AppFlowy vs AFFiNE
A side-by-side comparison of AppFlowy and AFFiNE — pricing, license, deployment, and where each tool wins.
AppFlowy
appflowy.io
Open-source alternative to Notion.
AFFiNE
affine.pro
Open-source alternative to Notion.
| Feature | AppFlowy | AFFiNE |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Model | Open-source | Open-source |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Deployment | Cloud, Self-hosted | Cloud, Self-hosted |
| Category | Notion alternatives | Notion alternatives |
| Self-hosted | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
| Free tier | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
Pick AppFlowy if…
- ✓You prefer AppFlowy's feature set or ecosystem fit.
Pick AFFiNE if…
- ✓You prefer AFFiNE's feature set or ecosystem fit.
4–16hmedium risk
Plan a sprint — 4-16 engineering hours, run in parallel for a week.
Export from AppFlowy: CSV, JSON
1 things to watch
- ⚠Manual data review recommended