Foam Alternatives & Competitors

A second brain, for you, forever. Obsidian is a powerful knowledge base that works on top of a local folder of plain text Markdown files.

Key Obsidian.md features:

Local-first Markdown Support Bidirectional Linking Customizability

Logseq is a local-first, non-linear, outliner notebook for organizing and sharing your personal knowledge base.

Key Logseq features:

Bidirectional Linking Graph View Markdown Support Local Storage

Open Source free

The #1 monitoring employee software for clear insights into how your team works. Get real-time and historical data. Understand productivity at every level.

Key Insightful.io features:

Productivity Time Tracking Time & Attendance Tracking Monitoring

Try for free paid Free Trial $6.4 / Annually (per employee per month (billed annualy))

A note-taking tool for networked thought.

Key Roam Research features:

Bidirectional Links Graph Visualization Block-Based Structure Daily Notes

a non-linear personal web notebook.

Key TiddlyWiki features:

Flexible and customizable Self-contained No server needed Active community

Open Source

Nuclino works like a collective brain, helping teams bring all their knowledge, docs, and projects together in one place. It's a modern, simple, and blazingly fast way to collaborate.

Key Nuclino features:

User Friendly Interface Real-Time Collaboration Linking and Structuring Cross-Platform Availability

freemium $5.0 / Monthly (per user)

Trilium Notes is a hierarchical note taking application.

Key Trilium Notes features:

Hierarchical Note Organization Rich Text Editing Dynamic Note Linking Cross-Platform

Open Source

Zim is a graphical text editor used to maintain a collection of wiki pages. Each page can contain links to other pages, simple formatting and images.

Key Zim Wiki features:

Offline Accessibility Simple Interface Rich Formatting Options Backlinking

Open Source

Walling is your visual space to capture ideas and organize projects. .

Key Walling features:

Organized Layout Collaboration Flexibility Cross-Device Sync

paid Free Trial

A better way to organize your mind.

Key Workflowy features:

Kanban boards Tags Search and Filtering Files & Attachments

freemium $4.99 / Monthly (Workflowy Pro)

The secure, collaborative notebook.

Key Turtl features:

Privacy-focused Open-source Cross-platform support User-friendly interface

Open Source freemium $3.0 / Monthly

A hierarchical note taking application, featuring rich text and syntax highlighting, storing data in a single xml or sqlite file.

Key CherryTree features:

Rich Text Formatting Hierarchical Note Structure Cross-Platform Support Syntax Highlighting

Apps/Tomboy - GNOME Wiki!

Key Tomboy features:

Cross-Platform Simple Interface Rich Text Formatting Search Functionality

MediaWiki is a free software wiki package written in PHP, originally for use on Wikipedia.

Key MediaWiki features:

Open Source Scalable Version Control Extensive Documentation