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Team Collaboration & Docs

Top 3 Self-Hosted Open-Source Alternatives to Notion (2026)

Notion costs Business ($12/seat/mo) ($120/mo or $1,440/year for 10 seats). Switch to one of the verified open-source Docker replacements below.

★ 29.4k Stars • BSL-1.1 / Self-Host Free 512MB RAM / 1.0 vCPU

Outline

Fast, collaborative team knowledge base & wiki built with React and Node.js

  • ✓Instant slash-commands & Markdown
  • ✓Native Slack & OIDC/SSO auth
  • ✓1-click Notion workspace importer
outlinewiki/outline:latest TCO & Docker Compose →
★ 61.2k Stars • AGPL-3.0 1024MB RAM / 1.0 vCPU

AppFlowy

Open-source AI workspace for wikis, projects, and databases with local-first privacy

  • ✓Kanban, Grid, Calendar & Doc views
  • ✓Works with local Ollama LLMs
  • ✓Desktop + mobile native apps
appflowyinc/appflowy_cloud:latest TCO & Docker Compose →
★ 45.8k Stars • MIT /MPL-2.0 768MB RAM / 1.0 vCPU

AFFiNE

Privacy-focused workspace blending Notion docs with Miro-style infinite whiteboards

  • ✓Edgeless canvas + structured docs
  • ✓CRDT real-time local-first sync
  • ✓Self-hosted cloud Docker image
ghcr.io/toeverything/affine-graphql:stable TCO & Docker Compose →