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Trilium Notes alternatives
The best Trilium Notes alternatives in team collaboration tools, ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score.
Updated Oct 21, 2026
Looking for the best alternatives to Trilium Notes? 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, Trilium Notes 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 Trilium Notes
Trilium spent a year adding what notes can hold; now it is fixing what happens to them.
Trilium Notes is a self-hosted hierarchical note application with an unusually broad content model — text, code, canvases, mind maps, and since 0.103.0 spreadsheets with formulas and OCR-extracted text from images, PDFs and Office files. Releases are large, quarterly, and explicit about breakage. The current release turns that attention inward: the database itself becomes something you can measure, clean, repair, and restore.
Velocity 6.3 · Last update 2mo ago
Top 12 alternatives to Trilium Notes
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 tries a chat-first workspace: the grid becomes one output of an AI conversation.
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Double's AI assistant reaches past QuickBooks into Xero.
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Softr ships MCP and embedded agents, making no-code apps AI-orchestratable
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Wiki.js 3.0 beta adds live notes that can be published straight to pages.
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Wiki.js 3 beta.685 adds live notes that users can draft privately and publish to pages.
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Skedda Companion can now be pushed to every laptop through MDM for full presence data.
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Nextcloud ships three patch lines in a day as 35.0.2 adds webhook metadata and a report API.
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AFFiNE breaks a run of dependency-only canaries with a fix for blob uploads after quota changes.
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Joplin 3.7 ships AI chat, semantic search, and MCP integration — all off by default, all controllable by the user.
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Syncthing 2.1.7 hits a fourth release candidate as fixes move from protocol to sync logic.
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Elgg ships paired 7.1.2 and 6.3.9 patches: both branches stay in maintenance mode.
Trilium Notes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trilium Notes (baseline) | 6.3 | 0 | self-hostednote-takingknowledge-base | Backups become restorable and the database becomes manageable |
| GitHub | 10.0 | 1 | supply-chain-securitydependabotgovernance | GitHub package firewall in public preview |
| Teable | 8.8 | 2 | ai-agentschat-firstmcp | Chat-first workspace preview, named queries, data-retention controls |
| Double | 7.5 | 2 | ai-assistantaccountingxero | Ask Double comes to Xero; Consolidations enters beta |
| Softr | 7.5 | 0 | no-codemcpai-agents | A brand new way to build with Softr |
| Wiki.js | 6.3 | 0 | self-hostedknowledge-managementeditor | — |
| Wiki.js | 6.3 | 0 | open-sourcewikiself-hosted | — |
| Skedda | 6.3 | 0 | workplace-managementoccupancy-analyticsvisitor-management | Build with the Skedda API |
| Nextcloud | 6.3 | 0 | self-hostedfile-sharingsecurity-patches | Nextcloud 35: Euro-Office replaces OnlyOffice, FrankenPHP support |
| AFFiNE | 6.3 | 0 | knowledge-managementself-hostedstorage | — |
| Joplin | 6.3 | 0 | note-takingai-integrationprivacy | What's new in Joplin 3.7 |
| Syncthing | 5.0 | 0 | file-syncpeer-to-peersqlite | — |
| Elgg | 5.0 | 0 | open-sourcesocial-networkingself-hosted | — |
The 12 best Trilium Notes alternatives, in depth
1. GitHub · velocity 10.0
GitHub previews a package firewall that blocks malicious dependencies at install time.
Over the last 30 days GitHub shipped 1 meaningful update vs Trilium Notes's 0, most recently “GitHub package firewall in public preview”. Its velocity score of 10.0/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Trilium Notes leans on self hosted, note taking and knowledge base, GitHub focuses on supply chain security, dependabot and governance.
Over the last 30 days GitHub has been shipping faster than Trilium Notes — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
Full GitHub trajectory → · Compare Trilium Notes vs GitHub →
2. Teable · velocity 8.8
Teable tries a chat-first workspace: the grid becomes one output of an AI conversation.
Over the last 30 days Teable shipped 2 meaningful updates vs Trilium Notes's 0, most recently “Chat-first workspace preview, named queries, data-retention controls”. Its velocity score of 8.8/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Trilium Notes leans on self hosted, note taking and knowledge base, Teable focuses on ai agents, chat first and mcp.
Over the last 30 days Teable has been shipping faster than Trilium Notes — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
Full Teable trajectory → · Compare Trilium Notes vs Teable →
3. Double · velocity 7.5
Double's AI assistant reaches past QuickBooks into Xero.
Over the last 30 days Double shipped 2 meaningful updates vs Trilium Notes's 0, most recently “Ask Double comes to Xero; Consolidations enters beta”. Its velocity score of 7.5/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Trilium Notes leans on self hosted, note taking and knowledge base, Double focuses on ai assistant, accounting and xero.
Over the last 30 days Double has been shipping faster than Trilium Notes — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
Full Double trajectory → · Compare Trilium Notes vs Double →
4. Softr · velocity 7.5
Softr ships MCP and embedded agents, making no-code apps AI-orchestratable.
Its velocity score of 7.5/10 reflects longer-term release cadence; its most recent meaningful update was “A brand new way to build with Softr”.
Where Trilium Notes leans on self hosted, note taking and knowledge base, Softr focuses on no code, mcp and ai agents.
Softr and Trilium Notes have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
5. Wiki.js · velocity 6.3
Wiki.js 3.0 beta adds live notes that can be published straight to pages.
Its velocity score of 6.3/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where Trilium Notes leans on self hosted, note taking and knowledge base, Wiki.js focuses on self hosted, knowledge management and editor.
Wiki.js and Trilium Notes have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full Wiki.js trajectory → · Compare Trilium Notes vs Wiki.js →
6. Wiki.js · velocity 6.3
Wiki.js 3 beta.685 adds live notes that users can draft privately and publish to pages.
Its velocity score of 6.3/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where Trilium Notes leans on self hosted, note taking and knowledge base, Wiki.js focuses on open source, wiki and self hosted.
Wiki.js and Trilium Notes have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full Wiki.js trajectory → · Compare Trilium Notes vs Wiki.js →
7. Skedda · velocity 6.3
Skedda Companion can now be pushed to every laptop through MDM for full presence data.
Its velocity score of 6.3/10 reflects longer-term release cadence; its most recent meaningful update was “Build with the Skedda API”.
Where Trilium Notes leans on self hosted, note taking and knowledge base, Skedda focuses on workplace management, occupancy analytics and visitor management.
Skedda and Trilium Notes have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full Skedda trajectory → · Compare Trilium Notes vs Skedda →
8. Nextcloud · velocity 6.3
Nextcloud ships three patch lines in a day as 35.0.2 adds webhook metadata and a report API.
Its velocity score of 6.3/10 reflects longer-term release cadence; its most recent meaningful update was “Nextcloud 35: Euro-Office replaces OnlyOffice, FrankenPHP support”.
Where Trilium Notes leans on self hosted, note taking and knowledge base, Nextcloud focuses on self hosted, file sharing and security patches.
Nextcloud and Trilium Notes have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full Nextcloud trajectory → · Compare Trilium Notes vs Nextcloud →
9. AFFiNE · velocity 6.3
AFFiNE breaks a run of dependency-only canaries with a fix for blob uploads after quota changes.
Its velocity score of 6.3/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where Trilium Notes leans on self hosted, note taking and knowledge base, AFFiNE focuses on knowledge management, self hosted and storage.
AFFiNE and Trilium Notes have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full AFFiNE trajectory → · Compare Trilium Notes vs AFFiNE →
10. Joplin · velocity 6.3
Joplin 3.7 ships AI chat, semantic search, and MCP integration — all off by default, all controllable by the user.
Its velocity score of 6.3/10 reflects longer-term release cadence; its most recent meaningful update was “What's new in Joplin 3.7”.
Where Trilium Notes leans on self hosted, note taking and knowledge base, Joplin focuses on note taking, ai integration and privacy.
Joplin and Trilium Notes have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full Joplin trajectory → · Compare Trilium Notes vs Joplin →
11. Syncthing · velocity 5.0
Syncthing 2.1.7 hits a fourth release candidate as fixes move from protocol to sync logic.
Its velocity score of 5.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where Trilium Notes leans on self hosted, note taking and knowledge base, Syncthing focuses on file sync, peer to peer and sqlite.
Syncthing and Trilium Notes have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full Syncthing trajectory → · Compare Trilium Notes vs Syncthing →
12. Elgg · velocity 5.0
Elgg ships paired 7.1.2 and 6.3.9 patches: both branches stay in maintenance mode.
Its velocity score of 5.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where Trilium Notes leans on self hosted, note taking and knowledge base, Elgg focuses on open source, social networking and self hosted.
Elgg and Trilium Notes 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 Trilium Notes?
The top Trilium Notes alternatives we currently track in team collaboration tools are GitHub, Teable, Double, Softr, Wiki.js, ranked by recent ship velocity.
How is this list of Trilium Notes alternatives ranked?
Alternatives are ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score — release cadence + 30-day spark count + sector-relative ship rate.
Can I compare Trilium Notes directly with one of these alternatives?
Yes — every card has a "Compare with Trilium Notes" link to a side-by-side /compare page.