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Joplin alternatives
The best Joplin alternatives in team collaboration tools, ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score.
Updated Sep 10, 2026
Looking for the best alternatives to Joplin? 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, Joplin shipped 1 meaningful update in the last 30 days and carries a velocity score of 3.8 out of 10 in 2026. The alternatives below are ranked the same way, so you're comparing real release momentum, not marketing claims.
About Joplin
Joplin adds AI chat, semantic search, and an MCP server — local-first notes just became an AI knowledge hub.
Joplin is a privacy-first, open-source note-taking app with strong cross-platform sync, end-to-end encryption, and an active plugin ecosystem. Version 3.7 marked a sharp pivot: the app shipped an AI chat panel, semantic search, and a built-in MCP server — features that let LLMs read and write your notes either via Joplin Cloud AI or a locally-hosted model, with no data leaving your machine in the local case. The open-source, offline-first positioning is now a genuine differentiator against closed AI-first note tools.
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Top 12 alternatives to Joplin
Ranked by recent ship velocity. Tap any card for the full editorial breakdown, or pivot to a head-to-head.
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Teable is assembling an agentic data platform — Scraper catalog, credential governance, and compute lineage are converging fast.
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Document360 ships collaborative editing and API v3 with OAuth 2.0 in back-to-back releases.
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Tana races toward ambient AI assistant — voice commands now execute silently without interrupting you
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Hive is quietly maturing Buzz AI from a novelty into operational workflow infrastructure, adding OAuth sharing and capacity-aware planning.
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SiYuan 3.8.3 ships remote kernel access and tabbed blocks, hardening its self-hosted collaborative future.
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Skedda builds a data layer under its booking product with occupancy analytics and multi-venue insights
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Wiki.js 3.0 beta accelerates with enterprise auth (Entra, LDAP, SAML) and audit logging.
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Mattermost doubles down on sovereign AI for regulated industries, shipping ABAC governance and air-gapped agent capabilities.
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Immich's v3.2 RC ships a new search UI and face clustering, advancing self-hosted photo discovery.
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Paperless-ngx v3.1 ships AI document metadata automation as a hands-off workflow action
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Kavita overhauls its Kavita+ premium tier and integrates Hardcover for book recommendations, its most significant monetization move in three years.
Joplin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joplin (baseline) | 3.8 | 1 | privacyopen-sourceai-integration | What's new in Joplin 3.7 |
| GitHub | 10.0 | 1 | ai-codingcopilotmodel-choice | GPT-6 Astra is generally available in GitHub Copilot |
| Teable | 8.8 | 1 | agentic-datascrapercredential-management | Scraper catalog expands to X, Facebook, Amazon, Walmart, and Crunchbase |
| Document360 | 7.5 | 1 | knowledge-basedocumentationcollaborative-editing | August 2026 - 12.8.4 |
| Tana | 7.5 | 2 | ambient-aivoice-agentmeeting-capture | Hey Tana just does it, a Calendar, and a new Home |
| Hive | 6.3 | 0 | project-managementai-automationresource-planning | — |
| SiYuan | 6.3 | 1 | local-firstblock-editingself-hosted | SiYuan 3.8.3: remote kernel access, tabbed blocks, unified command registry |
| Skedda | 6.3 | 1 | space-managementoccupancy-analyticsenterprise | Occupancy Insights |
| Wiki.js | 6.3 | 1 | knowledge-managemententerprise-authsso | Wiki.js 3.0-beta.554: Entra, LDAP, SAML, and social auth with group mapping |
| Mattermost | 6.3 | 1 | sovereign-aienterprise-securityair-gapped | Mattermost v11.10: Team ABAC Membership, Native User Attributes in ABAC, AI Agent Enhancements & More |
| Immich | 6.3 | 1 | self-hostedphoto-managementai-search | v3.2.0 RC1: new search UI, face cluster groups, memories view |
| Paperless-ngx | 6.3 | 1 | document-managementself-hostedai-automation | Paperless-ngx v3.1.0 |
| Kavita | 6.3 | 1 | self-hostedebook-readermanga | v0.9.1 - Kavita+ Overhaul and 100K Installs! |
The 12 best Joplin alternatives, in depth
1. GitHub · velocity 10.0
GitHub ships GPT-6 Astra into Copilot while GHES 3.22 extends AI to enterprise self-hosted.
Over the last 30 days GitHub shipped 1 meaningful update vs Joplin's 1, most recently “GPT-6 Astra is generally available in GitHub Copilot”. Its velocity score of 10.0/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Joplin leans on privacy, open source and ai integration, GitHub focuses on ai coding, copilot and model choice.
GitHub and Joplin have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
2. Teable · velocity 8.8
Teable is assembling an agentic data platform — Scraper catalog, credential governance, and compute lineage are converging fast.
Over the last 30 days Teable shipped 1 meaningful update vs Joplin's 1, most recently “Scraper catalog expands to X, Facebook, Amazon, Walmart, and Crunchbase”. Its velocity score of 8.8/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Joplin leans on privacy, open source and ai integration, Teable focuses on agentic data, scraper and credential management.
Teable and Joplin have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
3. Document360 · velocity 7.5
Document360 ships collaborative editing and API v3 with OAuth 2.0 in back-to-back releases.
Over the last 30 days Document360 shipped 1 meaningful update vs Joplin's 1, most recently “August 2026 - 12.8.4”. Its velocity score of 7.5/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Joplin leans on privacy, open source and ai integration, Document360 focuses on knowledge base, documentation and collaborative editing.
Document360 and Joplin have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full Document360 trajectory → · Compare Joplin vs Document360 →
4. Tana · velocity 7.5
Tana races toward ambient AI assistant — voice commands now execute silently without interrupting you.
Over the last 30 days Tana shipped 2 meaningful updates vs Joplin's 1, most recently “Hey Tana just does it, a Calendar, and a new Home”. Its velocity score of 7.5/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Joplin leans on privacy, open source and ai integration, Tana focuses on ambient ai, voice agent and meeting capture.
Over the last 30 days Tana has been shipping faster than Joplin — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
5. Hive · velocity 6.3
Hive is quietly maturing Buzz AI from a novelty into operational workflow infrastructure, adding OAuth sharing and capacity-aware planning.
Over the last 30 days Hive shipped 0 meaningful updates vs Joplin's 1. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Joplin leans on privacy, open source and ai integration, Hive focuses on project management, ai automation and resource planning.
Hive has shipped fewer meaningful updates than Joplin in the last 30 days, so weigh it on fit and feature depth rather than recent pace.
6. SiYuan · velocity 6.3
SiYuan 3.8.3 ships remote kernel access and tabbed blocks, hardening its self-hosted collaborative future.
Over the last 30 days SiYuan shipped 1 meaningful update vs Joplin's 1, most recently “SiYuan 3.8.3: remote kernel access, tabbed blocks, unified command registry”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Joplin leans on privacy, open source and ai integration, SiYuan focuses on local first, block editing and self hosted.
SiYuan and Joplin have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
7. Skedda · velocity 6.3
Skedda builds a data layer under its booking product with occupancy analytics and multi-venue insights.
Over the last 30 days Skedda shipped 1 meaningful update vs Joplin's 1, most recently “Occupancy Insights”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Joplin leans on privacy, open source and ai integration, Skedda focuses on space management, occupancy analytics and enterprise.
Skedda and Joplin have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
8. Wiki.js · velocity 6.3
Wiki.js 3.0 beta accelerates with enterprise auth (Entra, LDAP, SAML) and audit logging.
Over the last 30 days Wiki.js shipped 1 meaningful update vs Joplin's 1, most recently “Wiki.js 3.0-beta.554: Entra, LDAP, SAML, and social auth with group mapping”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Joplin leans on privacy, open source and ai integration, Wiki.js focuses on knowledge management, enterprise auth and sso.
Wiki.js and Joplin have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
9. Mattermost · velocity 6.3
Mattermost doubles down on sovereign AI for regulated industries, shipping ABAC governance and air-gapped agent capabilities.
Over the last 30 days Mattermost shipped 1 meaningful update vs Joplin's 1, most recently “Mattermost v11.10: Team ABAC Membership, Native User Attributes in ABAC, AI Agent Enhancements & More”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Joplin leans on privacy, open source and ai integration, Mattermost focuses on sovereign ai, enterprise security and air gapped.
Mattermost and Joplin have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full Mattermost trajectory → · Compare Joplin vs Mattermost →
10. Immich · velocity 6.3
Immich's v3.2 RC ships a new search UI and face clustering, advancing self-hosted photo discovery.
Over the last 30 days Immich shipped 1 meaningful update vs Joplin's 1, most recently “v3.2.0 RC1: new search UI, face cluster groups, memories view”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Joplin leans on privacy, open source and ai integration, Immich focuses on self hosted, photo management and ai search.
Immich and Joplin have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
11. Paperless-ngx · velocity 6.3
Paperless-ngx v3.1 ships AI document metadata automation as a hands-off workflow action.
Over the last 30 days Paperless-ngx shipped 1 meaningful update vs Joplin's 1, most recently “Paperless-ngx v3.1.0”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Joplin leans on privacy, open source and ai integration, Paperless-ngx focuses on document management, self hosted and ai automation.
Paperless-ngx and Joplin have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full Paperless-ngx trajectory → · Compare Joplin vs Paperless-ngx →
12. Kavita · velocity 6.3
Kavita overhauls its Kavita+ premium tier and integrates Hardcover for book recommendations, its most significant monetization move in three years.
Over the last 30 days Kavita shipped 1 meaningful update vs Joplin's 1, most recently “v0.9.1 - Kavita+ Overhaul and 100K Installs!”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Joplin leans on privacy, open source and ai integration, Kavita focuses on self hosted, ebook reader and manga.
Kavita and Joplin 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 Joplin?
The top Joplin alternatives we currently track in team collaboration tools are GitHub, Teable, Document360, Tana, Hive, ranked by recent ship velocity.
How is this list of Joplin alternatives ranked?
Alternatives are ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score — release cadence + 30-day spark count + sector-relative ship rate.
Can I compare Joplin directly with one of these alternatives?
Yes — every card has a "Compare with Joplin" link to a side-by-side /compare page.