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Trilium Notes alternatives
The best Trilium Notes alternatives in team collaboration tools, ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score.
Updated Jul 24, 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 2.5 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 narrows scope — dropping LLM integration while adding spreadsheets and OCR.
Trilium (Trilium Notes / TriliumNext) is a self-hosted, hierarchical note-taking application released on GitHub. The recent arc is defined by deliberate scope decisions: it removed its built-in LLM integration citing maintenance burden, then later added a spreadsheet note type and OCR. Security is a recurring theme, with at least one release flagged as an urgent upgrade.
Velocity 2.5 · Last update 6d 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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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.
COLLAB
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.
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) | 2.5 | 0 | notesself-hostedknowledge-base | — |
| 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 Trilium Notes 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 Trilium Notes'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 Trilium Notes leans on notes, self hosted and knowledge base, GitHub focuses on agent native, copilot and mcp.
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. 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 Trilium Notes's 0, most recently “A pre-meeting hub”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Trilium Notes leans on notes, self hosted and knowledge base, Tana focuses on meetings, ai agents and transcription.
Over the last 30 days Tana has been shipping faster than Trilium Notes — 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 Trilium Notes'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 Trilium Notes leans on notes, self hosted and knowledge base, Asana focuses on ai teammates, automation and collaborative docs.
Over the last 30 days Asana has been shipping faster than Trilium Notes — 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 Trilium Notes'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 Trilium Notes leans on notes, self hosted and knowledge base, Paperless-ngx focuses on document management, self hosting and ai ocr.
Over the last 30 days Paperless-ngx has been shipping faster than Trilium Notes — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
Full Paperless-ngx trajectory → · Compare Trilium Notes 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 Trilium Notes'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 Trilium Notes leans on notes, self hosted and knowledge base, Claap focuses on revenue intelligence, meeting ai and mcp.
Over the last 30 days Claap has been shipping faster than Trilium Notes — 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 Trilium Notes'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 Trilium Notes leans on notes, self hosted and knowledge base, Skedda focuses on workplace management, desk booking and multi venue.
Over the last 30 days Skedda has been shipping faster than Trilium Notes — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
Full Skedda trajectory → · Compare Trilium Notes vs Skedda →
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 Trilium Notes'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 Trilium Notes leans on notes, self hosted and knowledge base, Double focuses on ai accounting, agentic workflows and mcp.
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 →
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 Trilium Notes leans on notes, self hosted and knowledge base, Teable focuses on airtable alternative, byodb and self hosting.
Teable 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 Teable trajectory → · Compare Trilium Notes vs Teable →
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 Trilium Notes's 0, most recently “Ask Whimsical”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Trilium Notes leans on notes, self hosted and knowledge base, Whimsical focuses on diagramming, ai agents and mcp.
Over the last 30 days Whimsical has been shipping faster than Trilium Notes — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
Full Whimsical trajectory → · Compare Trilium Notes vs Whimsical →
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 Trilium Notes leans on notes, self hosted and knowledge base, AFFiNE focuses on knowledge base, self hosted and garbage collection.
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 →
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 Trilium Notes'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 Trilium Notes leans on notes, self hosted and knowledge base, Rocket.Chat focuses on team chat, self hosted and ai search.
Over the last 30 days Rocket.Chat has been shipping faster than Trilium Notes — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
Full Rocket.Chat trajectory → · Compare Trilium Notes 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 Trilium Notes'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 Trilium Notes leans on notes, self hosted and knowledge base, Hive focuses on work os, no code tables and automation.
Over the last 30 days Hive has been shipping faster than Trilium Notes — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
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, Tana, Asana, Paperless-ngx, Claap, 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.