AppFlowy IO by AppFlowy-IO
Bring projects, wikis, and teams together with AI. AppFlowy is the AI collaborative workspace where you achieve more without losing control of your data. The leading open source Notion alternative.
About AppFlowy IO
From the project's README at github.com/AppFlowy-IO/appflowy. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
AppFlowy is the AI workspace where you achieve more without losing control of your data
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 70k | github.com/AppFlowy-IO/appflowy |
| GitHub forks | 5.2k | github.com/AppFlowy-IO/appflowy |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 4.9 years | since Jun 2021 |
| Last commit | 13 days ago | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 132 | last: 13 days ago |
| Funding links | 1 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
What people say on Hacker News
Replaces these paid SaaS
AppFlowy IO is one of the open-source alternatives to:
Ready to self-host AppFlowy IO?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
Similar open-source projects
Projects in our directory that replace the same SaaS or share topics with AppFlowy IO.