shouldiselfhost?they tell you if you can — we tell you if you should
THE DECISION LAYER FOR SELF-HOSTING100 APPS UNDER COVERAGEPROTOCOL v1NO VENDOR HAS EVER PAID FOR A RATING
RECENT ACTIONS 1PASSWORDNOT REALLY·ACTIVECAMPAIGNKINDA·ACUITY SCHEDULINGYES·ADOBE ACROBATYES·ADOBE LIGHTROOMNOT REALLY·AIRTABLEYES·AMPLITUDEYES·ANYLISTNOT REALLY·ASANAKINDA
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SiYuan vs Trilium

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Compared on data, not vibes. Metrics refresh nightly; verdict links carry the math.

SIYUANTRILIUM
GITHUB STARS45,71137,353
LAST COMMIT0d ago0d ago
LATEST RELEASEv3.7.3v0.104.1
DOCKER PULLS——
LICENSEAGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
MIN RAM1,024 MB1,024 MB
CONTAINERS11
ARM (PI-FRIENDLY)yesyes
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SIYUAN BACKS THESE RATINGS

A block-referencing outliner with daily notes and two-way links, served from one container to whatever browser you open next.

Roam Research logoRoam ResearchYES
TRILIUM BACKS THESE RATINGS

A personal knowledge base with a note tree, relations and scripting, keeping every note in one SQLite file you can copy.

Evernote logoEvernoteKINDARoam Research logoRoam ResearchYES

Neither page tells you which is “better” — they solve the same jobs differently. Pick by the constraint that binds you: RAM, ARM, license, or how alive the project looks.