Floccus vs Outline
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 Floccus Outline Category Bookmarks & Read-It-Later Notes & Knowledge Base License MPL-2.0 BSL-1.1 Language JavaScript TypeScript Setup difficulty Easy Medium Min. RAM 64 MB 1,024 MB Deployment source docker GitHub stars ★ 8,322 ★ 40,034 First released 2015 2017 Replaces Raindrop.io, Chrome Sync Notion, Confluence
Why pick each one
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 Choose Outline if… Polished team wiki Great search Strong integrations Outline details
Frequently asked questions Is Floccus or Outline better? Neither is universally better. Outline has the larger community, while Floccus is simpler to set up (easy difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.
Are Floccus and Outline free and open-source? Yes. Floccus is licensed under MPL-2.0 and Outline under BSL-1.1. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Floccus and Outline with Docker? Floccus: check the project docs for container support. Outline: yes.