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AppFlowy
Open-source Notion alternative — self-hostable.
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Best for
Privacy-conscious teams who want a Notion replacement they can self-host, with an active cloud option.
At a glance
- Pricing
- freemiumfrom $10/mo
- Setup time
- 10 minutes
- Learning curve
- moderate
- Last verified
- 5/22/2026
What we love
- ✓Genuinely open source
- ✓Self-host option real
- ✓Active product velocity
Where it falls short
- −Plugin ecosystem thin
- −AI features behind Notion
- −Smaller template library
Pricing
✓ Pricing verified Jun 21, 20263 tiers
Free
$0
local + cloud free
- ✓All editor
- ✓Limited cloud
Pro
$10
per user/month
- ✓Cloud sync
- ✓AI
- ✓Premium templates
Enterprise
Custom
contract
- ✓Self-host
- ✓SSO
- ✓SLA
Why we picked it
AppFlowy is the FOSS Notion clone that's actually catching up on features. Self-hostable, OSS, real cloud option.
Overview
Open-source Notion alternative — self-hostable. Privacy-conscious teams who want a Notion replacement they can self-host, with an active cloud option.
Key features
- ●Open source (AGPL)
- ●Self-host or cloud
- ●Pages + databases
- ●Real-time collab
- ●AI assistant
- ●Templates
- ●Mobile + desktop
Best use cases
Self-hosted team wiki
Notion-grade docs behind your firewall.
Privacy-first PKM
Personal vault without giving notes to a vendor.
Integrations
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