AppFlowy is a Note-taking & docs tool: Open-source workspace you can self-host.

How much does AppFlowy cost?

AppFlowy is Open source; there is no mandatory paid plan.

What are the best alternatives to AppFlowy?

Community-listed alternatives to AppFlowy include Notion, ClickUp, XWiki, Outline.

What does AppFlowy integrate with?

AppFlowy integrates with Self-hosted, AI models, Import from Notion and more.

Which platforms does AppFlowy support?

AppFlowy is available on macos, windows, linux, ios, android.

AppFlowy

Name: AppFlowy
Price: 16.00 USD

Open-source workspace you can self-host

Open source · $16Project management Note-taking & docs

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AppFlowy is a note-taking & docs tool for Developers and Small businesses, offered as open source ($16/mo). Based in Singapore, founded in 2021. Popular alternatives include Notion, ClickUp, XWiki.

About AppFlowy

AppFlowy is an open-source collaborative workspace that covers notes, wikis, databases and project boards, positioned as a privacy-focused alternative to Notion. It is built with Flutter for the interface and Rust for the core, so it ships as native apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android rather than a web wrapper, and its source code is published on GitHub under the AGPL license.

The core product combines rich documents with databases that can be viewed as a grid, kanban board or calendar, plus templates, offline mode and an AI assistant for writing, summarising and asking questions about your content. You can use AppFlowy Cloud as a hosted service with a free tier and paid per-user plans, or self-host the backend with Docker so that every page and database stays on your own servers.

AppFlowy fits developers, privacy-conscious teams and organisations with data residency rules who want a Notion-style experience without handing their content to a third party. It is less mature than Notion in integrations, templates, permissions and the polish of real-time collaboration, and its plugin ecosystem is small. Anytype is the other well-known open-source, local-first option; AFFiNE combines docs with whiteboards; Notion remains the safer choice when a broad integration ecosystem matters more than data ownership.

Key features of AppFlowy

Docs and databases
Kanban and grid
AI assistant
Offline mode
Self-hosting
Templates

Pros and cons

Pros

Open source
Self-hostable
Fast native apps
Notion-like

Cons

Fewer features than Notion
Smaller ecosystem
Collaboration maturing
Integrations limited

AppFlowy pricing

AppFlowy uses a open source model.

Plan	Price	Includes
Personal	$0	1 workspace owner, 100 MB storage, 7-day version history
Pro	$16 / user/mo	$12/mo billed annually; unlimited members, storage, forms
Self-hosted	$0	AGPL-3.0 code, self-host with Docker

Source: appflowy.com · checked on Oct 20, 2026

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How AppFlowy compares in Note-taking & docs

Rank by votes: #1 / 19
Starting price: $16
Free alternatives: 4

AppFlowy ranks #1 of 19 note-taking & docs tools by community votes and is priced above most tools in the category.

Common use cases

1Self-hosted team wiki
2Private notes
3Project boards
4Notion replacement

Best for

Teams wanting an open-source Notion.

Not ideal for

Teams needing Notion's ecosystem.

Integrations

Self-hosted
AI models
Import from Notion

Our take

AppFlowy is a credible open-source Notion alternative.

FAQ

What is AppFlowy?: AppFlowy is a Note-taking & docs tool: Open-source workspace you can self-host.
How much does AppFlowy cost?: AppFlowy is Open source; there is no mandatory paid plan.
What are the best alternatives to AppFlowy?: Community-listed alternatives to AppFlowy include Notion, ClickUp, XWiki, Outline.
What does AppFlowy integrate with?: AppFlowy integrates with Self-hosted, AI models, Import from Notion and more.
Which platforms does AppFlowy support?: AppFlowy is available on macos, windows, linux, ios, android.
Who is AppFlowy for?: Teams wanting an open-source Notion.

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XWiki
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Open-source enterprise wiki, self-hosted or cloud, now with MCP
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Outline
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Fast, self-hostable team knowledge base
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checked Oct 20
Display
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GitBook
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Docs that sync with Git
Freemium · $65Developers
checked Oct 20

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Docs that work like apps
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