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Flame alternatives
The best Flame alternatives in team collaboration tools, ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score.
Updated Aug 11, 2026
Looking for the best alternatives to Flame? Sparkpulse tracks and ranks 12 alternatives in team collaboration tools by shipping velocity — how frequently each ships meaningful updates, verified from official changelogs. For reference, Flame shipped 0 meaningful updates in the last 30 days and carries a velocity score of 0.0 out of 10 in 2026. The alternatives below are ranked the same way, so you're comparing real release momentum, not marketing claims.
About Flame
Self-hosted dashboard that finished its feature arc and stopped shipping in 2023.
Flame is a self-hosted startpage for homelab services — app tiles, bookmarks, weather, and a search bar. The feature set it set out to build was finished across 2021 and 2022: custom app descriptions, Docker secrets support, a secondary search provider, and a custom theme editor. The most recent release in this feed is v2.3.1 from July 2023, and it is entirely bug fixes.
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Top 12 alternatives to Flame
Ranked by recent ship velocity. Tap any card for the full editorial breakdown, or pivot to a head-to-head.
COLLAB
Hive is wiring its modules together — across workspaces, into dashboards, and back through the activity feed
PM
Asana is bolting an agent layer and a docs surface onto work management.
COLLAB
Behind a wall of bot-authored dependency bumps, AFFiNE quietly built bring-your-own-key AI.
COLLAB
Double is moving the whole bookkeeping workflow into a chat assistant, one billable task per week.
COLLAB
SiYuan's v3.8.0 train restates one AI feature set across seven consecutive builds.
COLLAB
Simpplr turns recognition into spendable rewards, closing the loop inside its own platform.
COLLAB
After two years of quiet fixes, Komga puts a whole new web UI in front of users.
COLLAB
Document360 rebuilds its public API and turns docs into an agent-readable surface.
PM
Notion is building the place where other companies' agents come to work
COLLAB
Rocket.Chat's 8.7 release train is six candidates deep with almost nothing user-facing in them.
COLLAB
A self-hosted RSS reader that now spends most of its release notes on security.
Flame vs alternatives — shipping velocity at a glance
Velocity score (0–10) and meaningful releases shipped in the last 30 days, from official changelogs. Higher = shipping faster.
| Product | Velocity | Sparks · 30d | Focus areas | Latest release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flame (baseline) | 0.0 | 0 | self-hostinghomelabdashboard | — |
| GitHub | 10.0 | 0 | copilotagentsenterprise-governance | — |
| Hive | 10.0 | 0 | project-managementai-assistantproofing | — |
| Asana | 8.8 | 2 | ai-teammatesautomationcollaborative-docs | ✨📄 Introducing Pages! (formerly known as Notes) |
| AFFiNE | 7.5 | 1 | byokself-hostedai-configuration | Workspace BYOK profiles with model catalogs and key rotation |
| Double | 7.5 | 1 | bookkeeping-automationagent-nativemcp | Ask Double reaches Slack, Notion and CRM data in private beta |
| SiYuan | 6.3 | 0 | note-takingai-agentmcp | — |
| Simpplr | 6.3 | 1 | employee-experiencerecognitioninternal-comms | Simpplr’s Rewards Store evolution: built into the everyday employee experience — not bolted on |
| Komga | 6.3 | 1 | frontend-rewritebetaself-hosted | Komga 1.26.0 ships NextUI, a rewritten web interface, in beta |
| Document360 | 6.3 | 1 | apioauthmcp | API v3 rebuild adds OAuth 2.0 and scoped API keys |
| Notion | 6.3 | 1 | agentsdeveloper-platformworkers | AI Meeting Notes can now trigger Custom Agents |
| Rocket.Chat | 6.3 | 0 | release-candidatesstabilizationopen-source-chat | — |
| CommaFeed | 5.0 | 0 | rss-readerself-hostingsecurity-hardening | Filter expressions move from JEXL to a sandboxed visual query builder |
The 12 best Flame alternatives, in depth
1. GitHub · velocity 10.0
GitHub is building the accounting layer for its agent platform, not just more agents.
Its velocity score of 10.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where Flame leans on self hosting, homelab and dashboard, GitHub focuses on copilot, agents and enterprise governance.
GitHub and Flame have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
2. Hive · velocity 10.0
Hive is wiring its modules together — across workspaces, into dashboards, and back through the activity feed.
Its velocity score of 10.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where Flame leans on self hosting, homelab and dashboard, Hive focuses on project management, ai assistant and proofing.
Hive and Flame have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
3. Asana · velocity 8.8
Asana is bolting an agent layer and a docs surface onto work management.
Over the last 30 days Asana shipped 2 meaningful updates vs Flame's 0, most recently “✨📄 Introducing Pages! (formerly known as Notes)”. Its velocity score of 8.8/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Flame leans on self hosting, homelab and dashboard, Asana focuses on ai teammates, automation and collaborative docs.
Over the last 30 days Asana has been shipping faster than Flame — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
4. AFFiNE · velocity 7.5
Behind a wall of bot-authored dependency bumps, AFFiNE quietly built bring-your-own-key AI.
Over the last 30 days AFFiNE shipped 1 meaningful update vs Flame's 0, most recently “Workspace BYOK profiles with model catalogs and key rotation”. Its velocity score of 7.5/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Flame leans on self hosting, homelab and dashboard, AFFiNE focuses on byok, self hosted and ai configuration.
Over the last 30 days AFFiNE has been shipping faster than Flame — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
5. Double · velocity 7.5
Double is moving the whole bookkeeping workflow into a chat assistant, one billable task per week.
Over the last 30 days Double shipped 1 meaningful update vs Flame's 0, most recently “Ask Double reaches Slack, Notion and CRM data in private beta”. Its velocity score of 7.5/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Flame leans on self hosting, homelab and dashboard, Double focuses on bookkeeping automation, agent native and mcp.
Over the last 30 days Double has been shipping faster than Flame — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
6. SiYuan · velocity 6.3
SiYuan's v3.8.0 train restates one AI feature set across seven consecutive builds.
Its velocity score of 6.3/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where Flame leans on self hosting, homelab and dashboard, SiYuan focuses on note taking, ai agent and mcp.
SiYuan and Flame have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
7. Simpplr · velocity 6.3
Simpplr turns recognition into spendable rewards, closing the loop inside its own platform.
Over the last 30 days Simpplr shipped 1 meaningful update vs Flame's 0, most recently “Simpplr’s Rewards Store evolution: built into the everyday employee experience — not bolted on”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Flame leans on self hosting, homelab and dashboard, Simpplr focuses on employee experience, recognition and internal comms.
Over the last 30 days Simpplr has been shipping faster than Flame — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
8. Komga · velocity 6.3
After two years of quiet fixes, Komga puts a whole new web UI in front of users.
Over the last 30 days Komga shipped 1 meaningful update vs Flame's 0, most recently “Komga 1.26.0 ships NextUI, a rewritten web interface, in beta”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Flame leans on self hosting, homelab and dashboard, Komga focuses on frontend rewrite, beta and self hosted.
Over the last 30 days Komga has been shipping faster than Flame — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
9. Document360 · velocity 6.3
Document360 rebuilds its public API and turns docs into an agent-readable surface.
Over the last 30 days Document360 shipped 1 meaningful update vs Flame's 0, most recently “API v3 rebuild adds OAuth 2.0 and scoped API keys”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Flame leans on self hosting, homelab and dashboard, Document360 focuses on api, oauth and mcp.
Over the last 30 days Document360 has been shipping faster than Flame — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
Full Document360 trajectory → · Compare Flame vs Document360 →
10. Notion · velocity 6.3
Notion is building the place where other companies' agents come to work.
Over the last 30 days Notion shipped 1 meaningful update vs Flame's 0, most recently “AI Meeting Notes can now trigger Custom Agents”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Flame leans on self hosting, homelab and dashboard, Notion focuses on agents, developer platform and workers.
Over the last 30 days Notion has been shipping faster than Flame — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
11. Rocket.Chat · velocity 6.3
Rocket.Chat's 8.7 release train is six candidates deep with almost nothing user-facing in them.
Its velocity score of 6.3/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where Flame leans on self hosting, homelab and dashboard, Rocket.Chat focuses on release candidates, stabilization and open source chat.
Rocket.Chat and Flame have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full Rocket.Chat trajectory → · Compare Flame vs Rocket.Chat →
12. CommaFeed · velocity 5.0
A self-hosted RSS reader that now spends most of its release notes on security.
Its velocity score of 5.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence; its most recent meaningful update was “Filter expressions move from JEXL to a sandboxed visual query builder”.
Where Flame leans on self hosting, homelab and dashboard, CommaFeed focuses on rss reader, self hosting and security hardening.
CommaFeed and Flame have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to Flame?
The top Flame alternatives we currently track in team collaboration tools are GitHub, Hive, Asana, AFFiNE, Double, ranked by recent ship velocity.
How is this list of Flame alternatives ranked?
Alternatives are ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score — release cadence + 30-day spark count + sector-relative ship rate.
Can I compare Flame directly with one of these alternatives?
Yes — every card has a "Compare with Flame" link to a side-by-side /compare page.