Instead of Notion

Docs, databases and wikis in one workspace.

Partly

The docs part is replaceable today. The databases-with-relations part is where every alternative is either young or a different product.

You lose: Databases that behave like databases, and the template ecosystem.

Start here

AFFiNE

MIT (open core)an eveningactive

Docs and whiteboards in one place. Databases are newer than Notion's.

github.com/toeverything/AFFiNE affine.pro

A compose file, a domain and a reverse proxy.

Also worth a look

OutlineBSL-1.1an eveningactive
A wiki, and a very good one. Not a database.
github.com/outline/outline www.getoutline.com
AppFlowyAGPL-3.0an eveningactive
The closest Notion clone. Desktop-first, and the self-hosted server lags the app.
github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy appflowy.com
DocmostAGPL-3.0an eveningactive
Team wiki with a clean editor. No relation databases.
github.com/docmost/docmost docmost.com

Facts checked 8 November 2026. Licences, activity and archive status come from each project's own repository; the verdict and the cost lines are the desk's.