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Tableaunoir vs Docs by Suite Numerique

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted office suites options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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TA Tableaunoir Online blackboard with magnets for teaching and making animations and VS DO Docs by Suite Numerique Collaborative open-source document and wiki editor
FeatureTableaunoirDocs by Suite Numerique
CategoryOffice SuitesOffice Suites
LicenseGPL-3.0MIT
LanguageTypeScriptPython
Setup difficultyEasyMedium
Min. RAM50 MB1,024 MB
Deploymentbare-metaldocker, kubernetes, helm
GitHub stars★ 209★ 16,708
First released20242024
Replaces—Notion, Google Docs

Why pick each one

Choose Tableaunoir if…

  • Released under the GPL-3.0 license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • Written in TypeScript
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 50 MB RAM
Tableaunoir details

Choose Docs by Suite Numerique if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Kubernetes-ready with Helm charts available
  • Mature project with 16.7k GitHub stars
Docs by Suite Numerique details

Frequently asked questions

Is Tableaunoir or Docs by Suite Numerique better?

Neither is universally better. Docs by Suite Numerique has the larger community, while Tableaunoir is simpler to set up (easy difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.

Are Tableaunoir and Docs by Suite Numerique free and open-source?

Yes. Tableaunoir is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Docs by Suite Numerique under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Tableaunoir and Docs by Suite Numerique with Docker?

Tableaunoir: check the project docs for container support. Docs by Suite Numerique: yes.

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