AppFlowy vs Display
AppFlowy and Display are both note-taking & docs tools aimed at developers and small businesses. Display costs less, from $12/mo versus $16/mo for AppFlowy. Both have a free plan.
Open-source workspace you can self-host
Shared workspace where AI agents publish docs, prototypes and apps
| Pricing | Open source · $16 | Freemium · $12 |
| Starting price | $16/mo | $12/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Built for | Developers, Small businesses | Developers, Small businesses, Enterprise, Freelancers |
| Platforms | macos, windows, linux, ios, android | web |
| Country | SG · 2021 | EE |
| Rating | — | — |
Choose AppFlowy if
Teams wanting an open-source Notion.
- Open source
- Self-hostable
- Fast native apps
Look elsewhere if: Teams needing Notion's ecosystem.
Choose Display if
Product and engineering teams that already generate HTML docs and prototypes with coding agents and want one private place to share, review and version them.
- Works with any agent, so Claude and Codex users can edit the same doc
- Unlimited free viewers and commenters on every plan
- Flat Team price covers up to 150 editors
Look elsewhere if: Teams that mainly need a classic wiki or office-file storage with mature compliance paperwork (Confluence, Google Drive).
AppFlowy vs Display pricing
AppFlowy
- Personal$01 workspace owner, 100 MB storage, 7-day version history
- Pro$16/user/mo$12/mo billed annually; unlimited members, storage, forms
- Self-hosted$0AGPL-3.0 code, self-host with Docker
Display
- Free$01 editor, 3 gated docs, 50 MB, unlimited viewers
- Solo$12/mo1 editor, 5 GB, version history; $9/mo billed yearly
- Team$79/moUp to 150 editors, 100 GB, Shared Spaces; $59/mo yearly
- Business$265/mo1 TB, 365-day audit logs, sharing controls; $199/mo yearly
- EnterpriseCustom150+ editors, SAML SSO, signed DPA, SLA, custom storage
AppFlowy · Key features
- Docs and databases
- Kanban and grid
- AI assistant
- Offline mode
- Self-hosting
- Templates
Cons
- Fewer features than Notion
- Smaller ecosystem
- Collaboration maturing
Display · Key features
- Publish agent-made HTML and Markdown docs to stable private URLs
- MCP server, CLI and Claude connector for agents such as Codex and Cursor
- Version on every publish, with restore on Solo and higher plans
- Line-level comments that agents can read and resolve
- In-browser editing for people with edit access
- Spaces and folders for docs, images, PDFs and data files
Cons
- No SOC 2 report yet, per the vendor's security page
- SAML single sign-on only on the custom Enterprise plan
- Version history and folders require at least the paid Solo plan
AppFlowy vs Display: FAQ
Which is cheaper, AppFlowy or Display?
Display starts at $12/mo and AppFlowy at $16/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.
Do AppFlowy and Display have a free plan?
Yes, both AppFlowy and Display have a free plan; paid plans add more usage and features.