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Easy!Appointments vs SiYuan
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Easy!Appointments and SiYuan — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Easy!Appointments vs SiYuan: at a glance
What is Easy!Appointments?
Easy!Appointments makes CalDAV sync failures explain themselves.
Easy!Appointments ships slowly through alpha and beta pre-releases. The 1.6.0 cycle added Jitsi meeting links for appointments booked on the public page, a meeting-link field, and a dedicated Google Calendar integration section. The 1.6.1 pre-releases tighten input validation and make CalDAV sync usable on local networks, with failures explained on the calendar page.
What is SiYuan?
SiYuan keeps wiring its agent into everyday surfaces, one alpha at a time.
SiYuan is shipping 3.8.7 alphas every one to three days, each a cumulative rollup. The agent can now sign in with a ChatGPT account, images get AI OCR, and mind maps have grown into a full block type with images, resizing and summaries. The 3.8.6 cycle before this added workspace AGENTS.md instructions and OAuth 2.1 for the built-in MCP server.
Easy!Appointments vs SiYuan: editorial side-by-side
Easy!Appointments
0.0COLLAB
Easy!Appointments makes CalDAV sync failures explain themselves.
◆ Current state
Easy!Appointments ships slowly through alpha and beta pre-releases. The 1.6.0 cycle added Jitsi meeting links for appointments booked on the public page, a meeting-link field, and a dedicated Google Calendar integration section. The 1.6.1 pre-releases tighten input validation and make CalDAV sync usable on local networks, with failures explained on the calendar page.
◆ Where it's heading
The scheduler is building out integrations (Google Calendar, CalDAV, Jitsi) and then hardening them so self-hosters can diagnose problems without reading logs. Cadence is slow, with months between pre-releases, and the 1.6.0 notes are repeated across three cuts.
◆ Prediction
A 1.6.1 stable release with the CalDAV and validation work is the likely next step; the entries don't show new integrations queued behind it.
SiYuan
6.3COLLAB
SiYuan keeps wiring its agent into everyday surfaces, one alpha at a time.
◆ Current state
SiYuan is shipping 3.8.7 alphas every one to three days, each a cumulative rollup. The agent can now sign in with a ChatGPT account, images get AI OCR, and mind maps have grown into a full block type with images, resizing and summaries. The 3.8.6 cycle before this added workspace AGENTS.md instructions and OAuth 2.1 for the built-in MCP server.
◆ Where it's heading
The product is turning AI from a side panel into a property of the workspace: agent auth, OCR, MCP access and per-workspace instructions all landed within three weeks. Alongside that, the mind map block gets steady polish, and so do database views and mobile parity. The aim looks like a local-first notes app that external agents and the built-in one can both work inside.
◆ Prediction
Expect 3.8.7 to go to beta soon with the ChatGPT sign-in and OCR intact, plus more mind map refinements. The entries don't signal which provider integration is next.
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Recent activity from Easy!Appointments and SiYuan
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 2d agoSiYuan3.8.7 alpha adds HarmonyOS fonts and Microsoft Store CLI support
- 3d agoSiYuan3.8.7 alpha lets the agent sign in with a ChatGPT account
- 5d agoSiYuan3.8.7 alpha adds AI OCR in the image menu and mind map summaries
- 7d agoSiYuan3.8.7 alpha adds database automations and local OCR choice
- 8d agoSiYuanMind maps get images, resizing and arrow controls
- 10d agoSiYuan3.8.7 alpha adds snapshot filters and calendar dates
- 1mo agoEasy!Appointments1.6.1 beta: clearer CalDAV errors and local-network hosts
- 1mo agoEasy!Appointments1.6.1 alpha: stricter service and request validation
- 6mo agoEasy!Appointments1.6.0 beta.2: another cut of the Jitsi and calendar work
- 7mo agoEasy!Appointments1.6.0 beta.1: Jitsi and calendar work reaches beta
- 7mo agoEasy!Appointments1.6.0 alpha: Jitsi links and a Google Calendar section
- 1y agoEasy!Appointments1.5.2 beta: permission checks and bug fixes
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Easy!Appointments and SiYuan?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. SiYuan is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 0.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Easy!Appointments better than SiYuan?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. SiYuan is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 0.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Collab products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Easy!Appointments?
Top Easy!Appointments alternatives in Collab are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Easy!Appointments alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/easy-appointments for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to SiYuan?
Top SiYuan alternatives in Collab are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "SiYuan alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/siyuan for the full list with editorial commentary on each.