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SiYuan alternatives
The best SiYuan alternatives in team collaboration tools, ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score.
Updated Jul 24, 2026
Looking for the best alternatives to SiYuan? 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, SiYuan shipped 0 meaningful updates in the last 30 days and carries a velocity score of 6.3 out of 10 in 2026. The alternatives below are ranked the same way, so you're comparing real release momentum, not marketing claims.
About SiYuan
SiYuan's rapid-fire releases keep pouring effort into its Notion-style database layer.
SiYuan is iterating at high cadence — alpha, beta, and stable builds landing within days of each other — on its local-first knowledge base. The clear center of gravity is the database subsystem: column alignment, relation backlinks in the attribute panel, per-item templates, deep links to database items, and attributes shown inline in editors. Editor polish and mobile parity (iOS/Android/HarmonyOS keyboards, outline drag-and-drop) fill out the rest.
Velocity 6.3 · Last update 3d ago
Top 12 alternatives to SiYuan
Ranked by recent ship velocity. Tap any card for the full editorial breakdown, or pivot to a head-to-head.
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Tana is rebuilding itself around meetings — capture, present, and AI wrap-up, all native
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Asana bolts an agent platform and collaborative docs onto its work graph.
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Paperless-ngx ships its 3.0 breaking overhaul, then scrambles to fix a bad migration
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Claap turns calls into promptable columns — and hands the whole table to your agent over MCP.
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Skedda adds a portfolio tier: one view of utilization across every venue an organization runs.
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Double is moving accounting work into a chat box, one close workflow per week.
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Teable ships several times a day, and the work is hardening the platform it already built.
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Whimsical bolts an AI agent onto the canvas and pipes itself into every LLM chat.
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AFFiNE's daily canary grind: server GC plumbing and steadier third-party imports.
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Rocket.Chat bolts a native AI search layer onto its regulated-deployment push
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Hive adds a flexible Tables app, pushing past tasks toward a broader work OS.
SiYuan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SiYuan (baseline) | 6.3 | 0 | local-firstdatabasenote-taking | — |
| GitHub | 10.0 | 1 | agent-nativecopilotmcp | Copilot cloud agent for Linear is now generally available |
| Tana | 6.3 | 1 | meetingsai-agentstranscription | A pre-meeting hub |
| Asana | 6.3 | 1 | ai-teammatesautomationcollaborative-docs | ✨📄 Introducing Pages! (formerly known as Notes) |
| Paperless-ngx | 6.3 | 1 | document-managementself-hostingai-ocr | v3.0.0: breaking overhaul plus Paperless AI and tantivy search |
| Claap | 6.3 | 1 | revenue-intelligencemeeting-aimcp | AI Fields: turn every call into structured data |
| Skedda | 6.3 | 1 | workplace-managementdesk-bookingmulti-venue | Compare utilization across all your venues |
| Double | 6.3 | 1 | ai-accountingagentic-workflowsmcp | Client metrics via Ask Double and the Double MCP/API |
| Teable | 6.3 | 0 | airtable-alternativebyodbself-hosting | — |
| Whimsical | 6.3 | 1 | diagrammingai-agentsmcp | Ask Whimsical |
| AFFiNE | 6.3 | 0 | knowledge-baseself-hostedgarbage-collection | — |
| Rocket.Chat | 6.3 | 1 | team-chatself-hostedai-search | 8.7.0-rc.0 — AI Search, AI Center, FIPS mode, phishing-resistant OAuth |
| Hive | 6.3 | 1 | work-osno-code-tablesautomation | New App: Tables brings flexible databases to Hive |
The 12 best SiYuan alternatives, in depth
1. GitHub · velocity 10.0
GitHub is turning Copilot into an autonomous agent that lives everywhere developers work.
Over the last 30 days GitHub shipped 1 meaningful update vs SiYuan's 0, most recently “Copilot cloud agent for Linear is now generally available”. Its velocity score of 10.0/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where SiYuan leans on local first, database and note taking, GitHub focuses on agent native, copilot and mcp.
Over the last 30 days GitHub has been shipping faster than SiYuan — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
2. Tana · velocity 6.3
Tana is rebuilding itself around meetings — capture, present, and AI wrap-up, all native.
Over the last 30 days Tana shipped 1 meaningful update vs SiYuan's 0, most recently “A pre-meeting hub”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where SiYuan leans on local first, database and note taking, Tana focuses on meetings, ai agents and transcription.
Over the last 30 days Tana has been shipping faster than SiYuan — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
3. Asana · velocity 6.3
Asana bolts an agent platform and collaborative docs onto its work graph.
Over the last 30 days Asana shipped 1 meaningful update vs SiYuan's 0, most recently “✨📄 Introducing Pages! (formerly known as Notes)”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where SiYuan leans on local first, database and note taking, Asana focuses on ai teammates, automation and collaborative docs.
Over the last 30 days Asana has been shipping faster than SiYuan — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
4. Paperless-ngx · velocity 6.3
Paperless-ngx ships its 3.0 breaking overhaul, then scrambles to fix a bad migration.
Over the last 30 days Paperless-ngx shipped 1 meaningful update vs SiYuan's 0, most recently “v3.0.0: breaking overhaul plus Paperless AI and tantivy search”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where SiYuan leans on local first, database and note taking, Paperless-ngx focuses on document management, self hosting and ai ocr.
Over the last 30 days Paperless-ngx has been shipping faster than SiYuan — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
Full Paperless-ngx trajectory → · Compare SiYuan vs Paperless-ngx →
5. Claap · velocity 6.3
Claap turns calls into promptable columns — and hands the whole table to your agent over MCP.
Over the last 30 days Claap shipped 1 meaningful update vs SiYuan's 0, most recently “AI Fields: turn every call into structured data”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where SiYuan leans on local first, database and note taking, Claap focuses on revenue intelligence, meeting ai and mcp.
Over the last 30 days Claap has been shipping faster than SiYuan — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
6. Skedda · velocity 6.3
Skedda adds a portfolio tier: one view of utilization across every venue an organization runs.
Over the last 30 days Skedda shipped 1 meaningful update vs SiYuan's 0, most recently “Compare utilization across all your venues”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where SiYuan leans on local first, database and note taking, Skedda focuses on workplace management, desk booking and multi venue.
Over the last 30 days Skedda has been shipping faster than SiYuan — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
7. Double · velocity 6.3
Double is moving accounting work into a chat box, one close workflow per week.
Over the last 30 days Double shipped 1 meaningful update vs SiYuan's 0, most recently “Client metrics via Ask Double and the Double MCP/API”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where SiYuan leans on local first, database and note taking, Double focuses on ai accounting, agentic workflows and mcp.
Over the last 30 days Double has been shipping faster than SiYuan — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
8. Teable · velocity 6.3
Teable ships several times a day, and the work is hardening the platform it already built.
Its velocity score of 6.3/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where SiYuan leans on local first, database and note taking, Teable focuses on airtable alternative, byodb and self hosting.
Teable and SiYuan have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
9. Whimsical · velocity 6.3
Whimsical bolts an AI agent onto the canvas and pipes itself into every LLM chat.
Over the last 30 days Whimsical shipped 1 meaningful update vs SiYuan's 0, most recently “Ask Whimsical”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where SiYuan leans on local first, database and note taking, Whimsical focuses on diagramming, ai agents and mcp.
Over the last 30 days Whimsical has been shipping faster than SiYuan — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
10. AFFiNE · velocity 6.3
AFFiNE's daily canary grind: server GC plumbing and steadier third-party imports.
Its velocity score of 6.3/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where SiYuan leans on local first, database and note taking, AFFiNE focuses on knowledge base, self hosted and garbage collection.
AFFiNE and SiYuan have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
11. Rocket.Chat · velocity 6.3
Rocket.Chat bolts a native AI search layer onto its regulated-deployment push.
Over the last 30 days Rocket.Chat shipped 1 meaningful update vs SiYuan's 0, most recently “8.7.0-rc.0 — AI Search, AI Center, FIPS mode, phishing-resistant OAuth”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where SiYuan leans on local first, database and note taking, Rocket.Chat focuses on team chat, self hosted and ai search.
Over the last 30 days Rocket.Chat has been shipping faster than SiYuan — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
Full Rocket.Chat trajectory → · Compare SiYuan vs Rocket.Chat →
12. Hive · velocity 6.3
Hive adds a flexible Tables app, pushing past tasks toward a broader work OS.
Over the last 30 days Hive shipped 1 meaningful update vs SiYuan's 0, most recently “New App: Tables brings flexible databases to Hive”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where SiYuan leans on local first, database and note taking, Hive focuses on work os, no code tables and automation.
Over the last 30 days Hive has been shipping faster than SiYuan — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to SiYuan?
The top SiYuan alternatives we currently track in team collaboration tools are GitHub, Tana, Asana, Paperless-ngx, Claap, ranked by recent ship velocity.
How is this list of SiYuan alternatives ranked?
Alternatives are ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score — release cadence + 30-day spark count + sector-relative ship rate.
Can I compare SiYuan directly with one of these alternatives?
Yes — every card has a "Compare with SiYuan" link to a side-by-side /compare page.