SiYuan vs Wekan
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 SiYuan Wekan Category Notes & Knowledge Base Project Management & Tasks License AGPL-3.0 MIT Language TypeScript JavaScript Setup difficulty Medium Medium Min. RAM 512 MB 1,024 MB Deployment docker, binary, source docker, snap GitHub stars ★ 45,670 ★ 21,021 First released 2020 2015 Replaces Notion, Evernote Trello
Why pick each one
Choose SiYuan if… Powerful block-based model Works offline and self-hosted SiYuan details Choose Wekan if… Mature kanban tool Self-hostable Good permissions Wekan details
Frequently asked questions Is SiYuan or Wekan better? Neither is universally better. SiYuan has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are SiYuan and Wekan free and open-source? Yes. SiYuan is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Wekan under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run SiYuan and Wekan with Docker? SiYuan: yes. Wekan: yes.