Memos vs Floccus

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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FeatureMemosFloccus
CategoryNotes & Knowledge BaseBookmarks & Read-It-Later
LicenseMITMPL-2.0
LanguageGoJavaScript
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM64 MB64 MB
Deploymentdocker, binarysource
GitHub stars★ 62,093★ 8,322
First released20222015
ReplacesNotion, Google KeepRaindrop.io, Chrome Sync

Why pick each one

Choose Memos if…

  • Extremely lightweight
  • Quick capture workflow
  • Simple deployment
Memos details

Choose Floccus if…

  • Released under the MPL-2.0 license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • Mature project with 8.3k GitHub stars
  • Written in JavaScript
Floccus details

Frequently asked questions

Is Memos or Floccus 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 Memos and Floccus free and open-source?

Yes. Memos is licensed under MIT and Floccus under MPL-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Memos and Floccus with Docker?

Memos: yes. Floccus: check the project docs for container support.

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