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AFFiNE
★ 71kDocs, whiteboards, and databases fused into one local-first workspace
AFFiNE does the job of Notion + Miro, self-hosted. It is MIT (open core)-licensed, so you can do essentially what you like with it, and setting it up is an afternoon, not a weekend. Notion + Miro bills $10-18/user for it. 71k stars on GitHub.
Open-source replacement for Notion + Miro.
- Licence
- MIT (open core)
- Self-hosting
- Medium
- The paid one costs
- $10-18/user
- GitHub stars
- 71k
Is it actually a replacement?
We have not written a verdict on Notion + Miro yet, so this page says what AFFiNE is rather than judging what you would give up. When that product gets a page, this one will link to it.
How AFFiNE runs
Where it runs
AFFiNE runs on your server.
What setup takes
not verified by us yet — check the repo README.
AFFiNE questions
Is AFFiNE open source?
Yes — it is released under MIT (open core).
Can I self-host AFFiNE?
Yes — we rate it medium to self-host, and it runs on your server.