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Comparison · Collab
AFFiNE vs HedgeDoc
A side-by-side editorial comparison of AFFiNE and HedgeDoc — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Shared themes:self-hosted
AFFiNE vs HedgeDoc: at a glance
What is AFFiNE?
AFFiNE ships stable iOS Share Extension imports while patching editor correctness and selfhost deployment
AFFiNE is releasing daily canary builds that advance the iOS client (Share Extension now stable, share-to-support in prior weeks) alongside editor reliability fixes — heading preservation in readonly mode and priority queue correctness in the block editor. Selfhost deployment is also receiving correctness fixes, indicating the self-hosted user base is growing.
What is HedgeDoc?
A collaborative markdown editor on a security-driven maintenance cadence.
HedgeDoc's 1.x line ships every one to two months and is dominated by security response. Recent releases carry seven advisories between them — HTML injection via an email localpart, YAML frontmatter denial of service, CSRF in the Gist export, a rate-limit bypass through CF-Connecting-IP, a permission-value validation gap, missing upload security headers, and script execution in uploaded SVGs. Around those sit configuration knobs for the external-link warning, webp uploads, and rate limits.
AFFiNE vs HedgeDoc: editorial side-by-side
AFFiNE
5.0COLLAB
AFFiNE ships stable iOS Share Extension imports while patching editor correctness and selfhost deployment
◆ Current state
AFFiNE is releasing daily canary builds that advance the iOS client (Share Extension now stable, share-to-support in prior weeks) alongside editor reliability fixes — heading preservation in readonly mode and priority queue correctness in the block editor. Selfhost deployment is also receiving correctness fixes, indicating the self-hosted user base is growing.
◆ Where it's heading
The consistent mobile investment suggests AFFiNE is treating iOS as a primary platform, not a secondary one. The canary cadence will harden into stable releases as mobile features reach parity; the selfhost fixes indicate a parallel push toward enterprise self-deployment alongside the consumer cloud offering.
◆ Prediction
The next stable release will consolidate iOS Share Extension improvements; given the concurrent account-switching work, a meaningful update to multi-account or team collaboration workflows seems likely.
HedgeDoc
2.5COLLAB
A collaborative markdown editor on a security-driven maintenance cadence.
◆ Current state
HedgeDoc's 1.x line ships every one to two months and is dominated by security response. Recent releases carry seven advisories between them — HTML injection via an email localpart, YAML frontmatter denial of service, CSRF in the Gist export, a rate-limit bypass through CF-Connecting-IP, a permission-value validation gap, missing upload security headers, and script execution in uploaded SVGs. Around those sit configuration knobs for the external-link warning, webp uploads, and rate limits.
◆ Where it's heading
Two threads run in parallel. The perimeter work reduces attack surface and maintenance burden at once: old API endpoints and unused config are deleted, Node 18 support is dropped now that its security window has closed, and features added in one release tend to gain an off switch in the next. The second thread is realtime correctness — concurrent-editing data loss, connections dropped mid-handshake, operations discarded during revision gap recovery — which is the only work aimed at the core editing experience rather than its edges.
◆ Prediction
Expect the 1.x line to continue as security and correctness maintenance, with more legacy endpoints and configuration removed rather than new editing features added.
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Recent activity from AFFiNE and HedgeDoc
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 1d agoAFFiNEAFFiNE iOS Share Extension moves to stable
- 3d agoAFFiNE2026.9.13-canary.928
- 6d agoAFFiNE2026.9.10-canary.909
- 7d agoAFFiNE2026.9.9-canary.909
- 8d agoAFFiNE2026.9.8-canary.909
- 10d agoAFFiNE2026.9.6-canary.907
- 25d agoHedgeDocHedgeDoc 1.12.0
- 1mo agoHedgeDocHedgeDoc 1.11.1
- 2mo agoHedgeDocHedgeDoc 1.11.0
- 5mo agoHedgeDocHedgeDoc 1.10.8
- 6mo agoHedgeDocHedgeDoc 1.10.7
- 7mo agoHedgeDocHedgeDoc 1.10.6
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between AFFiNE and HedgeDoc?
Both compete on the same themes — self-hosted — within Collab. AFFiNE is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 2.5), 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 AFFiNE better than HedgeDoc?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. AFFiNE is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 2.5), 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 AFFiNE?
Top AFFiNE alternatives in Collab are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "AFFiNE alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/affine for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to HedgeDoc?
Top HedgeDoc alternatives in Collab are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "HedgeDoc alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/hedgedoc for the full list with editorial commentary on each.