiveBox Focalboard Notable Docmost Super Productivity Wekan Obsidian Linkwarden BookStack Foam Omnivore OpenProject Notesnook Habitica Self-Hosted Zettlr VNote Wallabag Planka Self-hosted LiveSync Shiori Leantime Linkding Blinko git-bug Kanboard Laverna 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 Logseq Mark Text Category Notes & Knowledge Base Notes & Knowledge Base License AGPL-3.0 MIT Language Clojure TypeScript Setup difficulty Easy Easy Min. RAM 256 MB 256 MB Deployment binary, bare-metal source GitHub stars ★ 44,329 ★ 59,781 First released 2020 2017 Replaces Notion, Roam Research Typora
Why pick each one
Choose Logseq if… Local-first and private Great for linked thinking Files stay portable Logseq details Choose Mark Text if… Released under the MIT license Easy to set up — beginner-friendly Mature project with 59.8k GitHub stars Written in TypeScript Mark Text details
Frequently asked questions Is Logseq or Mark Text better? Neither is universally better. Mark Text has the larger community; both share a easy setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are Logseq and Mark Text free and open-source? Yes. Logseq is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Mark Text under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Logseq and Mark Text with Docker? Logseq: check the project docs for container support. Mark Text: check the project docs for container support.