Papra vs Trilium Notes
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 Papra Trilium Notes Category E-books & Media Library Notes & Knowledge Base License AGPL-3.0 AGPL-3.0 Language TypeScript TypeScript Setup difficulty Easy Easy Min. RAM 512 MB 256 MB Deployment docker docker, bare-metal GitHub stars ★ 5,160 ★ 37,298 First released 2024 2017 Replaces Evernote, Dropbox Evernote, Notion
Why pick each one
Choose Trilium Notes if… Powerful for big knowledge bases Flexible structure Scriptable Trilium Notes details
Frequently asked questions Is Papra or Trilium Notes better? Neither is universally better. Trilium Notes has the larger community; both share a easy setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are Papra and Trilium Notes free and open-source? Yes. Papra is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Trilium Notes under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Papra and Trilium Notes with Docker? Papra: yes. Trilium Notes: yes.