A side-by-side comparison built from catalogue data. Both offer 1 of the same listed features, including Cross-device sync.
| App |  Joplin Open-source note-taking app with Markdown and end-to-end encrypted sync. |  Notion All-in-one workspace for notes, docs, wikis and lightweight databases. |
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| Developer | Laurent Cozic | Notion Labs |
| Pricing | Free, Freemium | Freemium, Subscription |
| License | GNU AGPL v3 | Proprietary |
| Open source | Open source: Yes | Open source: No |
| Self-hostable | Self-hostable: Yes | Self-hostable: No |
| Works offline | Works offline: Yes | Works offline: No |
| Privacy-focused | Privacy-focused: Yes | No |
Feature rows list only features recorded in the catalogue. A missing check means the feature is not recorded for that app, not necessarily that it is unavailable.
| Windows | Windows: Yes | Windows: Yes |
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| macOS | macOS: Yes | macOS: Yes |
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| Linux | Linux: Yes | Linux: No |
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| Android | Android: Yes | Android: Yes |
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| iOS | iOS: Yes | iOS: Yes |
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| Self-hosted | Self-hosted: Yes | Self-hosted: No |
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| Docker | Docker: Yes | Docker: No |
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| Web | Web: No | Web: Yes |
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| Community rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
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| Likes | 0 | 1 |
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| First released | — | — |
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| Categories | Note Taking | Note Taking, Project Management |
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| Features |
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| Cross-device sync | Cross-device sync: Yes | Cross-device sync: Yes |
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| API access | API access: not recorded | API access: Yes |
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| Backlinks | Backlinks: not recorded | Backlinks: Yes |
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| End-to-end encryption | End-to-end encryption: Yes | End-to-end encryption: not recorded |
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| Kanban boards | Kanban boards: not recorded | Kanban boards: Yes |
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| Markdown support | Markdown support: Yes | Markdown support: not recorded |
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| Offline mode | Offline mode: Yes | Offline mode: not recorded |
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| Plugins and extensions | Plugins and extensions: Yes | Plugins and extensions: not recorded |
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| Real-time collaboration | Real-time collaboration: not recorded | Real-time collaboration: Yes |
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| Structured databases | Structured databases: not recorded | Structured databases: Yes |
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| Templates | Templates: not recorded | Templates: Yes |
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| Version history | Version history: not recorded | Version history: Yes |
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