Anytype vs AppFlowy

Anytype

• People who want encrypted notes that keep working without an internet connection
• Users who want the option to self-host sync or keep data on one device
• Small groups sharing a private, encrypted workspace with built-in chat

AppFlowy

• Teams that want a docs and projects workspace on their own servers
• Organizations with data residency or air-gapped requirements
• Individuals who want a free workspace that works offline

Anytype

• There is no browser version; Anytype runs only as desktop and mobile apps.
• The free tier includes 100 MB of remote storage; more requires a paid membership.
• Everyone in a shared space can see everything in it; per-object permissions are not supported.
• In September 2026 the team announced a rebuilt successor, Anytwo, and said development of the current app will slow down.

AppFlowy

• The cloud Personal plan is for 1 workspace owner with 100 MB of storage, and has no guest editors, page publishing or dashboards.
• Self-hosted plans are billed annually only, and the free self-hosted tier covers 1 user seat and the web app, not the desktop or mobile apps.
• The self-hosted server is a closed-source distribution under a commercial license; AppFlowy describes the product as open core.
• Cloud Pro is charged per member in each workspace, so two Pro workspaces are billed separately.

Anytype

Objects, types and properties

Every item is an object with a type, such as Note, Task, Person or Book, and properties like due date or priority that describe objects and link them together.

Calendar, gallery and kanban views

Groups of objects can be laid out as a calendar, a gallery or a kanban board, then filtered and grouped by their properties.

Local-first encrypted sync

Content is stored on your device and encrypted before it syncs, so the app keeps working without a connection. Sync can also run peer-to-peer over a local network.

Self-hosting and local-only mode

Instead of Anytype's network you can sync through your own infrastructure, or turn sync off so data stays on one device.

Shared channels and chats

Invite people as viewers, editors or admins. Changes appear instantly when members are online, and channels include encrypted chat threads.

Web publishing and Local API

Any object can be published as a public static web page. A Local API, an MCP server and a CLI tool let other applications work with your data.

AppFlowy

Documents and wikis

A rich-text editor with more than 40 content types for docs and team knowledge bases, with real-time co-editing and comments.

Database views

A database can be shown as a grid, kanban board, calendar, gallery, list, feed or chart, with filters and relations between databases.

Self-hosting

Deploy on your own hardware, in your own cloud or in an air-gapped environment, and manage users and instance settings from an admin panel.

AI search and writing

Answers questions from workspace content with traceable sources, drafts text and auto-fills database columns. It can run on local or self-hosted models.

AI meeting notes

Captures meetings and writes up notes inside the workspace. The cloud Personal plan gets a limited trial and Pro includes it.

Sign-on and directory support

SAML and OIDC single sign-on, SCIM, LDAP, MCP and public APIs. On self-hosted plans SCIM and LDAP start at the Team tier.

Anytype

• Free$0

  Unlimited private spaces, 100 MB of remote storage and up to 10 shared channels.

• Plus$4

  per month, billed yearly ($5 billed monthly)

  1 GB of remote storage, unlimited shared channels and a custom ANY ID of 9 or more characters.

• Pro$8

  per month, billed yearly ($10 billed monthly)

  10 GB of remote storage, unlimited shared channels and a custom ANY ID of 7 or more characters.

• Ultra$16

  per month, billed yearly ($20 billed monthly)

  100 GB of remote storage, unlimited shared channels and a custom ANY ID of 5 or more characters.

• Anytype for Business€20

  per editor / month

  Cloud-hosted team workspace with one admin panel for every space and org-level permissions. Viewers are free; only editors are billed.

AppFlowy

• Personal$0

  AppFlowy Cloud for one workspace owner: 100 MB of storage, 7 MB uploads, 7 days of version history and a limited trial of AI.

• Free (self-hosted)$0

  1 user seat per instance with the web app, up to 3 guest editors, version history and page publishing.

• One (self-hosted)$6

  per month, billed annually

  1 user seat with desktop and mobile apps, local and cloud AI, vault workspaces and up to 10 guest editors.

• Team (self-hosted)$10

  per seat / month, billed annually

  Up to 1,000 seats with workspace members, SCIM, LDAP, a security audit log and priority support.

• Pro$16

  per member / month, billed annually; $20 billed monthly

  AppFlowy Cloud for teams: unlimited members, guest editors and storage, dashboards, timelines, page publishing and 90 days of version history.

• Enterprise (self-hosted)Contact us

  Unlimited seats and guest editors, plus managed deployment, whitelabeling and a support contract.

Anytype

• Education

  50% off memberships for students and faculty

  Students, researchers and educators with an institutional email can claim a code for 50% off for 12 months, and request a new code once a year.

• Other savings

  50% off for active contributors

  Active contributors to Anytype's codebase, gallery, tutorials and community can ask the association for a 50% discount on memberships.

• Annual discount

  Save 20% on Anytype for Business with annual billing

  The Anytype for Business page lists a 20% saving on the per-editor price when billed annually instead of monthly.

AppFlowy

• Annual discount

  Save 20% on cloud Pro with yearly billing

  Pro on AppFlowy Cloud is $16 per member a month billed annually ($192 a year) or $20 billed monthly.